Sentences with phrase «fu action»

KickBeat is a rhythm game wearing the skin of an 80's or 90's kung - fu action movie.

Pirate101 can be quite the charmer with its polished visuals, from the authentic pirate costumes to the kung - fu action sequences when a character hits a critical blow to the memorable quest NPCs that could have been plucked from the zany Pirates of the Caribbean movies.»

Coincidentally, NC Soft West made moves this year to strengthen its hold on the MMO market by making WildStar a free - to - play title and announcing a western release of kung - fu action - MMO Blade & Soul.

There are seven episodes included out of over fifty episodes that has aired to date, but that still adds to nearly three hours of kung - fu action packed adventures.

But hopefully, readers will find that it's a nice mix of kung - fu action and character - driven drama.

The wire - fu action is impressive, while the actors are appealing in their respective roles, with an especially touching portrayal by Brigitte Lin (Royal Tramp II, Swordsman II) as the young woman.

At times it looked like we were in some sort of kung - fu action movie as we defeated the strange creatures of Phantasy Star; what's up with all the chick - like things anyway?

Rapper - turned - actor - turned - filmmaker RZA is clearly influenced by cohorts Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth as he indulges in this crazed pastiche of 1970s kung fu action romps.

Leave it to Hong Kong maestro Wong Kar Wai (In the Mood for Love) to reinvent both the historical biopic and Chinese kung fu action movie in one fell swoop.

Director Tsui Hark and fight director Sammo Hung provide some great wire - fu action sequences among the convoluted plot that is typical of these kinds of Chinese epic modern films.

Despite the sometimes - confusing nature of the plot and the dry characters, there's plenty of great action choreography and some insane images (watch for some deer - on - man kung fu action) to make it worth a watch.

Balls of Fury may struggle to find a widespread audience, as it is, as its core, merely a farce on old Bruce Lee flicks (the title itself takes off of Lee's Fists of Fury) inserting ping pong in place of kung fu action.

This is the set up for an in - depth mystery with a side of kung fu action.

Not exact matches

Treasury Wine has launched legal action against Rush Rich for trade mark infringements exploiting the company's Penfolds brand, including the unauthorised use of Treasury's BEN FU trademark, which is the lettering and characters used in China for Penfolds.

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Kung - fu kudos to animator Rudolphe Guenoden for the imaginative action choreography and, just for being there, to Guillermo Del Toro (director of Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy films), who served as «creative consultant» They surely helped make the film watchable; but the lingering impression is of a perfunctory sequel — one made not to enrich the story or characters but because the first one made a bundle.

While these portrayals are hardly based on reality, the action sequences may leave younger viewers excited about replicating kung fu moves at home.

Stylistically, both the characters and the action sequences (under the direction of Jennifer Yuh Nelson) have been pushed further, incorporating elements of traditional Chinese folk art with kung fu movie posters and flashes of glittery Japanese animation.

Veteran action director Yuen Bun recaptures the style of gravity - defying wire - fu that Tsui helped popularize in the early»90s, enhanced with 3D that works seamlessly in the fight scenes, but proves effective in the blurry underwater sequences.

However, for all lovers of Bruce Lee, kung fu flicks, and revivalists of Seventies cool, it's a quintessential film, indispensable in its genre and firmly implanted forever in film history as the one that set the mold, even if future endeavors would top it in terms of breathtaking action, daring stunts, and more substantial stories.

Known for its combinations of action and comedy as well as a varied cast, the titular hero is a musician and slacker extraordinaire who, in order to actually date Ramona Flowers, the girl of his dreams, he must engage her seven ex-boyfriends in kung - fu battle.

Wiseman compensates for this weak tea with the escalating action: impressive parkour from the inexplicably French division of henchmen, kung fu from femme fatale Maggie Q, and gravity - defying vehicleslaughter.

Released: February 10 Cast: Keanu Reeves, Common, Ruby Rose, Ian McShane Director: Chad Stahelski (John Wick) Why it's great: A run - on sentence of gun - fu prose, the first John Wick became an instant action classic when it dropped two years ago.

Action, Adventure - Play as Aang, Katara, Sokka and Haru as they grow into an unstoppable team utilizing the kung fu - inspired bending arts.

The kung fu and stunt action is a definite asset, though far from the usual stellar work we're accustomed to seeing with Jackie.

Po (Jack Black), the reluctant and obese Dragon Warrior, and his gang of kung fu specialists are called back into action in Dreamworks» «Kung Fu Panda 2».

