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twietee said:
what, romeo+juliette done by the SB... sounds amazing! :D

not watching many movies as of late but saw Friedkin's Cruising (another time...) with a friend of mine. Some good laughs were had. Probably one of my favorite sleazy killer movies.
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It starts out that way and that R&J thread comes back in every so often as the two clans and their stubborn siblings and fathers make a bloody mess of each other. In and around all that, there's some of the craziest assassins (aforementioned poison palm guy) and healers I've see yet. Probably one of the best interpretations of a blind swordsman too (outside of Zatoichi - this martial actor was really good. I was convinced he was blind which is not often the case with these films.)

I'll have to check if this director made any more Shaws, I am not familiar with the gentleman's name and this was a doozy.
 
Lucy (2014)- I like it. :) A sequel is in the works.

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Flag of Iron (1980) Decent Venoms film (that probably would have been even better if Sun Chien and Lo Meng were involved. In fact, I can see Sun Chien as the Flag clan chief, but anyway... there's rumblings within the flag clan one of the elder members wants the chieftain seat and all that comes with it. So he betrays his sifu and his brethren... forcing the other two senior members to flee.

Unfortunately, knowing Kuo Choi could bust of out anything (especially wet rope) the suspense when his character is held prisoner evaporates and there's better flag fu in Life Gamble. BUT... this is entertaining and boy can these guys rock the Dracula capes. Not the first Venoms film I'd recommend, but definitely one worth seeing.
 
Ex Machina (2015)- Still worthy of a wow! It sucks you in and blamo. And it's not written as an over the top story. An incredible, thought provoking A.I. Movie.

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Escape from New York (1981) Still perfect, hundreds of viewings later. Yeah, I've lost count how many hundreds of times I've seen this over the past 33 years, but I haven't lost any of the love for it. My all time favorite movie and if I had to pick only one John Carpenter movie to keep, this would be the one. Everything is on point and it's my most favorite stick-it-to-the-man movie too.

I think we might be renting Zootopia this weekend. The Sloths running the DMV kill me, that is the funniest animated gag I've seen since the original Shrek.
 
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Sunset Blvd (1950) - I've seen this before. Interesting, but the Carol Burnett skit kind of ruins Ms. Swanson's character for me.

The Black Lizard (1981) Around this time, Shaw Brothers were mixing genres and trying and releasing everything. Horror tinged kung fu was the name of the game and this film has some good atmosphere. Although my Shaw Brothers wet blanket (i.e. loathed) actor #2 Derek Yee once again sleep walks through the lead role. Still, it's fun seeing Yuen Wah leap and bound through the forest with a coffin. I think I'll have to watch this again before I can fully judge it.
 
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What Price Honesty? (1980) a complete and utter punch to the gut...

Hands down, one of the best Shaw Brothers films I've watched over this past year and one whose notations on being true to yourself and your values and not, really hit home. The nasty full frontal rape attempt was the only trip up in this otherwise excellent film about three police cadets who learn their province and superiors are all corrupt. How they try to deal with that is quite well done here. One of Sun Chien's best acting performances and ditto for Pai Piao who is always great. Lo Lieh is a welcome, fun respite from the heavy moral fugue hanging over this film. But this movie never preaches (thank goodness), it only shows the viewer in no uncertain terms the results of the choices each new constable makes.

This felt like a Sun Chung film, even though it wasn't. Really terrific drama with some sword play elements.

As I am weeding through a lot of kung fu movies (hoping to ditch around 35 including all my Jackie Chan / Sammo Hung - not a fan), I see that Shaw Brothers studio remains my favorite and with the exception of about 12 titles, I am keeping the rest. This is one those I'll definitely watch again to remind myself, how important it is to be true to yourself and not give into fear.

After I finished watching this, I went into my mother's room and thanked her for instilling her values in me.
 
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Mrs AFB's choice this afternoon. As I'll be watching the football and the F1 highlights I couldn't really complain.
But tbh we both found it a bit predictable and felt they could have done more with the story.

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Clan Feuds (1981) and Mercenaries from Hong Kong (1982) Two favorite Shaws which I watched for a specific actor to review elsewhere. And after reviewing them for this fellow, my feelings haven't changed about these films.

Strangely, I've discovered TCM is offering limited viewings of some very cheesy Italian horror films. A few months ago it was The Visitor (1979) and yesterday, Michele Soavi's The Church (1989). The Church is the weakest of his horror films by far, but none the less surprising to see on TCM's free on demand. Basically a haunted cathedral which makes very unpleasant, selfish visitors worst fears come true. There's a neat demon moment but outside of that, I really do not like this film. It's too bad Argento's misguided use of a Rolling Stones song is probably what is keeping the vastly superior La Setta (1991) from getting any kind of a decent release.
 
Saw Warcraft this weekend with my son and some friends. Everyone really enjoyed it. I didn't go in expecting much and was pleasantly surprised.

It was also fun naming the vistas as they swept from place to place from recognizing them in the game.
 
and Snake Prince (1976) now has competition for the single worst Shaw Brothers film I've watched, The Boxer from the Temple (1981). Painfully unfunny and a chore to sit through. The less I say about this one, the better.

Makes last night's viewing of Naval Commandos (1977) seem like a masterpiece. That wasn't a stinker, but the pacing and one miscast role made it not as good as it could have been.
 
SandboxGeneral said:
Love the original, and have never seen this other one from 2002.
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The 2002 version has Jeremy Irons as the intellectual head of the Morlocks. IMO the remake is minus the warm atmosphere of the original, which benefited from that 60's movie making vibe.

Suddenly I have a hankering to see Mysterious Island (1961), a Jules Verne based story, maybe even Thirty Tousand Leagues under the Sea. I seem to be mixing my authors , but both H.G.Wells and Jules Verne have huge filmographies based on their stories. :):)

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