Jennifer Lawerence - "i am the first female action movie star. Angela Mao - " Hold my beer".

Trivia: Both Angela Wao and Sammo Hung were in Enter the Dragon (Angela is Lee's sister and Sammo is the Shaolin fighter in the opening scene). Wang In Sik is the Japanese fighter in Way/Return of the Dragon and was supposed to be in The Game of Death before Lee's untimely death. Jhoon Rhee was called ''the father of American Taekwon-Do'' and was a long time friend of Lee, even taught Lee all the high kicks he would use in his movies. One story Rhee told was that when he met Lee, Lee only knew Wing Chun low kicks and front kick and side kick, karate style. Lee asked him to show him the Taekwon-Do kicks and, 6 months later, he was doing them all as good as Rhee! This movie is the only one Jhoon Rhee ever made and allegedly only at the insistence of Lee who wanted to give to his friend his chance at stardom (according to Lee's wife Linda in her book). This movie is an underrated forgotten gem of those glory days of Hong Kong's golden age.

Just watched this & Holy Shit this was freaking awesome. Angela Mao is the G.O.A.T.

@hkcinemasociety

Ай бұрын

Isn't it great? I absolutely loved this movie.

Love this movie. One of my favorites of Angela Mao. R.I.P. Anne Winton 🙏

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

I didn't know Anne Winton's story until today, it's so, so sad. What a terrible thing. I almost wish I hadn't read more about her.

Lady Bruce Lee Strikes Back

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

You can really see the impact of Bruce Lee on this film.

I hope eureka release broken oath uncut Mao ying Such a classic Great well read review It's a very cool film Sammo gets smacked about in wts. Always doing flips looks painful Love Angela mao ying movies My favourite femme fatal girl martial arts actresses Her fighting style is very interesting and grounded most of time She's great at pulling of long shots The greatest I've ever seen old school also cheng pei pei is on par but not as good but still mesmerising to watch Hope they also release stoner and Queens ransom Mao and Lazenby awsome chop socky casting I fooking love these 3 movies If you haven't seen em you got to check these out even jimmy wang yu makes appearance. Also think wang in shik is in there But none outshine Mao ying Have good new year will

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

I've seen a lot of comments about Broken Oath and Stoner, I haven't seen either and would love to check them out. Queen's Ranson looks great, too. I'd be very happy if Eureka picked those up as well. I agree on Angela Mao, she's a great actor and a great martial arts performer, she nails both aspects of the job perfectly. I'm also a big fan of Cheng Pei Pei, she's great.

I’ve been meaning to order this, sight unseen, but after your rave review I’m ordering it today. Thank you so much again for yet another detailed, passionate, insightful review. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

This one was such a breath of fresh air for me. A perfect first Hong Kong film for 2024. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

My copy is in the mail so I’m excited to see it again. I have a vcd with horrible grain and dark tint so this is a huge step up! I wonder what the next Sammo or Angela Mao old school flick they will release next!

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

Oh wow, HUGE step up from a VCD for sure! Looking freat on this release. I hope Eureka keeps going with the Huang Feng movies, I've become a huge fan after the past few years.

One of my all time favourite Golden Harvest films ,my copy arrived today and the print is just amazing ! I love the Eureka old school films ,so much care and attention with these releases, the book is fantastic .I am excited to watch it again with the commentary track, I think it's the same Samm who did the 88 Films version of Come drink with me and there is THAT documentary. Outstanding stuff.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

Oh I totally forgot Samm Deighan was on that Come Drink with Me release. The commentary of hers that stands out most to me is on Chinese Boxer, I believe. Really interesting analysis of that film, which I really enjoyed. Agreed on the work Eureka does on these releases. The old school martial arts movies especially I think are such revelations after years of crappy releases - stuff like this, Skyhawk, Shaolin Plot, etc. Landy Whirlwind and Hapkido looked incredible as well. I'd love more Huang Feng from Eureka, I've become such a fan over the past few years.

