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- From: nahilgendorf@honors.uoregon.edu (Nathan Hilgendorf)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts,rec.arts.movies,alt.cult-movies
- Subject: Re: Brandon Lee Movies
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 21:43:05 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.151437.22340@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> jangi@hilbert.coe.northeastern.edu (Shrirang Jangi) writes:
-
- >In article <1993Jan25.002337.16445@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs911146@ariel.yorku.ca (JEFF HUM) writes:
- >>I noticed that people have failed to mention "Legacy Of Rage"
- >>There's a fight between Brandon and 'BOLO'. However, the movie
- >>sucks, as does his other movies including Rapid Fire.
- >>
- >>As for Jackie Chan, his recent movies aren't that great either. He
- >>focuses more on comedy and acrobatic stunts. A memorable movie by
- >>JC is "Dragons Forever", directed and choregraphed by Samo Hung.
- >>
- >>Anyone like the new "Wong Fei Hung" (Once Upon A Time In China) series
- >>by Jet Lee?
- >>
-
- >"Once Upon A Time In China" I and II are some of the most exciting kung fu
- >movies I have seen in years. There are a lot of lousy ones out there, even from
- >HongKong, but these two certainly stood out from the rest. Part 3 of this
- >series is already done and Tsui Hark is shooting Part 4 in Beijing right now,
- >although Pt. 4 won't star Jet Lee. And yes, this is much better than the
- >recent Jackie Chan movies. His Double Dragon (name?) was awful and "Police
- >Story 3" was very disappointing. His new movie "City Hunter" is currently
- >showing but I haven't seen it yet. But watch for any film by Tsui Hark for
- >creative fight scenes (eg. "Swordsman II"). BTW, all the movies mentioned
- >above are from HongKong, which IMHO makes the best martial arts movies right
- >now.
-
- True, Hong Kong does make the best martial arts movies. I saw Swordsman II a
- while ago and thought it was actually pretty poorly done, which surprised
- me, since Once Upon a Time in China I and II were awesome. Oh well...
-