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I've never seen this film but it looks awesome! Definitely will add this to my to-get list. Thanks for the info 😎
Hadn't heard of this one, thanks for sharing, looks good. 😊 I just had an email from Eureka they doing webstore only release of Future Cops hadn't heard of that either, watched the trailer and looks bonkers... have got my pre order in. Nice to see a few more posts from you Will. 😊
Kani is dope
Hey man, dropping a comment way down the line to say really enjoyed your take. I picked up the 88 release and finally watched for the first time: absolutely loved it. I'm quite new to the genre so have tons to catch up on.
I first saw Righting Wrongs when I was pretty new to the genre and really loved it. There's a lot of great action but also some really interesting story and character stuff. Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for checking it out. If you liked this, you might enjoy some of Corey Yuen's other films, like She Shoots Straight (which I love), My Father Is a Hero with Jet Li, or maybe Yes Madam. They all have a similar approach of mixing action, fighting, drama, and some comedy.
Mine says it's a 4k transfer from the film
I know there are now 4k versions of the Police Story movies. Eureka put the first three out in a box set in 4k in the UK, and there is a US 4k release of Supercop (which is Police Story III) from 88 Films.
I just grabbed this while scoping Barnes n Noble. They were putting it on the shelf while I was there. This was a blind buy for me, but it's half price July too.
Oh man! Blind buy, that's amazing. I wish I could see these movies again for the first time. I was so blown away by both when I first watched them years ago. I hope you enjoy them.
Star Wars Acolyte paid tribute to this film
Interesting! I haven't seen Acolyte. Is it worth checking out?
wow superb analysis....im sold.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for checking it out! I loved this movie, as you can no doubt tell, and geeking out about movies and over analyzing them is the reason I started this channel, so mission successful!
I kind of hate my new haircut. I had to put shit in it just to make it look passable. Thoughts?
Before your haircut I kinda thought you looked like the dude on the album cover of Cal Tjader - Tjader
@@DudePeter I just looked this up and I totally see it 🤣🤣🤣 Doppelgängers.
@@hkcinemasociety haha and now you know you'd look great on sweet jazz album covers 👍
It looks good with the shit in it.
Looks good. Clean cut, but I prefer the unkempt, unshaven, gently frazzled look. Classic Wil. It suits you better when you are geeking hard on something 😄 When you had a full beard, you look JUST like friend Joe M, which is why I first checked out one of your videos. Been here ever since. Keep up the good work. Long answer.
Great review and a delightful release from Film Movement. Definitely one of my favourite Taiwanese directors. Grasshopper Films release his films Days in the US On blu ray and Cinema Guild have released Stray Dogs on blu ray in the US and also comes with bonus film Journey To The West
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. I loved this movie. I've been eyeballing Days on the Grasshopper site. It says low stock and it looks like a great release but I've been balking a bit on pulling the trigger. Have you seen the movie? Should I pick it up?
@@hkcinemasociety I have the Grasshopper release and Days is a great movie and it packed with bonus features and with the cinema guild release you getting 2 movies for the price of 1 and again with great bonus features. Would highly recommend both
@@2ksmyth oh wow, okay, it sounds like I need to get my hands on that release stat. I bought Stray Dogs a few months ago and haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but I'm very excited about that one. Time to add Days to my list!
Just got this in the mail today and loved it! Probably my favorite HK gambling film aside from God Of Gamblers.
Obviously you can tell from my review I'm a big fan, but totally agreed. It's so damn good, and I honestly wasn't expecting it to be that good for some reason.
Snake in Eagles Shadow is my favorite.. of course I like the rest, police story, shaolin soccer, from being with love, etc…
Albert was my best director
He made so many great films, and is such an underrated director
@@hkcinemasociety dont believe me if you want , I watched Cyborg 4 time in a 2 weeks , the 4th one with my wife. great great great ambiance/atmosphere. IMHO this is the ULTIMATE Post-Apocalypse movie WAY ahead of its time ! Mad Max II is so "gay" compared to this. (Many thanks for Van Damme & Sheldon Lettich for having saved the movie with their own edit)
Hebaaaat
What is the difference between this 88films boxset and the eureka individual releases? is there differences in the films/contents themselves? or just that 1s in a bixset with posters etc?
