Kung Fu Films For Women?

[falkor]

What Kung Fu films do women like? Is there any female fans among us; if so, please share your all time favourites?

Do women generally prefer Shaw Brothers over independents?
Do women generally prefer movies with female martial arts actresses, or those with more muscular men like Chang Cheh's Shaolin Temple?

To all geezers and blokes: tell us about any of your positive experiences watching Kung with the opposite sex?

Ultimately, I would like us all to contribute to this topic and come up with a list of suitable cult titles for those emotional and psychotic species who like to nag all day long.

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

Is anyone else getting the feeling that Falkor is doing some kind of secret, sinister survey??

Just kidding, Falk....!

From my limited experience in watching Kung Fu flicks with girls (I don't share my hobbies with girlfriends, but have on occassion watched a couple of asian films with females) I'd say that the more good looking, bare chested dudes there is, the better! At least they have something to look at! Also if they have a lot of strong emotional content, over just ass kickings, that would probably be a plus! And finally, if the protagonists are female, and badass females as is usually the case, then it tends to go down a little smoother.

Just my limited observations....

[Killer Meteor]

I've noticed the following actors are popular with my lady friends

Bruce Lee
Jackie Chan
Jet Li
Lu Feng (seriously)

[dragonherb]

Many likes Wuxia.

[Fightingfist]

Yehh thats right.

[rdenn]

i did go out with a girl who did like fu sheng and my last girlfreind found carry on pickpocket really funny she really dug that one

[Tosh]

Depends a lot on where the woman is from and her age, many girls I've met from Asia that moved to the US grew up on a lot of Asian soap operas that are more like wuxia, and they must of played a lot of Jackie Chan movies, most foreign women I've met seem more open to reading subtitles and watching movies from other countries.

The American women I've went out with usually find it silly and want nothing to do with it, maybe CTHD or Hero, but an old Shaw movie? Forget it.

Not to generalize though, this has just been my experience thus far, I can't get a lot of my friends to sit down and watch a KF flick with me either for the most part. In a perfect world every woman I met would love Kung Fu and Samurai movies as much as I do!:yociexp28:

[The Dragon]

If you know your woman's preference in film, the subject matter will need to apply. For example, my lady likes action, so to show her any Kung Fu-WuXia with just fighting would bore her. However, If I show a Shaws oldie, with plot twists and the usual back stabbing, she gets hyped to see who's gonna get theirs in the end. One that comes to mind is What Price Honesty... I've been waiting to spring this gem on her soon. Another is The Bastard.

[silver hermit]

i have had success getting females to watch modern fem fatale films, cynthia rothrock seems to go over well.:khi3n:

[peringaten]

My gf hated kung for a long time, found it cheap & cheesy. Took her to Boxer From Shantung at the NFT & she found it boring - "this is stupid, why doesn't he die already?", tried to explain about the cinema & how revolutionary the violence was for the time, how it drew from Peking opera, etc. in terms of the heroic protagonist's death, etc. Wasn't happening. She saw Invincible Armour & laughed condescendingly at it - the stuck on hair, bad dub, lack of barreling stright in with a proper whoop, etc....
Recently she realised she was getting unfit, laying around a lot, being lazy... she hates the thought of excercise for excercise's sake - she's naturally slim, & doesn't obviously need to take care of herself at the gym for vanity's sake, health-reasons probably, but feels if she's going to throw herself into excercise, it needs real purpose...
So, I discovered a sifu who teaches hung gar, thought about it a bit (we considered a number of martial possiblities in the meantime, she was initially thinking more plausibly relaxing tai chi) - 'how about we learn this?' Put on some LKL so she could see some intricacies of a possible way to get fit & learn a fighting philosophy; guess a penny dropped. She pushed me on to get in touch on the hung gar front; started training together - now almost overnight she loves the movies, we've been watching them constantly of late. However, she still doesn't dig the likes of Invincible Armour or indies so much. Her interest is in those relevant to that she's now practiscing, so Lau Kar Leung films & CC's hung gar related stuff - Shaolin Cycle, in that she now begins to understand the choreo through the forms she's learning, and importantly the legends surrounding the history & lineage. She really doesn't like wires or trickery, instead authenticity she can begin to relate too. Actor-wise she's come to love the hung gar guys - Chi Kuan Chun, Lau family members, and more than any, seems like most women she's come to adore Fu Sheng more than most. She always had a problem with the movies before she saw the depth within them - they didn't conform the the more typical arthouse & foreign fare she's used to from cinema. She never had a problem with the actual art of kung, just the silliness surrounding the movies. It took a very initial practical understanding of the arts to arouse her curiosity towards the movies supporting them. Cat's out of the bag.

[thundered mantis]

Superb post peringatean! Your kung fu is powerful indeed.

Only kung fu movie I got success interesting the girl in was Marc Dacascos´ Crying Freeman, because he showed "such a back and a superhot ass"

BTW, it´s only me who hates those horrid smilies? I think my posts are so short cause I can´t bear its sight on the right of the screen while posting for more than a couple of mins. They are annoying.

[teako170]

she found it boring - "this is stupid, why doesn't he die already?",

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/XxPyrettaBlazexX/Animated%20gifs/th_dancing_smiley_face.gif

When I read that line, I heard it in a woman's voice and just about died (no pun intended)

[Morgoth Bauglir]

I showed 2 girls Love and Sword, and they liked it. Also Dirty Ho (I just realized it'll seem like I'm joking with DIrty Ho, but the ladies like it, trust me. One girl kept asking me to rewind the Kara Hui scene).

