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« Thread Started on Oct 27, 2009, 8:07pm »

I've been discussing Martial Arts movies with some friends lately, and recently found these clips on You Tube. Not sure if there's much of a following for this sort of stuff here, but, in case there is, I thought I'd post it here. If you like this sort of thing, then, perhaps these clips may look familiar to you during a time when you used to play with G&W or even before.

Mike, I remember going to the village my mom was born in (near Kavala) back in 1980. I was only 9 years old then, but, sure enough, there was a theater there just minutes from the main street and they played Kung Fu movies there every week. I distinctively remember seeing Flying Guillotine back then, and was terrified someone might throw one of those contraptions on my head on my way back home from the theater! LOL!!! ;D

Anyway, here are the clips.

One of the best opening scenes of a Kung-Fu movie I've ever seen:

Super Ninjas (aka "Five Element Ninja")



And the opening scene from one of my favourite Kung-Fu movies of all time:

The Unbeatable Dragon (aka "Invincible Shaolin")



Gotta love the dubbed voices and sound effects! ;D

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« Reply #1 on Oct 29, 2009, 2:53am »

LOL, I used to watch these kind of movies with my friends all the time in the 80s. It was a very common thing here in Greece and almost all kids loved them. Most of them are considered cult nowadays and are barely watchable.. ;D They are funny though! I can't believe we took these movies seriously back then!


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« Reply #2 on Oct 29, 2009, 3:16pm »

Most are barely watchable nowadays? No!!!!! These movies are great! Mind you, you do come across quite a bit of "cheese" here and there. ::) For me, it's pure entertainment now! In a good way and in a bad way: The stories, the bad dubbing, the costumes, the sound effects, the fight scenes/choreography, the training techniques, even the way some of these guys expire is hilarious! ;D

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« Reply #3 on Oct 29, 2009, 10:12pm »

Yes, I suppose you can watch them just for a quick laugh with friends (the bad dubbing is something we used to laugh so much at when we were young!!) but watching an entire kung fu movie? Arghh, no!! I prefer to spend my time watching something a bit more classic or rather modern..


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« Reply #4 on Nov 4, 2009, 3:13am »

I remember this one kung fu movie where there was this evil kung fu master with white hair and long white beard. His hand would turn black and if he hit his opponent in the heart region they would die.

Does anyone know the title of this movie?
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« Reply #5 on Nov 4, 2009, 6:14am »

Hmmm... can't say that one sounds familiar to me at all!!! Mind you, the description you gave for the "evil kung fu master" seems to be a description that fits about 90% of all evil kung fu masters..... ;D The one actor that comes to mind is Lo Lieh. He very often plays the nearly invincible, villainous kung fu master with white hair and a long white beard.

Is the guy with the white hair in the clip below the same guy you're referring to?



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« Reply #6 on Nov 4, 2009, 6:31am »

I remember seeing that in more than one movie. An old man uses "deadly palm" or something, and leaves a black hand mark on the victim's chest.
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« Reply #7 on Nov 5, 2009, 1:39am »

.. and then blood comes out like a fountain! ;D lol!!!


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