I guess you can’t really know what a joy it is to see these Shaw Brothers films presented in clear, remastered editions without having been around in the pre-Celestial era where the only way to see these incredible films was … Continue reading
There are worse ways to start off my year in movies than with a film like The Warrior From Shaolin. Sure it was dubbed and it’s not the greatest martial arts movie from the era, but it’s still got plenty … Continue reading
Whenever I’m paid $200,000 to demonstrate my martial arts abilities and give a short speech to a gathering of young people, I always speak about the same thing: the epidemic of violence we see in our society today. Why do … Continue reading
Jaa’s stunt and fight work in the original Ong Bak is about as good as it gets outside of Hong Kong. While I was somewhat disappointed with his follow-up, Tom yum goong, the blend of different martial arts on view … Continue reading
One caveat- with the exception of Jackie, these aren’t really in any order. As a side note, I’ve actually met two of these folks, Jackie and Donnie Yen. Very cool. Other than that, on with the fun…
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