Hello society i recently tried to analyze the movie the mission from johnnie to with background knowledge, cultural and interview wise and comparing it to his cinematic universe. I just cant get over the fact that there is a big plot hole why curtis kept up the show about intendig to kill shin. I mean he intentionally gave them a hint so that fatty playboy guy and roy can get shin off city but instead mike brought shin back. He also tried to play james against them. All for nothing bc franks henchman was waiting outside not inside. Just shoot in the air and thats it. Why put up this big show. He must have known that roy has smoll eggs and wont shoot him so his reputation as the ice stays intact. But why show james that he used fake ammo? And how in first place did it came out that mr lungs wife had an affair with shin. And if he is the ice why not just shoot shin straight away why let him live. Makes him kinda softy. And why did frank make a thing out of it. Did frank only bluff but hit unintentionally the spot with his guess that they had an affair. Maybe he was just still vengefully upset bc shins match in the cigarette prank. My guess is that i got a low quality sub version. I cant imagine such unexplainable plot holes in a peak johnnie to movie
black mask is underrated, so is high risk. which definetly needs a hd release
y'all hear about Andy Lau?
About him almost sliding off stage at a concert?
@@hkcinemasociety yeah.. but what stood out to me was he had to apologize?
This and DR WAI IN 'THE SCRIPTURE WITH NO WORDS' are among my favorite 90s Jet Li movies. Both are hugely ambitious, but I definitely think BLACK MASK is the more coherent of the two.
I still haven't see Dr Wai, though I have it in the Jet Li three film set from Eureka. I'm a huge fan of My Father Is a Hero, but Black Mask definitely bangs hard.
I'v seen "Dr. Wai" ...and don't remember anything about it.
@@theJACK__ It's a weird one. Apparently a major portion of it had to be rewritten and reshot after some of the major sets burned down.
If youre interested in the thing about star wars influence you should also watch Jodorowskis dune, so much of the talent that was slated to work on that ended up working in all of the major sci fi movies, alien, blade runner, etc adds a layer to the scifi story of the time!
That doc is very entertaining. But the one thing I can't get past is that there is no point where I ever think that there was a real possibility this movie could ever be made. So you're just of just watching the delusions of a madman.
I remember when that doc came out, everyone was talking about it. I need to check it out, I still haven't seen it. I started getting deep into the true impact of Star Wars on the film industry maybe about 10 years ago or so, after reading some essays and seeing some really interesting interviews with Danny Boyle about the direction of popular cinema since the 1970s, it's been a major point of fascination for me.
@@RolandDeschain1 I agree, it's still interesting. But it's ironic the documentary and jodorowski fall into the cult of personality dune is about.
I remember Black mask 2 but it wasn't as good as the original.
Is that the one with Donnie Yen or a different movie? I seem to remember seeing a remake or sequel or something with Donnie Yen maybe 10 years ago?
@@hkcinemasociety your thinking of legend of the fist, Donnie yen wasn't in this movie ,black mask was played by a guy named andy on and Scott Adkins was in it too.
yeah it sucked. like a lot of HK sequels it has almost nothing to do with the previous film.
@@theJACK__ I don't really remember anything about it other than Donnie Yen in the mask
@@hkcinemasociety that's the other film yer thinking about, where Donnie's character sees the kato outfit in a store window... Black "Mask 2" stars Andy On
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this was HK's first attempt at a "Kato" revival as I remember it... and me and my friends couldn't figure out why he wore that ugly corrugated mask instead of the one he had at the beginning(he just left it in the fish tank)
sometimes you need to leave stuff in the fish tank
@@hkcinemasociety shout out to fish tanks everywhere!
@@theJACK__ amen!
Hi. Are you going to review 88's Fist of Legend? I'd like to know how the AV compares to the Dragon Dynasty blu-ray. I gather extras are the same. It's also got two Cantonese mixes, not sure why. Thanks.
