Hidden dragon, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for the martial arts genre, with cheng peipei a standout as the mysterious swordswoman. With the gorgeous cheng peipei gracing the screen, the movie still holds up as a kung fu masterpiece and should be mandatory viewing for all film buffs. Mantis under falcon claws full kung fu action movie english. Image of come drink with me martial arts film, martial. Long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. One of the bedrocks of chinese kungfu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, but its influence is far more extensive. His films come drink with me 1966, dragon inn 1967, and a touch of zen 19691971 inaugurated a new. With peipei cheng, jimmy wang yu, lieh lo, hsin yen chao. Come drink with me was an iconoclastic movie in that regard as well as others. Come drink with me 1966 its difficult being the first. Come drink with me bluray a ruthless band of thugs kidnaps a young official to exchange for their leader who has been captured. Come drink with me is more of a fantasy kungfu film in my opinion, it would be great to see tarantino do anything at this pointas long as its nothing like death proof. For fans of chinese kung fu films, come drink with me is an entertaining lesson and watershed moment in the wuxia genre, and as such, is essential viewing.
Five fingers of death preceeded the american kung fu tv series as the igniter of the karate craze that started up so many new schools across this country. At the time of its release, the shaw brothers studio was only a few months into their new direction of producing color martial arts films. Jackie himself admits to inspiration from come drink with me. Come drink with me hong kong kung fu martial arts action movie dvd new dvd. Hu jinquan 29 april 1932 14 january 1997, better known as king hu, was a chinese film director based in hong kong and taiwan. This is the greatest martial arts film of all time. Come drink with me is one of the better martial arts movies. While kungfu was employed in hong kong cinema since the 1920s, it launched a different format to the genre that still holds true to this day. If you have amazon prime, you can now watch this movie for free, this movie is called come drink with me.
Golden swallow is sent to take on the thugs and free the prisoner who is also her brother. Old school kung fu fest returns with the wonder women of. With action choreography from han yingchieh, it is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. There is also a great movie commentary featuring ms cheng and an expert on classic kung fu flicks. This is the movie that started it all, the watershed wu xia movie in hong kong to which pretty much all the kung fu and wire fu movies owe a debt. Come drink with me is a legendary film in most regards.
Watch come drink with me now on your favorite device. Come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed. Mar, 2018 come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. Were here to talk about all the aspects of kung fu including philosophy, logic, medicine, health, mentalphysical fitness, and of course technique. Hopefully will be bringing some of my designs to tshirts soon. Despite its reputation, come drink with me is far from being the first kungfu film. While kungfu was employed in hong kong cinema since the 1920s, it launched a different format to. Nearly four decades before kill bill, the groundbreaking shaw brothers classic come drink with me set the bar for swordwielding kung fu heroines. Dec 09, 2017 a clip of one of my favorite cheng peipei movie made 51 years ago in 1966. An early classic of the genre come drink with me is often lauded as one of the finest hong kong kung.
King hus come drink with me is cited by many as the inspiration for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, featuring the balletic fight choreography. Jun 8, 2014 explore jodieaberdeens board kung fu movies on youtube. Films that were distributed but not produced by the studio are not included in this list. The kung fu in it was extremely abstractstylized, so much so that it almost looked like an opera or stage performance rather than being in the shaw brothers style.
It has a plot that allows the characters to be smart, have humorous moments, and engage in great fights. One of the bedrocks of chinese kungfu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material. A clip of one of my favorite cheng peipei movie made 51 years ago in 1966. I bought this for my son who is in film school so that he could appreciate king hu, one of the most influential directors of all time. Come drink with me da zui xia 1966 rotten tomatoes. See more ideas about kung fu movies, kung fu and movies.
I urge anyone in this forum to give it a shot, its definitely a slowburn composed to other martial arts movie but its more of a thinking mans martial arts movie. Even if that work is accepted and assimilated into the culture, it then becomes endlessly imitated. King hus classic kung fu wuxia tale starring the legendary cheng peipei, out now from 88 films. The result was a movie that, for its time, was groundbreaking and it is still a lot. I looked back at nine chinese wuxia and kung fu classics featuring some of the best women martial artists in the game. Nearly four decades before kill bill, the groundbreaking shaw brothers classic come drink with me.
While 1979s heroes of the east is a shaw brothers kung fu classic that provides great historical context and still really holds up, its sister release, come drink with me 1966, does not. Paste counts down the 100 most exuberant, bonecracking, pulseracing, pleasingly absurd martial arts movies of all time. With come drink with me, im forced to say that cheng pei pei who plays golden swallow, the films protagonist is the real deal. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled. Ive been looking for this movie for a long time on and off. T he drunken cat character has often been credited as having provided the roots of a new style of movie kungfu beginning with jackie chans drunken monkey jui kuen, 1978. In the us, it was released as five fingers of death with some rather funny translation in the dubbing to english. Cheng peipei, yueh hua, chen hunglieh long before crouching tiger, hidden. Come drink with me with cheng pei pei martial arts action. This film strives for a degree of realism at a time when chinese swordplay films were still strongly under the influence of highly artificial opera presentations of chinese. Last battle of yang chao iron phoenix by hotcoolvicious. Based on the other shaw brothers movie i watched, i sense they put more thought into making a movie than most chop suey makers. King hu was the visionary director who introduced this new style of movie making to the world, and come drink with me is the movie where he first did it.
