Swordsman in the Royal Court (王府刀客)(1990)

Swordsman in the Royal Court (王府刀客)

Dir: Shimin Ji, Zhongmin Liu

Cast: Yang Zhao, Qing Tao, Yao Lu , Tienan Hao, Weimin Jin, Yin Liang, Yuanguo Xu

Plot:At the end of the Ming dynasty, the young emperor, crafty and fawning in holding the power, is trying to collude and injure the good people, as result a massive revolt took place..

Year: 1990

Country: Mainland China 

Trailer (Edit by us (source Official Mainland vcd): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqQq9wxDmww

Notes: The movie has been released in China on vcd by GZ Beauty.As far as the directors are concerned, they just made one more martial arts flick called Suo ming fei dao (索命飞刀)(1991). About the cast we can tell you that Yang Zhao starred in Swords Meet (天下第一剑)(1988), Qing Tao starred in Jiang hu ba mian feng (江湖八面风)(1991),Tienan Hao starred in Blood Stains on Qiufeng Tower (血溅秋风楼)(1989), and Yuanguo Xu also starred in some other martial arts movies, such as Godly Beggar (神丐)(1987) and On the escort road (少侠奇缘)(1988).

Personal opinion: We have not entirely watched the movie yet, but from what we saw the martial arts sequences are pretty good [female heroine inside!!! just love her] but be awared that wires work is pretty noticeable...you have to choose if they suit you or not, to us they are fine since we are used to wuxia movies & co. . We suggest you to watch the trailer we made, it might helps you choosing whether this movie fits you.

Some snapshots (source: official mainland vcd):

Taekwondo (跆拳道)(2003)

Taekwondo (跆拳道)

Dir: Sai Fu, Lisi Mai

Cast: Tao Hung, Wu Di, Han Qing, Yu Cheng Hui

Plot: The movie tells the story of Liu (Tao Hung) and Yang Hui (Wu Di), two girls who grew up together since childhood A childhood spent in an old chinese village in the countryside,where they practised chinese martial arts with their old shifu (Yu Cheng Hui). To them martial arts wasn't just an hobby, it was something that they felt inside, and that's why they both joined the national Taekwondo team.The goal is the Sidney Olympics 2000..just one of them will reach it....

Year: 2003

Country: Mainland China 

Trailer (Edit by us (source Official Mainland dvd): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSkwADNhkF8

Notes: The movie has been released in China with english subtitles [by GZbeauty], and in Taiwan (dvd and vcd) without english subs. Please pay attention on what you buy, because in China they released two version of the dvd, one with and one without eng subs. As far as the directors is concerned, Sai Fu directed the history-war movie called Going East To Native Land (东归英雄传)(1993) in which starred also the well-known martial artist Cheng-Hui Yu (于承惠).  

Personal opinion:It's a mainstream movie about a special event occured in a specific moment [other examples are the korean movies "Forever the moment" and "Lifting Kingkong" and the chinese "Women Soccer Team"], where the main theme is sacrifices and frienship in order to achive something bigger. During the movie you will see heavy trainings [chinese martial arts (wushu) and taekwondo] really well-made in terms of coreography. Of course this movie has some flaws like the last match in Sidney..well..just pay attention at the 2 athletes ..there is something wrong.... but damn, that training on the iced lake is just priceless.. A good movie for a brainoff evening, nothing to scream about, just a decent movie. PS: this one is the last recent movie we're going to put on this blog.

Some snapshots (source: official mainland dvd):

 

Sorry guys!

These few days we have been too busy to update the blog...we will restart from today :) Today not just one but two movies will be uploaded in here..stay tune!

Kung Fu Hero Wang Wu (大刀王五)(1985)

Kung Fu Hero Wang Wu (大刀王五)

Dir: Yu Lianqi

Cast: Ge Chunyan, Wang Xiaozhong, Zhao Changjun, Ji Qilin, Wang Hua

Plot: Last years of the Qing Dinasty, the fight between Ci Xi and Guang Xu becomes more fierce every day. The 5 broadsword kings (大刀王五) , former bodyguards, seek warriors for an uprising..

Year: 1985

Country: Mainland China 

Notes: The movie is available on dvd in China with chinese subtitles. The dvd release comes along with a poster. Yu Lianqi directed only this kung fu movie, his other works are just dramas. Zhao Chang Jun is not new to this kind of movies, he also starred in New Fang Shiyu (新方世玉)(1984). Wang Xiaozhong starred in A Mysterious Heroine (奇情侠侣)(1988) and other kung fu/action flicks. The movie seems to be released in VHS in some western countries dubbed in English.

Personal opinion: Another movie that must be seen. From what we saw the movie offers everything a kung fu fan usually looks for: an interesting plot and great martial arts. This flick has both. And you won't be dissapointed by the cast, they know how to make a fight worth it. It's gonna be in our collection soon..
Some snapshots (source: official mainland dvd):

Our memorabilia collection.

Today no movies update,sorry.
We want to share with you all our collection of movie-books,posters and stills. We already shared them on some forums (dvdaddicted,kung fu cinema,cinehound), but we thought that it would have been nice to publish em also here.

Let's start....

 

See ya tomorrow for a movie...