|
7 Grandmasters
Review by Andrew Allwander
STORY: Jack Long is a kung fu master who has been given the title
of champion of China by the emperor because of his honesty and
good ethics and skill in kung fu and all his heroic acts. He plans
to retire but at his party for the title an arrow is shot at the
sign that says the title and the arrow has a letter tied to it
that says he is not really the champion because he has not defeated
all of the great masters in the other provinces. Jack Long agrees
and decides to go on a mission and challenge every master of all
the other styles to see if he truly is the best. Read
more...
|
| Hero
Review by Jonah Ewell
Last night I went to see the new Jet Li/Zhang Yimou movie, Hero. This movie is set in ancient times and
tells the story of three assassins who are out to kill the man who would become China's first emperor,
Qin Shihuangdi. Read more...
|
| Best of the Best
Review by Andrew Allwander
STORY: The American Karate Team gets ready to travel to Korea and fight the Koreans to be the best of the best!
They train hard as do the Koreans to get prepared for this big match. Everyone learns valuable lessons along the way.
Read more...
|
|
10 Magnificent Killers
Review by Andrew Allwander
STORY: An old man who fed and clothed a kid for 12 years teaches
him kung fu so he can be his own personal killer. He makes him
sign a contract so he will own anything he owns in order to teach
the young guy. The old man is wanted by a person who hires 10
killers to bring his head to him. Read more...
|
|
Martial Arts Movies Totally Rock the House!
Essay by Andrew Allwander
First of all the story DOES NOT MATTER! YOU DON'T WATCH IT FOR
THE STORY! YOU WATCH IT FOR THE AWESOME SPECTACULAR FIGHTING! Read more...
|
| All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard
Review by Jonah Ewell
Classic brought to life! This movie is an adaptation of one chapter
of the classic Chinese novel Outlaws of the Marsh aka The
Water Margin aka All Men Are Brothers. Written in the
fourteenth century and set roughly two hundred years earlier during
the Song dynasty, it tells the story of a band of outlaws who
live in the marshes of Mount Liang. Read more...
|
|
Fist of Legend
Review by Jonah Ewell
An all-time classic! If you haven't seen this movie, beat yourself
with a rubber hose until you turn black and blue. Then go get
it and watch it several times! This is Jet Li's remake of Bruce
Lee's equally classic Fist of Fury, or The Chinese Connection
as it was titled for U.S. release. The story is the same in either
version: The star pupil of Jing Wu Men martial arts school returns
to Shanghai after a long absence to find his beloved master dead,
beaten and killed in a duel with a local Japanese martial arts
master. Read more...
|