Kung fu is about the application of hard work throughout your life to better yourself and to gain mastery over your body and mind. He hired a young, inexperienced, director now known to us as king hu. Drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. Aug 08, 2017 old school kung fu fest returns with a kickass look at the wonder women of martial arts. Come drink with me is a retro blast of awesome but, admittedly, it presents a rather shallow story arc, and the wushu stuff it demonstrates doesnt hold up to the best of modern day martial arts cinema, and yet its good enough and peipei and fellow lead actor yueh hua certainly exhibit cool, charismatic presence. Many movies made since its release in 1966 including crouching tiger hidden dragon, which cheng pei pei was also in have been inspired by the sword work in this film. An early classic of the genre come drink with me is often lauded as one of the finest hong kong kung fu movies ever made. So often, groundbreaking artists are not recognized in their own time, or their work is roundly criticized for breaking the mold. It is one of the earliest wuxia movies, and stars cheng peipei, who many years later played jade fox in crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
This is an attempt at a complete list of films produced by shaw brothers studios. Image of come drink with me martial arts film, martial arts. The indomitable martial arts team of director chang cheh and stunt choreographer liu chialiang continues the compelling saga of golden swallow from king hus come drink with me in this sequel of heartbreaking romance, jianghu intrigue and stunning action. One of the bedrocks of chinese kung fu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, but its influence is far more extensive. I realized after watching the film that i had the mistaken notion that wuxia films were all wire fu. Aided by drunken cat, a kungfu master disguised as a beggar. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and yueh hua as warriors with chan hunglit as the villain, and features action choreography by han yingchieh. Come drink with me is widely regarded as the kung fu movie that kickstarted the martial arts genre as we know it.
So although those swords in our heroes hands are absolutely real, the style of martial arts here is light and graceful. It is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. Jan 20, 2011 could you blame me for being a male chauvinist pig when it came to genuine ass kicking. If anyone doesnt know who she is, she played jade fox in the movie crouching tiger, hidden dragon by ang lee. Come drink with me i revisited and completely redid my drawing of cheng peipei as golden swallow from the classic kungfu flick come drink with me. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter and yueh hua as a carefree beggar, with chan hunglieh as the villain. Quentin tarantino to remake martial arts classic come drink. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Oct 01, 2014 long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. Sep 05, 2019 come drink with me is a legendary film in most regards. Come drink with me is still an enjoyable action movie whose best scenes. The deadly duo kung fu action movie, full length movie, english watch full movies for free duration. We are writers, martial arts practitioners and filmmakers consumed by a passion for everything connected to the martial arts, and we love sharing it. Not only was it a femaleled martial arts movie, its action scenes held a balletic grace that stood in stark contrast to the gory schlock characteristic of its action movie contemporaries. This old movie surprised me because i thought it would just be good.
With a female protagonist cheng peipei at the head of an army of warrior women and the shaw brothers stamp early on in the production companys run, come drink with me. According to hu, the choice of a former dancer in the lead role was deliberate. The best martial arts movies on amazon prime paste. Come drink with me is a shaw brothers classic that really demonstrates the earlier days of kung fu cinema.
Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter. Thats thanks both to director king hus artistic eyewhich would later win him a special prize from the cannes film festival for his film a touch of zenand the talents of star cheng. Though she is able to handle the overwhelming odds, she is hit by a poison dart and gets help from a beggar who is really a kung fu master in disguise. The picture quality is razor sharp for a dvd on my player, every scene so finely. Im not sure what it exactly is about her, but she pulls off a believable kung. Come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. First, liao kungs kung fu skills are unparalleled, and fan da pei thinks he has no chance against him, or at the very least, one of them would not. A place to post full length kung fu movies found on youtube press j to jump to the feed. The story behind the movie is that run run shaw of the legendary shaw brothers studio wanted to make a chinese version of a japanese samurai chanbara movies. Its easy to see why this film was a turning point for chinese martial arts films. Mar 23, 2014 this is the greatest martial arts film of all time.
Kung fu moves, movie of the week, martial arts movies, aikido, martial artist, black belt, cinema, seen. Jan 21, 2020 come drink with me is an excellent replacement. Hong kong kung fu martial arts action movie dvd newb11. A revelation in martial arts filmmaking, it stars legendary fight queen cheng peipei crouching tiger, hidden dragon as golden swallow, a deadly agent sent to rescue a kidnapped official from a. Best martial arts kung fu martial arts martial arts movies hk movie hong kong movie kung fu schools hollywood poster chinese posters brothers movie hiya. Inspired by the movements and rhythms of chinese opera, it could also be credited as the root of a more balletic style of fight choreography, the gold standard for female asskickery. Ive had dragon gate inn on my too watch list for a while. Old school kung fu fest returns with a kickass look at the wonder women of martial arts.
Throw down 2004 is a tribute movie to akira kurosawas directorial debut sanshiro sugata 1943. Come drink with me 1966 shaw brothers original trailer director. You should watch these badass, womenled martial arts films. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought hong kong and taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights.
Come drink with me, which is screening with subtitles and on glorious celluloid. Could you blame me for being a male chauvinist pig when it came to genuine ass kicking. Inspired by the italian westerns and japanese samurai movies that were all the rage in the mid to late60s, come drink with me 1966 was a massive hit that raised the bar for hong kong action cinema. For fans of chinese kung fu films, come drink with me is an. Eunuch of the western palace 1979 full movie wu tang clan collection by nome. First, liao kungs kung fu skills are unparalleled, and fan dapei thinks he has no chance against him, or at the very least, one of them would not. Quentin tarantino to remake martial arts classic come. Come drink with me 1966 bluray version kungfu kingdom.
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