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4 janvier 2005
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Today, I spent some time watching one of the joint Christmas presents for John and I which was a set of three dvds - The One Armed Swordsman series.
(Review and photos)
The "One Armed Swordsman" is one of the first movies with a "cripple"as a hero and a super cripple. I think I like the "New One Armed Sworsdman"best as it has David Chiang and Ti Lung in it. This digitised dvds brought me back to my teenage days when I would go home for lunch after school (school finished at lunchtime) and straightaway head for the cinema (sometimes still in my school uniform. I used to have a bicycle in those days with stabilisers to help me get on and off. The ticket sellers had no problems with me bring ing my bicycle almost to the room door and leaving it just outside for the first available seat in the air conditioned room. I must have watched all of Ti Lung and David Chiang's movies. My love for kungfu films date from those days. But my old time favourite is "Come Drink with me" with Cheng Pei Pei. Here is a very good review of it. What I like about this movie is that the heroine is a fully fleshed out character and extremely effective as a swordswoman and is willing to learn from others.
Most western and younger audience only know her from her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Jade Fox.
An interview with Cheng Pei Pei by Walter Chaw.
(Review and photos)
The "One Armed Swordsman" is one of the first movies with a "cripple"as a hero and a super cripple. I think I like the "New One Armed Sworsdman"best as it has David Chiang and Ti Lung in it. This digitised dvds brought me back to my teenage days when I would go home for lunch after school (school finished at lunchtime) and straightaway head for the cinema (sometimes still in my school uniform. I used to have a bicycle in those days with stabilisers to help me get on and off. The ticket sellers had no problems with me bring ing my bicycle almost to the room door and leaving it just outside for the first available seat in the air conditioned room. I must have watched all of Ti Lung and David Chiang's movies. My love for kungfu films date from those days. But my old time favourite is "Come Drink with me" with Cheng Pei Pei. Here is a very good review of it. What I like about this movie is that the heroine is a fully fleshed out character and extremely effective as a swordswoman and is willing to learn from others.
"The story doesn't have as much punch today as it might have in 1966 since elements of it have resurfaced over and over again, but effectively casting a female in the lead is actually less common today then in the '50 and '60's era of Hong Kong. A 19-year old Cheng Pei Pei was cast by Hu to play Golden Swallow, the twin short sword-wielding protagonist who is sent to free her brother, a government official, from the grasp of ruthless bandits. Their aim is to have their leader freed in exchange, but Pei Pei lets them know, in a famous teahouse fight, that its not going to be played that way. The opening battle is actually the film's most memorable one. In a moment that has since been repeated in countless genre films, Pei Pei arrogantly displays her skills to a group of the bandits through several acts of supernatural ability. But, we soon learn that even her incredible skill is shadowed by an even greater hero who passes himself as a drunken beggar as played by Yueh Hua. "
Most western and younger audience only know her from her role in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Jade Fox.
An interview with Cheng Pei Pei by Walter Chaw.
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