This week's #ShawBrothers is "Six Assassins" a hyper lush and hyper confusing tale of revenge. Yes, there are actually 7 assassins. I don't think they meant it as a 6/7 thing. #MoreThanKungFu
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Poster for The Weird Man. It shows some kung-fu fighters, Taoist banners, and a wild haired priest.
The Weird Man (1983)
Chang Cheh (writer/ director)
Chang Cheh's highly peculiar take on a segment of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
If you were looking for a movie about a heroic and righteous decapitated priest, here ya go!
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The Young Vagabond (🇭🇰 1985). A bloodied fighter staggers through a rooftop confrontation in this Shaw Brothers martial arts production 🎬
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Poster for Fantastic Magic Baby. The image shows the titular character holding a spear. Behind him are other heroes from Journey to the West and a fire-breathing monster.
Fantastic Magic Baby (1975)
Chang Cheh (co-writer/ director)
Starting off with this movie, adapting the Red Boy story from Journey to the West.
Music by Frankie Chan and action by Lau Kar-leung.
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Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Mono
Optional English Subtitles
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Poster for Iron Bodyguard. The painted art shows Chen Kuan-tai's face and a hand holding a sword. There's smaller art showing a martial arts fight.
Iron Bodyguard (1973)
Chang Cheh
Pao Hsueh-Li (directors)
Wang Wu (Chen Kuan-tai) is trying to do good and stick up for people... that gets him on the Empress Dowager's bad list!
Been a long time since I've seen this.
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The @vinsyn.bsky.social Blu-ray release of Shaw Brothers Superman 'remake' Descendant Of The Sun reviewed! #shawbrothers #vinegarsyndrome #cultfilms #blurayreviews #superman tinyurl.com/2mskah88
“… where a man’s honor is directly proportional to how many backflips he can do before his hat falls off.”
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“… where a man’s honor is directly proportional to how many backflips he can do before his hat falls off.”
Join us on the Horror Archives as we chase 200,000 taels of gold…
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“… where a man’s honor is directly proportional to how many backflips he can do before his hat falls off.”
Join us on the Horror Archives as we chase 200,000 taels of gold…
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Poster for the film King Eagle. The images show Ti Lung and Li Ching. Also seen are groups of sword weilding combatants.
King Eagle (1971)
Chang Cheh (director)
Ti Lung accidentally gets mixed up in a murder plot among the Tien YI Tong society's chiefs. Then he falls for the 7th Chief (Li Ching).
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Poster for the film Shaolin Martial Arts. It shows Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan-chun striking martial arts stances. Along the bottom are people fighting.
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)
Chang Cheh (co-writer/ director)
Third in the Shaolin Cycle.
It's got Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-chun, and Gordon Liu.
Lau Kar-leung worked on the action.
As with the other films in the cycle, it's great!
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Poster for the film Black Magic 2. The art shows a hooded skeletal ghoul looming over a woma in a skull filled with blood.
Black Magic 2 (1976)
Ho Meng-hua (director)
Hong Kong horror!
Not really a sequel. It's a different story with some returning actors.
Has a look and style reminiscent of Italian horror. And worms.
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Second viewing of day: #TheDragonMissile (Hua, 1976) not a top tier wuxia film from #ShawBrothers but still entertaining with some unique and deadly weapons like the title boomerang bladed Dragon Missile wielded by a treacherous soldier on a mission to find a medicine. #filmsky
Blu ray cover for Furious Swords, the Heroic Cinema of Chang Cheh. The art shows characters from the four movies on the set.
Poster for Men From the Monastery. It shows three kung fu heroes with an art background of fire.
Men From the Monastery (1974)
Chang Cheh (co-writer/ director)
Second in the Shaolin Cycle and companion to Heroes Two.
Another movie I love to bits!
Interesting structure - the first segments show backstory to events prior to Heroes Two.
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This week's #ShawBrothers film is the very stylish and very Meiko Kaji-esque "The Lady Professional". #MoreThanKungFu letterboxd.com/maidreptile/...
Blu ray cover for Secret Service of the Imperial Court. The art shows Leung Kar-yan holding a sword while a white-haired man looks on. Some people are running in the background.
Secret Service of the Imperial Court (1984)
Lu Chun-ku (co-writer/ director)
The final film in Shaw Brothers Classics vol 8.
It's got Leung Kar-yan, Ku Feng, Lo Mang, Lo Lieh.
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Poster for Black Magic. The art shows a shill with one spooky eyeball. Around that is a series of scenes showing romance, scared people, and a wizard doing a ritual.
Black Magic (1975)
Ho Meng-hua (director)
Evil wizard shenanigans!
I live that these movies are on streaming services and blu rays now. Evil Wizards for everyone!
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Today’s viewing: #TheDelightfulForest (Cheh Chang&Li-Pao, 1972) the #ShawBrothers film blends comedy into the wuxia film which makes for an uneven story but the finale is incredible and one of the bloodiest the studio ever produced with hero Wu Song signing his name in blood. #filmsky
#nowwatching Hec vs. Witchcraft on Shudder. First time watch and so far the main character is a bumbling gambler who has been ordered to kill himself because of his debts. Just a comedy so far but I’m guessing the horror is coming. #horror #comedy #movies #films #shawbrothers
***DEAL***
#ShawBrothers Classics Volume 5 is showing a regional coupon for some, bringing the cost to about $50:
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The @vinsyn.bsky.social Blu-ray release of Shaw Scares Volume 1 reviewed! #horror #horrormovies #shawbrothers #vinegarsyndrome #cultfilms tinyurl.com/4hh2c7v6
Blu ray cover for Return of the Bastard Swordsman. The image is of two white robed martial artists in front of a chart of a person's face.
Return of the Bastard Swordsman (1984)
Lu Chun-ku (director)
Whole buncha bad guys are looking to strike back at Wudang. To combat the Silkworm skill, they have the Phantom skill - and can make someone's heart fly out of their mouth!
Uh-oh!
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Second viewing of day: #TheShadowWhip (Wei Lo, 1971) a very entertaining #ShawBrothers wuxia about reputation and past wrongs featuring Pei Pei Cheng in her last film for the studio. #filmsky
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Second viewing of day: #BastardSwordsman (Chun Ku-Lu, 1983) one of #ShawBrothers later wuxia films that blends swordsmanship, kung fu and magic through the use of VFX as well as standard choreography. Fairly entertaining but not revelatory. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #Buddha’sPalm (Wong, 1982) this campy, fun, psychedelic #ShawBrothers film blends fantasy, wuxia, and kung fu to create a film with lasers, magic, and special weapons unlike any other film from the studio and was likely the result of success of StarWars. #filmsky
Blu ray cover for New Tales of the Flying Fox. The art shows two weapons, one a straight sword and the other is a crescent blade. There are to men's faces in profile, ine one each side of the weapons. Below is a flying swordsman.
New Tales of the Flying Fox (1984)
Lau Sze-yuk (director)
Another adaptation of Jin Yong's novel, The Young Flying Fox.
This one is written by Wong Jing.
It stars Felix Wong, Alex Man, and Leung Kar-yan.
It's a heck of a lot of fun.
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Second viewing of day: #KillerConstable (Chih Hung-kei, 1980) an amazing late release from #ShawBrothers that presents a gritty, bleak picture of Qing era China and a justice system with no mercy wielded by the Chief Constable known for his bloody sword. #filmsky
