The long overdue return of our series of audio commentaries continues with a dissection of Sammo Hung’s Enter The Fat Dragon. Joining Stoo and Ken is Mike Leeder and expect a whole lot of fun with discussion on Bruce Lee, Bruceploitation and Sammo’s loving, comedic tribute to the late legend. Excuse some of the audio problems at a few points. We’re still a low-fi unit at POF HQ.

For those with out the Crash Cinema DVD, we’ve got your back with the YouTube Edition.

 

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Plot: Detective Chan (Simon Yam) is forced into a early retirement when he diagnosed with a  brain tumor. This was discovered when he was involved in an car  crash when transporting valuable witnesses to court. Our antagonist, notorious gang leader Wong Po (Sammo Hung) is released from prison when his witnesses died in the crash.

Detective Chan tries his best in the next following years to put the wicked crime lord behind bars, but can’t quite cut it. On his last days of the job he is introduced to his replacement, Officer Ma (Donnie Yen) a young fierce cop with a bad ‘ass reputation. (continue reading…)

The Hong Kong Store have gotten a special offer on two of their big title books from Screen Power/Jade Screen. Both books are complied of related articles from Jade Screen Magazine.

We’ve covered their Sammo Hung book “ENTER THE FAT DRAGON: THE LIFE & FILMS OF SAMMO HUNG” before.

The new Jackie Chan book from Screen Power written by Lisa Clemens came out at the end of August at £16.99. The blurb reads;

Jackie Chan is known around the world for his amazing stunts, breathtaking choreography and sense of humour. But before he became famous, he made several films while under contract with Lo Wei, the director/producer who laid claim to discovering Bruce Lee.

This new book (Colour/Black & White) examines the films of this era in Jackie Chan’s life, paying close attention to the ways in which he fought to be allowed to create characters and choreography which he knew would make him a success. But Lo Wei was a stubborn man who was trying to mold Jackie into the image of the late Bruce Lee, not the king of Kung-fu comedy. The examination of each film from New Fist Of Fury to Fearless Hyena 2 follows Chan’s rise literally from brick layer to superstar.

Now both books have been knocked down by £4 Quid! You can pick up the books here; Clicky, Clicky

Resurrection of the Dragon is a mainly fictional historical epic of legendary soldier Zhao Yun. It follows his life from a simple foot soldier to his death.

Personally I enjoyed this film despite its flaws. It is historically inaccurate, the costumes are totally wrong and they cast a Eurasian actress (Maggie Queue) as a fictional grand daughter of Cao Cao. (thank you IMDB). (continue reading…)

Note; This is when I first started reviewing, when glancing over it looks pretty dire. I apologise now for completly leaving Brigitte Lin out of the review. A possible re-review in the future.

Plot (HKL Edition): Featuring an all-star cast led by acrobatics genius Yuen Biao, ‘Zu Warriors’ depicts the adventures of a young solider caught in a war between two rival armies. To escape certain death he takes sanctuary in a cave within the ominous Zu Mountain, where he becomes entangled in a battle with supernatural forces threatening to destroy the world.

Guided by a mysterious swordsman (Adam Cheng), Biao must harness the power of two mystical swords; the only weapons on Earth capable of defeating his omnipotent enemy. (continue reading…)

Richard Cooper over at Jade Screen magazine has written a 150 page book on Hong Kong Legend – Sammo Hung, entitled; Enter the Fat Dragon. Here’s his press release along with cover art;

In a career which has evolved over nearly five decades, Sammo Hung has risen from his humble beginnings as a stunt-player and extra at the famous Golden Harvest Studios to become the most influential and prolific innovator the Hong Kong Film Industry has ever known, constantly discovering new stars and creating new trends in Action Cinema.

Sammo’s groundbreaking career, as actor, director, writer and producer has given birth to some of the most creative daring and exiting action-adventures ever made. His creative genius can be felt in over 160 motion pictures, and for many fans and industry critics, his intricate hi-impact action choreography and fluid hi-energy camerawork is without equal.

Click for full article… (continue reading…)

That’s right people, the crew here have just finished up our first Audio Commentary. Choosing the cult favorite Eastern Condors (HKL R2 DVD), please download and listen to; Stoo, Ken and Mike talk about Hong Kongs answer to the Vietnam War movie!

 

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