Drunken Master Slippery Snake

[chen lung]

Vengeance have it out now, but Rarescope are re-releasing it. Just wondered about people's opinions of it. It has a nice looking cast!

[Markgway]

It's Mad Mad Kung Fu.

Didn't think this was already out?

[chen lung]

have made a mad mad decision with using that title. 'Chinese Hercules' was the same (I'd give it an exception I suppose). Is 'Showdown At The Cotton Mill' a retitle? 'Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu' also had a retitle (the original is there, but impossible to read until the close-up where it's replaced).

Thanks Mark.

[Markgway]

AFAIK 'Choi Lee Fat Kung Fu' and 'Showdown at Cotton Mill' are original titles.

[the dirty tiger]

But everyone knows Chinese Hercules as Chinese Hercules now. If it was released under it's original title, would you know what it is ?

[chen lung]

If it was released under it's original title, would you know what it is ?
Freedom Strikes a Blow. The 'Chinese Hercules' print was used, so I suppose I could excuse that.

The NGP print was the only one in full 2:35:1 that was available to Rarescope. The abridged Mandarin soundtrack (and opening credits) came from a different source.

[Markgway]

But everyone knows Chinese Hercules as Chinese Hercules now. If it was released under it's original title, would you know what it is ?

I don't think that's the point unless you're treating fans like idiots.

You could mention it on the back of the packaging "aka Chinese Hercules" or something?

Mind you, if as Chen says, the print contains the Hercules title, then that's fair enough... they could mention the orignal title on the back.

Never hurts to gain knowledge.

[chen lung]

'Quick Cutting Without Knife' (can anyone shed light on this one?) - Rarescope have pasted a blackbar over it with this title.

Choi and Showdown will be the original one, I just don't get why the real title cards aren't in the main feature and only on lobby cards.

[dager in the cotton]

Quick cut without knife is the Taiwan title for CLFKF,

[chen lung]

Quick cut without knife is the Taiwan title for CLFKF,
thank you my man :) !

[Markgway]

Sometimes Taiwanese versions have different English titles. Like 'The Damned' became 'Bandits, Prostitutes & Silver': or vice-versa depending on where it was released first? 'Countdown in Kung Fu' was retitled The Hand of Death for HK (or was it international?) release. It's sometimes tricky to know which is "correct". I believe 'Choi Lee Fat' is also a HK film so I think that would be the "original" title. Feel free to prove me wrong, guys... ;)

[dager in the cotton]

Taiwnese have different chinese titles as the HK names are not popular with taiwnese audiences .like Magnificent butcher was retitled from Lam sai wing to Yan Jeh Mo Dik, as Lam Sai Wing is a cantonese/HK perosnality and not widly know in Taiwan same goesfor Cotton mill and choi lee fat, they gave the film films more swordplay sounding chinese titles.
Hand of death was for the international relase of countdown in kung fu

[Markgway]

Was it 'Bandits, Prostitutes & Silver' originally or 'The Damned'? I have a poster image which shows the former, but it seems to have been released in HK as the latter?

[dager in the cotton]

no idea, i saw the film in chinatown on its first run i remember that it was adverstied as the damned on the (orig)poster, but I forget what title was on screen.

[Markgway]

The plot thickens... does anyone have that HK poster?

[HAZ]

I was wondering about this film. Has anyone seen it? The fights on youtube don't look bad. Is it a comedy in the same vein as Drunken Master?

[ironfistedmonk]

It's a comedy but not in the same class as Drunken Master, nowhere near.

[Killer Meteor]

anyone have the dvd of this? is it anamorphic?