Honestly, when I first watched it subtitled, I found it to be rather boring. On its own, in its original form, “Ten Brothers of Shaolin” is nothing special. It’s that kind of movie, folks, and it’s wonderful. You wanna know just how ridiculous it is? Take a look at this scene in which a bunch of “Street Fighter II” characters fight it out after Jackie Chan’s character Ryu gets electrocuted by an arcade machine. “The Tuxedo”, “Supercop”, “Drunken Master” and more are all worthy choices, but honestly, I’m going to have to go with the 1993 flick “City Hunter”, because it’s goofy, ridiculous and I absolutely adore it.
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He’s the Robin Williams of action comedy, no one else has managed to even come close to what he’s doing, so of course a movie of his was going to be on the list! It was difficult to pick just one – the obvious answer, of course, was “Rush Hour”, but that seemed a bit too easy. Let’s get the obvious choice out of the way, shall we? Jackie Chan is THE person we associate with kung-fu comedy, period. I promise you, though – they’re all hilarious! 1. But, like any other genre, kung-fu cinema has given us a whole lot of variety, and a good chunk of movies are downright hilarious, for one reason or another! In this article I’ll try to showcase three movies, each of which is a different kind of funny. 1” – those films are basically the definition of what a kung-fu movie is supposed to be. Think “Enter the Dragon” or “Kill Bill Vol.
Unless it’s a movie that only barely has anything to do with kung-fu as we know it, like “Shaolin Soccer”, we kind of mostly expect a movie to deliver a very basic plot, flat characters, a clear-cut struggle of good vs evil (both of which can be easily and quickly identified) and some absolutely spectacular fight scenes. When we put on a kung-fu movie to watch, we don’t exactly want to be amused.
Needless to say, I can’t wait to see it, and so should you! And besides, it’s a martial arts movie centered around sword fighting, with some downright beautiful choreography and cinematography… Not to mention, it’s set in the 1930s, which is a very unique era for these types of movies. Now, technically this flick came out last year in China, but it’ll be released globally in 2018, which is why I’m counting it. Some look fun, others are fairly standard for the genre, but there’s one that absolutely caught my eye and I can’t wait to see – Xu Haofeng’s “The Hidden Sword”. Now, there’s a TON of original movies that are going to be coming out this year, most of which will, naturally, be from China. While most of his movies haven’t really caught on like “Dynamite” did, Hess has a knack for writing quirky, memorable characters, and I have no doubt that “Shanghai Dawn” will be among his very best work! Who knows, with a little bit of luck it might even surpass the popularity of “Napoleon Dynamite”! The director will be Jared Hess, most known for the 2004 hit “Napoleon Dynamite”. The movie entered development back in 2015, when all principle cast members from the previous two films were announced as returning. Next on the list is another sequel to a VERY beloved franchise, this time coming from Hollywood – “Shanghai Dawn” is the third movie in the one and only Jackie Chan’s “Shanghai” trilogy, which started with “Shanghai Noon” and continued with the excellent “Shanghai Knights”. Fans were distraught, but luckily for us, Yen himself announced that he and director Wilson Yip will be back for a fourth part, set to come out this year! And if that wasn’t enough, Max Zhang from “Ip Man 3” is getting his own spinoff movie as well in 2018! Is this officially the start of the Ip Man Cinematic Universe? One can only hope!
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Unfortunately, after the third installment came out in 2015, Donnie Yen announced that he was done with the role and was willing to let the series go. Donnie Yen’s semi-biographical series centered on Bruce Lee’s master, has been a huge inspiration for me and for many other kung-fu fanatics, and continues to be universally beloved and recognized to this day. Thankfully, from what I’m seeing, 2018 seems like it’s going to more than make up for its lackluster little sister by providing us with a whole bunch of REALLY cool kung-fu movies, from sequels to beloved franchises to brand new Eastern productions that look absolutely stunning!įirst, and for me, foremost, is “Ip Man 4”. Oh, sure, there were some really decent ones, like “Paradox” (also known as “Chinese Taken”), but none that I personally feel were worth talking about. Happy new year, my fellow martial artists! 2017 was, admittedly, relatively uneventful – we didn’t really get all that many memorable kung-fu flicks, in either Hollywood or the East.
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