The film plays like a tribute to classic Hong
Kong martial arts movies and adventure odysseys by an appreciative American fan and Disney veteran Rob Minkoff has the right attitude, if not the chops for action spectacle.
Not exact matches
From legendary
martial arts movie director Chang Cheh and Shaw Brothers studios comes the 1978 classic The Five Deadly Venoms, a late entry in the old school Hong
Kong martial arts spectacle with a fun spin on the familiar revenge plot.
Film Review by Kam Williams Jackie Chan Teams with Johnny Knoxville for Familiar Unlikely - Buddies Flick Jackie Chan made dozens of
martial arts movies in his native Hong
Kong prior to finding phenomenal success stateside in 1998 co-starring with Chris Tucker in the buddy - comedy Rush Hour.
They continued to release new
martial arts movies over here and began to re-release some of the Hong
Kong Legends back catalogue.
Noel's Take: The recent documentary Films Of Fury noted that when Kung Fu Panda was released a few years back, it shook up the Hong
Kong movie industry a little, that such an internationally successful and high - quality
martial arts movie came out of Hollywood, not China.
LMD: You have been a part of every important era in modern Hong
Kong action cinema since the 1960's, very notably in the 1970's, in your own starring films throughout the 1980's, and recently in
movies like SHA PO LANG, IP MAN and THREE KINGDOMS, you're seeing another new age in
martial arts filmmaking.
Song Hye - kyo is currently in China working on her next role in «The Grand Master», the
martial arts movie directed by renowned Hong
Kong filmmaker Wong Kar - wai, and will apparently be displaying some «real action» skills in the film.
Jackie Chan made dozens of
martial arts movies in his native Hong
Kong prior to finding phenomenal success stateside in 1998 co-starring with Chris Tucker in the buddy - comedy Rush Hour.
Plus, having worked in the action
movie industry in Hong
Kong for the last 15 years as both an actor and
martial arts choreographer on over 35 film and television productions afforded me not only the skill set to confidently film a kung fu
movie, I have also worked with many people who were close with Bruce and shared with me many of their anecdotes.