Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie

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Audience Member This movie is good if you are a martial arts film buff, like me. This is the caveat around this look at the history of modern "Kung-Fu" films and their productions. If this genre doesn't interest you I would deduct a star. This is a good look at the evolution of Asian marital arts films and their impact and influence on Western cinema and television. The narration is useful and interesting. A lot of cool clips you may not have seen before, or even be able to locate. I am not thrilled with the animation as the vehicle to tell the story but this was not terribly distracting. I enjoyed the Bruce Lee retrospective. For fans of Kill Bill we get to see early Gordon Liu and the birth of the character "Pey Mai". The film also takes a good look at Jackie Chan's career. Not many other films showcase Angela Mao, Michele Yeoh, and Cynthia Rothrock. I liked his look at Chuck Norris. The movie take us up to the success of Donnie Yen and the Ip Man Legacy. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a great overview of the genre, presented by Ric Meyers, and I loved it from start to finish, even if the cartoon stuff was perhaps a little cheesy at times. Give this one a look, it's a wonderful introduction to these films and well worth your time. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Light and breezy documentary about this history of Hong Kong martial arts films, starting with Peking Opera and going up through modern martial arts action films. The film is really a clip montage and doesn't really provide any insights into the films, culture relevance or the genre's place in film history (other than saying American films frequently copy them). Still, it's a pretty entertaining collection of clips, but my main complaint is that the film doesn't follow a chronological order to the films shown and instead does a section on Bruce Lee to Jet Li to John Woo back to Tsui Hark and then all the way back to Sammo Hung (who there's no mention of in the earlier Bruce Lee segment). The film somehow ends up back on "Five Fingers of Death" leading to American martial arts films of Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal (which then somehow leads to Jackie Chan staring in "Cannonball Run"). I'll also grouse that there was barely any attention paid to director/fight choreographers like Yuen Woo Ping ("Iron Monkey" and "The Matrix," "Kill Bill") or Corey Yuen ("Fong sai yuk" and "The Transporter") who are barely ever There's also annoying animated interstitial segments that did not seem necessary. Still, it's pretty entertaining and made me want to watch some more kung-fu action flicks. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this movie. Instant cult classic Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member u wanna no about sum kung fu grass hopper well dont miss all this heavenly glory, becuase boards dont hitback, but fucking crictics do and most of the time they suck ass and have a fucking clue what there talking about so dont forget your noodle cart and always remember your the secret ingredient Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Watched this earlier today for the first time since its 2011 San Diego Comic-Con premiere, for which I was lucky enough to be in attendance for. The animated bits that tie together the various eras and clips from kung-fu movies are not the greatest thing, but everything else is pretty much the greatest thing. A wonderful walk through the history of kung-fu films, directors, stars, and how their influence has gone across the ocean and back a few times. There is no greater collection of my favorite film moments and filmmakers in one place. I've met writer Ric Meyers a few times -- a great guy, and I hope I actually get back into Comic-Con again one day to see his panel again! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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