Eventually, yes. The order in which I'm reviewing things right now is completely determined by our Patrons - I have so many releases at the moment it's impossible for me to prioritize them in a meaningful way, so I'm letting Patrons pick what's next. Times Square Kung Fu / Frankie did a pretty extensive video on the 4k release of Fist of Legend, which you can see here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooJo0dB_e7jfgc4.html I don't think I own the Dragon Dynasty Blu-ray of that film, I just have an old DVD release, so I won't be able to compare footage, but I will put clips from the 88 release in the video when I do it.
@@hkcinemasocietynice thank you.
Fantastic review Will of a awesome release which has finally been done justice on blu ray after that ghastly Lions gate release. Bodyguard From Beijing, Legacy Of Rage, Tai Chi Master & my most anticipated release Jackie Chans Magnificent Bodyguards which I've never seen.
@@Timelord007 I have Bodyguard from Beijing and Legacy of Rage on pre-order, definitely excited about those! Right now I think I'm most excited about Autumn's Tale and Holy Virgin vs Evil Dead, but there's just so much coming out this year it's hard to even fathom picking favorites. It's a glorious time to be a fan.
If it says "pinky violence" yes, there is rape, lots of rape, the genre should be called "rapey violence." Despite this that Zero Woman movie is worth a watch, stylish and cynical, see if you can find a redeeming character in that movie, I'm not sure there is one.
Eager for your top 10 list, bro
Found your channel today looking for John Woo recommendations and I am completely blown away about how immersed you are into this culture. You got a subscriber today, thank you for all that you do.
This movie is far better than a better tomorrow and hard boiled etc.
I just love the way you talk about movies. You always go into just exactly the right amount of depth and detail in your reviews, with fascinating insights from your screenwriter’s point of view. And, I so much appreciate your natural conversational style, with no need for the jump-cut editing I so often see on KZread. Top marks. I have this but still haven’t watched it for some asinine reason. Your video just moved it to the top of my list.
This one arrived for me over the weekend. And now, after watching your insightful video on it (but skipping the spoiler bit!), I’m super stoked for my virgin watch! Thank you again for all you do. 🙏🏻
Thank you. 6:34-went from great to unforgettable
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.
they dont call it glass story for nothing
Cant wait for Shawscope 3 with the One Armed Swordsman movies & more Jimmy Wang Yu with A Man Called Tiger. Excellent review, good film even if its not all out action the plot & characters are interesting enough to carry the film until the action kicks in.
Same here with A Man Called Tiger. Don't know too much about that film, very excited to check it out. Shawscope 3 is an incredible line up of films, but I don't even have 2 yet! I need to rob a bank or something...
Hawt
AF
You had me with that nawty video title. 😂
It's a surprisingly accurate description 🤣
Thanks for this one. I've totally missed it somehow.
This release doesn't seem to be getting a lot of attention, I would guess in part because so many much more famous films are coming out this year (Fist of Legend, Black Mask, Project A 4k, and on and on and on), but I really enjoyed it. It's a very fun '70s B movie, a solid adventure flick.
I appreciate the list BUT Operation Condor should be no.1 LOL That movie had EVERYTHING!
Hence why I told you in another post that this is one of Tsui Hark's best. Glad you see its genius.
I want this movie
He music in King Boxer was from the TV series Iron sides, not uncommon then for Chinese films to use other films. I just watched Lady Whirlwind with music borrowed from the early Bond films.
I just recently realised I trained in Karate under one of the bad guy actors Matthew Meersbergen. He is an amazing guy and makes everything look so easy.
I’ve been a Jackie fan for over 30 years and i must say your list is very good👍
Jennifer Lawerence - "i am the first female action movie star. Angela Mao - " Hold my beer".
As a Marine, I can tell you 100% he never trained any Marines in Wing Chun
Looks amazing but how the hell did that Women get on top of that big ass Wall
The ice magic zombies are hella scary strong
Do you know if there is region B version to find?
Eureka has released all of the films individually for Region B, but I don't think there's a box set.