@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594

6 ай бұрын

@@hkcinemasocietyI don't think I actually got around to listening to her on Chinese boxer for some bizarre reason, so I will do that. I am not as knowledgeable on Golden Harvest as I am on Shaw brothers, which is weird because in the UK getting Shaw stuff wasn't as easy. Skyhawk is amazing, I am hopeful we will see Broken oath which is one of my favourite Angela Mao films but there are so many superb old Golden Harvest films that I would like to see on Blu-ray. I am keen to hear what you thought of the Shout box Will as well.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594 Broken Oath is another one I haven't seen. I've seen very few Angela Mao films, so the more that come out, the happier I'll be. Regarding the Shaw Shout set, I'm probably going to watch Holy Flame of the Martial World tomorrow, so I should have a review of that up in a few weeks. I'll put it in Patreon first since I bought that set w/ Patreon money, then put it up on KZread maybe a week or two after that. Then maybe I'll do Five Element Ninjas and House of Traps. I'm really excited to dig into that set.

@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594

6 ай бұрын

@@hkcinemasociety Will, Holy flame IS the pinnacle of Shaw bat sheet insanity! It's almost worth doing a reaction video. I know some say by the 80's they knew their time was up, but that period is full of such innovation and creativity, with different genres being thrown together - it's my favourite period in their history. 5 element ninjas is probably Chang Cheh's masterpiece, despite it being filmed on interior sets the action is at times mind blowingly good. House of traps is, well OK, it has some continuity issues, but that's because of the damaged footage that Celestial cut (20 minutes or so) and sadly it's not even referenced by David West - I would have loved for it to be included, I have tried to find it online but sadly can't.

Would love to see more Angela Mao films to be released on Blu-ray sometime in the future including The Tournament.

Sounds like a wonderful film to check out. I got to brush up on this era of MA films (serious blind spot for me other than the Bruce films). I will definitely check this out for Angela Mao kicking ass and Sammo in an early role. The themes really have piqued my interest too

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

Angela Mao is so much fun in these old school martial arts movies, just whooping the ever-loving shit out of everyone in sight. It's so much fun.

Awesome video! I still gotta check this out. I wish a boutique label would release a remastered version of Lam Nai Chois The Cat (1992) that movie is so batshit insane haha

@hkcinemasociety

5 ай бұрын

I thought I heard or read somewhere that The Cat is coming out at some point, but I might be completely misremembering that. I know Black Cat 1+2 were announced from VS and I think 88 is putting out part 2, so maybe that's confusing me.

Will, you are costing me money again. Just ordered. 🤣 I need to pick up the Angela Mao double bill as well.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

This channel is terrible for everyone's finances and I honestly sometimes lose sleep over what these releases are doing to our bank accounts, but I also can't help myself 🤣🤣🤣 but seriously, I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!

Just got it last week, greater than ever being released on blu-ray.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

I had never seen this movie and I absolutely loved it, so happy Eureka put it out.

@GothamKnight84661

6 ай бұрын

@@hkcinemasociety Great to hear, hopefully The Tournment and Stoner get releases hopefully.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@GothamKnight84661 I'll take all the Huang Feng and Angela Mao I can get!

Very excited to check this one out! I'm probably going to have a super wacky double feature of this one and Kung Fu Cult Master when they arrive together. Great review as always 👏🏻

It’s truly a shame that Anne Winton had such a tragic story.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

I didn't know about that until today, it's so sad I almost wish I hadn't read it. What a horrible thing to happen.

@doctorx3

3 ай бұрын

It really hurts, and she was so good in this! It's so vile what that man did to her.

I'm so pumped to get this after hearing your review. I'm planning on picking it up with Samourai Wolf next time I place an order. The first three movies I watched this year were all Hong Kong films. I watched Eureka's release of Beach of the War Gods, then I watched The Cat on the criterion channel. I enjoyed both movies quite a bit but then I watched My Young Auntie and it is easily my favorite movie I've watched so far this month. Are you going to review My Young Auntie at some point? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

Beach of the War Gods is legendary! Love that movie. I haven't seen The Cat. Did you enjoy that one? It sounds pretty interesting. I hope you enjoy When Taekwondo Strikes. As you can tell from the rview, I loved it! My Young Auntie is in the Shawscope Vol 2 set, right? I just reordered the first one. I had both sets but sent them to a friend who had to sell his, so I'm in the process of reacquiring them. If I do get my hands on that set again, I'll definitely review that one.