The advanced techniques of the Hong Kong action cinema translated from the period kung fu and wuxia film to the modern world of cops and robbers, from swordplay to gunplay, not for the first time (it was preceded into the present by Jackie Chan's Police Story from the previous year, as well as Cinema City's highly profitable Aces Go Places series of comic adventures and a whole host of films from the Hong Kong New Wave like Tsui Hark's own Dangerous Encounters - First Kind, not to mention earlier films like Chang Cheh's Ti Lung - starring Dead End, from 1969), but better than anything before it.

Delivering a rabbit punch to the action genre's solar plexus, this sharp mix of gun - fu fight choreography and New York noir offered Keanu Reeves yet another career rebirth, just as The Matrix did in 1999.

Viewed with a critical eye, perhaps the aforementioned liabilities will amount to too much for some viewers to really buy into, but from my perspective, the mix of kung fu, mysticism, philosophy, and humor makes this a unique and refreshing journey worth taking for those predisposed to action films that tread off the beaten path.

It seems at first like a great idea: a big - budget, high - tech Hollywood action picture that takes all the cliches of kung fu, Fu Manchu and Charlie Chan, and does them right.

Silly doesn't even begin to describe this plot, which also involves killer robot dogs and an extended Elton John cameo — basically, an excuse to dust off his most flamboyant costumes and to score over-the-top action scenes to «The Bitch Is Back» (Poppy's theme, but also sorta Elton's, once he busts out the kung fu) and «Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting.»

The setup is over quicker than you can say «I know kung fu,» and from there on you it's on par with the first «Raid» film: non-stop, brutal and flat - out cool action, shot more like golden era John McTiernan than modern day slice - and - dicers like Michael Bay or Paul Greengrass.

In place of story is a non-stop cavalcade of wire - fu fight scenes rife with CG effects, which impress when compared to those of the original, but in the world of action, offer little we've seen before in better films with bigger budgets.

Some impressive Terminator - type special effects, various plot holes, kung - fu derring - do and action as well as some wooden acting by the muscles from Brussels make for Saturday matinee entertainment, but little else.

Both of the most recent Tsui films that I've seen, the kung fu whodunnit Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame and Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, his second remake of the 1967 King Hu film Dragon Gate Inn, which remains after 45 years one of great masterpieces of action cinema from anywhere in the world, feature extensive use of CGI, though both are significantly more grounded in reality than Zu Warriors.

Old School Kung Fu Fest (OSKFF) is an annual celebration of classic kung - fu films, bringing back to the big screen the rarest, wildest, and most incredible martial arts, action, and other genre cinema from the «60s, «70s, and «80s.

Voiced by its cast of well - known Hollywood heavyweights, this action - adventure flick delights audiences with another fun chapter in the life of our favorite affable, animated, kung fu - fighting panda bear.

«This is a genuine kung fu movie,» Leung said, adding «there really will be many action scenes.»

A solid cast of comedy actors lend their voices to the supporting characters, including Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods and Fred Armisen, but the film loses them in the cacophony of kung fu movie references, colourful action and fitfully funny comic set pieces.

The trademark of the series Gun - fu is present once more with all of the action cranked up to the next level.

Action director Yuen Woo - Ping praised Leung's kung fu film prowess.

He did not just rely on looks and action poses to be convincing as a kung fu master because director Wong Kar - wai asked all actors to «get inside the characters» bones».

This week, we continue Mystery Month with the 2010 wire - fu historical action flick Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame!

Ritualistic duels are neatly shot in the style of classic kung - fu films — mid-shots and long takes — so that viewers can follow the action.

The action isn't graceful wire - fu, but brutal firefights where people explode, gush squibs, get caught on fire, and encounter all sorts of other nastiness.

Quentin Tarantino presents THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, an action - adventure inspired by kung - fu classics as interpreted by his longtime collaborators RZA and Eli Roth.

As directed by Guillermo Del Toro (Mimic and The Devil's Backbone) the action jumps back and forth between liquid, lickety - split kung fu to the industry standard quick - cut shaky cam, and it's all lifted from other movies (Dawn of the Dead, mostly).

The Nut Job 2's episodic plot is little more than a clothesline on which to hang manic action sequences, which, despite a few sparks of inventiveness — a battle atop a hot - air balloon, a group of kung fu - fighting mice forming a human - sized warrior by inhabiting an empty hazmat suit — are ultimately a repetitive succession of swooping, running, diving, and driving.

«[Reeves is] already a good striker,» Perry said, noting that the star learned kung fu and taekwondo and starred in action flicks such as The Matrix and Man of Tai Chi.

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.