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venoms5
03-27-2008, 11:39 PM
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oldeschool17
03-28-2008, 05:16 AM
cool. we might as well call you kungfupedia. Good stuff to read
venoms5
03-28-2008, 05:23 AM
cool. we might as well call you kungfupedia. Good stuff to read

Ha! Not hardly. I have a MASSIVE piece I'm working on simultaneous with some others called SHAW BROTHERS & KUNG FU CINEMA. I will need some help on that one as it encompasses indy stuff, too. Been working off and on with that one since 2006 as well.

I need to re-watch a couple of Chung's films before I finish this piece on him. I've got these in the works--

HO MENG HUA
CHENG KANG
KUEI CHI HUNG
HUA SHAN
teako170
03-28-2008, 11:44 PM
Good choice V5. Sun Chung was fairly unknown to me but this guy Linn kept telling me about him, so I finally checked a few of his flicks out and was very impressed. Though I am still a bit annoyed at him for that whole Fu Sheng/Lily Li well scene in D.B.S. :eek: (but I digress).

Anyway, here's a bit more info for you on his early career. Hope it helps....

Sun Chung was a native of Shandong but grew up in Taiwan where he graduated from the directing/scriptwriting department of the Nat'l Inst. of Arts. He did a year's stint in the military and afterwards started to work as a script continuity person in Taiwan’s CMP Co.; later becoming assistant director to Li Xing and Bai Jingrui. His directorial debut was a 1968 musical titled "Wild Girl" aka "Ye Yatou." This film and his second, "Tops in Every Trade" aka "Hang Hang Chu Zhuangyuan," a comedy from 1970 were both critical and box office hits. After that, he was recruited by the Shaws in which he first made "The Devil's Mirror."

Look forward to your future articles... T
Bravery
03-29-2008, 12:00 AM
Thumbs up for the post.
venoms5
03-29-2008, 06:05 AM
Good choice V5. Sun Chung was fairly unknown to me but this guy Linn kept telling me about him, so I finally checked a few of his flicks out and was very impressed. Though I am still a bit annoyed at him for that whole Fu Sheng/Lily Li well scene in D.B.S. :eek: (but I digress).

Anyway, here's a bit more info for you on his early career. Hope it helps....

Sun Chung was a native of Shandong but grew up in Taiwan where he graduated from the directing/scriptwriting department of the Nat'l Inst. of Arts. He did a year's stint in the military and afterwards started to work as a script continuity person in Taiwan’s CMP Co.; later becoming assistant director to Li Xing and Bai Jingrui. His directorial debut was a 1968 musical titled "Wild Girl" aka "Ye Yatou." This film and his second, "Tops in Every Trade" aka "Hang Hang Chu Zhuangyuan," a comedy from 1970 were both critical and box office hits. After that, he was recruited by the Shaws in which he first made "The Devil's Mirror."

Look forward to your future articles... T

Appreciate that immensely T.:) I was thinking of incorporating what was on the IVL disc but it's so little and kind of vague in some respects but I wanted to learn some things not readily available and some of that is in your post above. Thanks again!
teako170
03-29-2008, 03:04 PM
Appreciate that immensely T.:) I was thinking of incorporating what was on the IVL disc but it's so little and kind of vague in some respects but I wanted to learn some things not readily available and some of that is in your post above. Thanks again!

No prob. Glad it's of use.
Dug up the following pic this morning.
Sure some fans of AE will enjoy...

http://www.teako170.com/ae_chung.jpg
venoms5
03-29-2008, 08:29 PM
Excellent pic, T! Is this from southern screen? I have a few HK mags but wish I had some Southern Screen issues.
teako170
03-30-2008, 10:47 PM
Excellent pic, T! Is this from southern screen? I have a few HK mags but wish I had some Southern Screen issues.

Yes, indeed. July 1978. Here's a bigger spread from that issue (below).
(...props to my friend Carol as always.)