@hunterrobinson2846

6 ай бұрын

The Cat is pretty fun. It’s got great practical effects. I hope it gets an 88 Films release. The director also made The Seventh Curse and The Story of Riki-Oh so there could be a chance. My Young Auntie is in Shawscope Vol 2. One thing I loved about it is it reminded of me of classic Hollywood movies. Seems like it could have been influenced by Vincente Minnelli or Stanley Donen movies. Looking forward to your review whenever it happens!

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@hunterrobinson2846 oh wow, I didn't realize it's the same director as The Seventh Curse and The Story of Riki-Oh. So we may well get that one! That woudl be awesome. Fingers crossed.

haven’t seen this one but seems interesting

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

I loved this one. You can see the Bruce Lee influence -- it's grounded in real historical circumstances and a pretty serious, brutal drama, but also a fantastic old school martial arts movie. Huang Feng is a great director.

@CoinOpTV

6 ай бұрын

@@hkcinemasocietytrying to phase out your barking dog to listen to what your saying in the video 😂

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@CoinOpTV that fucking dog is so obnoxious

@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594

6 ай бұрын

​@@CoinOpTVdidn't your dog snore all the way through your last upload? 😂

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594 animals are a menance 😂

Hello Sir! Thanks to you I have ordred this and swordsman of swordsman. 😂 Hey what program do you use to rip the movies to the computer? Thanks!

When Taekwondo strikes does have a blunder on the cover sleeve. It states besides the " classic" english dub there is an optional english dub with different music cues. This is not correct. This dub is not featured on the disc or evenmentioned in the main menu. The documentary ' 'The best of the martial arts films' has many scenes which are very grainy or has picture noise. To their credit, Eureka have tried to insert some restored sequences from other HD sourced material - but its not 100%.

What happened to Hong Kong Cinema Appreciation Society on Facebook? Has it been deleted?

@MikeBHunt1981

5 ай бұрын

See other comments on this post dude.

Any news from Facebook re the appeal yet? Major withdrawal symptoms 😅

Is there an issue with the Facebook group?

@MikeBHunt1981

5 ай бұрын

See other comments on this post dude

What happened to the Facebook page?

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

No idea. Trying to figure it out. I reached out to their help center yeterday, waiting ot hear back.

It might be my phone, but the HKCAS group has vanished!?!?

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

I think it was reported by someone and suspended or removed. I'm going to try to get it recovered tomorrow via an appeal. Or, maybe there were some copyrighted video clips in there that FB decided to randomly police and shut us down.

@karlplayford7345

6 ай бұрын

@hkcinemasociety Hopefully you can get it sorted my friend. Had quite a few messages this morning from members wonder what has happened lol. Also someone pointed out a PDF of a book was posted, Bruce Lee Unsettled Matters, it could have been because of that?

@MrCatcalledmorris

6 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed you can get it back

@grahamwalshuk

6 ай бұрын

Hope you can get it back up Will. The interweb isn't the same without it!

@MikeBHunt1981

6 ай бұрын

Oh no hopefully facebook see common sense and agree the appeal!

My copy is due to arrive on Wednesday

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

Have you seen this one before? It was the first time for me and I loved it.

@Partoftheratpack

6 ай бұрын

@@hkcinemasociety never seen it as being previously never put out in the Uk. Angela and Sammo. What could go wrong

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@Partoftheratpack Sammo and Angela Mao are both fantastic in this one. I also love Huang Feng as a filmmaker, he makes such interesting choices and has such a strong and unique vision of cinematic narrative.

@Snoozoid

6 ай бұрын

My copy is due on Wednesday. Seen it a few times before on various DVDs but looking forward to another revisit. Although I don't think it's on the same level as Broken Oath, it's still one of Angela Mao's better movies. Tend to get scenes from Hapkido and this mixed up in my mind - lots of early 70s dojo demolition complete/Whang In Sik badassery - but either way it's another very welcome release. Looking forward to Eureka hopefully getting round to presenting nice cleaned up versions of The Tournament, The Himalayan and obviously Broken Oath. Really love these old skool Golden Harvest classics!

@hkcinemasociety

6 ай бұрын

@@Snoozoid I've seen a lot of comments about Broken Oath since this release was announced, I haven't seen that one and I really need to track it down, it sounds great.