Koyuki
03-06-2009, 01:52 AM
Hello all -
Found this forum a short while ago, and decided to join in the fun. I'm a newcomer to the Martial Arts film hobby in general, but I've been enjoying what I've been seeing.
I had never really been into kung fu films before, other than a few things like "Drunken Master", until I saw "Forbidden Kingdom" (now a favorite movie) and listened to the commentary track. I heard titles like "Bride with White Hair" and "Come Drink With Me" being mentioned, and decided to seek them out and see why they were worth referencing in FK. One thing led to another, and I've spent the last few months watching a fair amount of kung fu films, both classic and, well, not so classic.
Previously, I'd been heavily into anime (the nickname is a reference to a series called "Beck" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4404)), and had recently watched the US series "Avatar", which also includes kung fu references. I'm thus somewhat familiar with Japanese folklore and society, but the Chinese settings are largely new to me.
I come from a live theater background, so I'm always appreciative of a good story and innovative choreography. I prefer the lighter stories and historical pieces to modern gangland bone crunchers, so things like Jackie Chan's early works tend to be what I'm watching the most (the games of keepaway in "Drunken Master" and "Snake in Eagle's Shadow" are favorite scenes), but I've also been tracking down things like the ladder fight in "Once upon a Time in China".
I probably won't be posting very often, since I can hardly consider myself an expert in most aspects of kung fu cinema, but I'll be reading, and enjoying.
Found this forum a short while ago, and decided to join in the fun. I'm a newcomer to the Martial Arts film hobby in general, but I've been enjoying what I've been seeing.
I had never really been into kung fu films before, other than a few things like "Drunken Master", until I saw "Forbidden Kingdom" (now a favorite movie) and listened to the commentary track. I heard titles like "Bride with White Hair" and "Come Drink With Me" being mentioned, and decided to seek them out and see why they were worth referencing in FK. One thing led to another, and I've spent the last few months watching a fair amount of kung fu films, both classic and, well, not so classic.
Previously, I'd been heavily into anime (the nickname is a reference to a series called "Beck" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4404)), and had recently watched the US series "Avatar", which also includes kung fu references. I'm thus somewhat familiar with Japanese folklore and society, but the Chinese settings are largely new to me.
I come from a live theater background, so I'm always appreciative of a good story and innovative choreography. I prefer the lighter stories and historical pieces to modern gangland bone crunchers, so things like Jackie Chan's early works tend to be what I'm watching the most (the games of keepaway in "Drunken Master" and "Snake in Eagle's Shadow" are favorite scenes), but I've also been tracking down things like the ladder fight in "Once upon a Time in China".
I probably won't be posting very often, since I can hardly consider myself an expert in most aspects of kung fu cinema, but I'll be reading, and enjoying.