"Cold-Blooded Eagle" was the actual working title for this film.
The second pic is a full cast shot.
I only wish Sun Chung had posed with this one (as he did in the TKAM cast shot).

http://www.teako170.com/aeagle1.jpg

http://www.teako170.com/aeagle2.jpg
oldeschool17
03-30-2008, 11:01 PM
awesome cast shot. Thanks teako
venoms5
03-31-2008, 12:10 AM
Yes, thanks again for the pics.:)
gravedigger666
03-31-2008, 06:52 AM
Is avenging eagle IVL cut?In the end eagles who have shield&fire wheel are jumping oddly while fu sheng&ti lung are standing behind them.Also there is maybe 10 lackeys remaining and camera cuts to ku feng against fu sheng and then back to ti lung they are all dead
peringaten
03-31-2008, 06:15 PM
Is avenging eagle IVL cut?In the end eagles who have shield&fire wheel are jumping oddly while fu sheng&ti lung are standing behind them.Also there is maybe 10 lackeys remaining and camera cuts to ku feng against fu sheng and then back to ti lung they are all deadYes, by about a minute.

Cast shot is too good. Wonder why no Fu Sheng, though?
venoms5
03-31-2008, 06:24 PM
Is avenging eagle IVL cut?In the end eagles who have shield&fire wheel are jumping oddly while fu sheng&ti lung are standing behind them.Also there is maybe 10 lackeys remaining and camera cuts to ku feng against fu sheng and then back to ti lung they are all dead

The answer is also above in the article towards the bottom.
peringaten
03-31-2008, 06:43 PM
The answer is also above in the article towards the bottom.Would much like to see your thoughts on the later SC flicks after your article cut-off point. Also, Criminals 4, some gooood stuff.
venoms5
03-31-2008, 06:45 PM
I need to rewatch some of his films peri as it's been a long time for some of them as well as see the CRIMINALS entry from him. It's on the way!:)
Iron Boat
07-08-2008, 06:26 AM
That is a great informative piece of research. I could never get into Deadly Breaking Sword though. Great premise but the tone of the movie just didn't capture my interest.
VenomsFan
07-14-2009, 05:21 AM
awesome. with some rare footage, pictures, i think you have enough for a documentary.

4 words

to kill a mastermind
daisho2004
07-20-2009, 06:15 PM
I definitely think Avenging Eagle is his Best and one of my Favorite SB Movies. I just wish they didn't cut out that scene at the end of the movie!
Fang Shih-yu
06-07-2010, 12:55 AM
Arguably, this may be your best of your Neglected Directors of Shaw series!... I got The Bloody Escape a while back, and it blew me away! Really, once you get past those "Cheh zoom shots"(one went REALLY wrong, and it's surprising that it was used at all), there are many stylish flourishes here! Chen Kuan Tai gave one of his best, low-key performances here, and if you look closely, there are bits in the story that anticipate Avenging Eagle! For those who have NOT seen it, let's say the ending is a true surprise, especially if you've seen enough Shaws to make you think a certain pay-off IS bound to happen!:wink:
Alexandra
09-19-2010, 02:39 AM
Excellent article Venoms5.
Sun Chung is a great one.
I hope a second part of your article, about the movie production of Sun Chung from 1979 onwards, the dozen movies he made, with your interesting commentars. Thanks. :smile:
Alexandra
venoms5
09-21-2010, 12:30 AM
Excellent article Venoms5.
Sun Chung is a great one.
I hope a second part of your article, about the movie production of Sun Chung from 1979 onwards, the dozen movies he made, with your interesting commentars. Thanks. :smile:
Alexandra

I plan to redo all of these and post them at my site in the hopes of generating more interest in these directors and films. A handful of people have already taken chances on some of these movies that wouldn't have otherwise and the more people exposed to these movies, and liking them, can only be a good thing. Hopefully, these and others are actually buying the legit versions of the films. Expansion of the genre can only spark interest; how much interest depends on the individual.