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We go back and examine Tsui Hark’s groundbreaking special effects extravaganza Zu: Warriors From The Magic Mountain to see whether its Chinese roots mixed with Western special effects knowhow still has a place in Hong Kong cinema history and Sammo Hung reverses kung fu comedy tropes while also making his characters rage and beat the crap out of each other in exemplary fashion… in his 1980 movie The Victim. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.

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Consisting of outtakes and deleted material (previously only available to forum members) out of Japan On Fire 3, Podcast On Fire 51 and 52 with Stoo, Kenny B and Mike Banner from 2009, this collection feature tangents and outtakes concerning Royal Warriors, Henry Sanada and his teddybear, the perplexing end of King Of Comedy, the then latest Thai actioners and Ken praises Wong Kar-Wai. But only for a short while.

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A dramatic attempt to steal the the golden ninja warrior. Women fighting each other in scenes of breathtaking violence. A gang of bloodthirsty thieves tries to outdo the forces of justice. Ninja supremacy in the fight against evil and tyranny.

Running times:
00m 00ws – Intro/Golden Ninja Warrior review.
52m 42s – Mike Abbott biography/Death Code Ninja source movie background.
66m 42s – Death Code Ninja review.

Ken’s note: I mention Mike Abbott is in A Better Tomorrow. This is incorrect as he’s in A Better Tomorrow II.

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The Aces Go Places series headed into its 4th part with profit as winds in their sails. Assigning Ringo Lam for the big budget, big scope production shot on international locations, for this series… things turn real and violent all of a sudden. This is The Director’s Series on Ringo Lam’s Aces Go Places IV. With Kenny and Tom K-W.

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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/City On Fire & Wild Search lookbacks.
14m 08s – Quick-Takes: Undeclared War & Point Of No Return
31m 21s – Karl Maka biography & discussion
43m 59s – Aces Go Places IV review

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Consisting of outtakes and deleted material (previously only available to forum members) out of Podcast On Fire 42 (which became Japan On Fire 2) and 43 from 2009 with Stoo, Kenny B, James Aylmore and Mike Banner, this collection feature tangents and outtakes concerning classic Japanese cinema in the form of Female Prisoner Scorpion, Magic Crystal, Jimmy Wang Yu’s behavior shooting The Man From Hong Kong, classic UK sitcoms, sex and chopsticks.

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Jimmy Wang Yu dones the One Armed Boxer persona again and takes on the blind master of the flying guillotine IN… Master Of The Flying Guillotine. We’ll also be talking about The Shaolin Invincibles, widely known as “the one with the gorillas.”

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Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/Jimmy Wang Yu biography & discussion
25m 09s – Master Of The Flying Guillotine review
60m 20s – The Shaolin Invincibles review

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