[Cesare]

thundered mantis: As for the smilies - they're all over Sina. I'm used to them...:-)
Though I wouldn't mind if a set of less conspicuous emoticons was available...;-)

Regarding my preferences - I'm not exactly an MA geek. It's only one of the many important things. I don't care for authenticity and I don't give a damn if in RL Bolo Yeung would gobble up David Chiang for breakfast. I can appreciate both Bruce Lee in FoF and Dou Zhi Kong in BXJ 2007. As long as it looks good, it doesn't matter what style it is, whether it's more authentic, more acrobatic or if it's wire-fu...
What REALLY got me into Chinese and HK films and TV shows was the sense of drama and the overall cinematic language of the films. Stories, twists and characters that grow out of a totally different milieu than I had previously been accustomed to.
I had seen 36th Chamber of Shaolin long before 5DV and Magnificent Trio - but even though I liked 36th Chamber a lot, it were the CC films that got me hooked. I suppose that illustrates quite well what I'm looking for in Chinese & HK films.

Generally, I prefer wuxia to kung-fu - because wuxia (as a genre - there are always exceptions, of course) wins hands down when it comes to plot and characterization. And of course, Chinese people tend to look really cool in hanfu. Overall - it seems to me a more diverse thing with more facets.
I like bloodshed and gore. The more blood, the better. I have always loved good dying scenes - and fu flicks and wuxia are packed with those.
And I definitely prefer movies that have more to offer than cool fights. As stated above - story and characters are important to me.

Oddly enough, I'm not into Fu Sheng. :-]
On the other hand - I think only a girl would develop SUCH a soft spot for Goo Goon Chung (http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=3098).

But of course - it is always individual. I know girls who strongly prefer traditional kung-fu to wuxia, dislike wire-fu and all that...

[peringaten]

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/XxPyrettaBlazexX/Animated%20gifs/th_dancing_smiley_face.gif

When I read that line, I heard it in a woman's voice and just about died (no pun intended)Tell me about it; it's not often we get any classic martial films at the cinema nowadays, so to get a retrospective of a favourite only to have the gf (only came because she didn't want to miss an evening out at the cinema) next to you rolling their eyes & huffing at all the good bits puts a massive downer on things. Ah, well, I still enjoyed it. Funny thing is, she probably would now - Heroes Two managed to put her on a CKT buzz the other day.

[Drunken Monk]

When I met my now wife, she had no interest in the kung fu genre but was very open to giving it a try. I think the first movie i put on for her was either "Drunken Master" or "snake in the Eagle's Shadow." She knew of Jackie Chan and she recalled her uncle watching kung fu flicks with her when she was a kid.
Well, once the first movie was finished, she was hooked. I think the first being a kung fu comedy caper influenced her tastes. Right now "Dirty Ho" is her favourite kung fu movie with "The Odd Couple" being a close second. My wife, literally, wants to watch nothing but kung fu movies. I hear the question, "Don't you have any new kung fus?" pretty much every night. Right now she is on a Sammo Hung kick and even gets giggly whenever Dean Shek appears on the screen.
Oh and she claims Jack Long, portraying an old man a la "Mystery of Chess Boxing" is handsome. So, there is that sex appeal for some ladies!

[The Dragon]

... Your wife Rocks!!!!

:bigsmile:

[pretty women]

Hong Gi-seon (The Road Taken) will be bringing the true story of Cho Jun-pil to the big screen this September. April 3, 1997 Jung-Pil Cho an 22 year Hong-ik University student was found stabbed nine times in the neck and chest around 11 pm in the restroom of a Burger King in Itaewon, Seoul.

Arthur Patterson and Edward Lee who were accused of the random killing ended up being released for lack of evidence. You can read about the case HERE. It is a very interesting read, but because the case was never solved, it is like reopening an old wound. With the release later this year, it will be interesting to see what effect it will have on the case. If any new information comes to light.

[WuxiaFan]

When I met my now wife, she had no interest in the kung fu genre but was very open to giving it a try. I think the first movie i put on for her was either "Drunken Master" or "snake in the Eagle's Shadow." She knew of Jackie Chan and she recalled her uncle watching kung fu flicks with her when she was a kid.
Well, once the first movie was finished, she was hooked. I think the first being a kung fu comedy caper influenced her tastes. Right now "Dirty Ho" is her favourite kung fu movie with "The Odd Couple" being a close second. My wife, literally, wants to watch nothing but kung fu movies. I hear the question, "Don't you have any new kung fus?" pretty much every night. Right now she is on a Sammo Hung kick and even gets giggly whenever Dean Shek appears on the screen.
Oh and she claims Jack Long, portraying an old man a la "Mystery of Chess Boxing" is handsome. So, there is that sex appeal for some ladies!

... Your wife Rocks!!!!

:bigsmile:

AGREE!! WOW!

I've only been able to get my wife to watch CROUCHING TIGER, IRON MONKEY, and HERO, and that was several years ago. So, when I can, I usually have movie night with the guys.:nerd:

[Fightingfist]

LMAO that was funny.

[moongirl]

I must live in an alternate universe, because I'm a woman who loves these films but has a hard time getting my male friends to watch them with me!

Anyhow, to answer the original questions, I personally like both independents and Shaw Brothers. I like any films with either a good story, especially if it has an element of mystery or fantastical aspect, supercool moves or an actor I really like (Jimmy Wang Yu, Tan Tao Liang, David Chiang, Lau Kar Wing and my alltime favorite CHANG YI)--any of these elements make for a film I'll really enjoy. Some of my favorite films that I can watch over and over again are Eagle's Claws (one of my favorites), Master of the Flying Guillotine, One Armed Boxer, 7 Commandments of Kung Fu, Beach of the War Gods (this is probably one of the films I've seen the most) and Knockabout (which I would rank as one of the greatest films ever made). I tend to like watching films featuring these actors (rather than ones with female leads) but I've really come to like movies with Polly Kuan too.

If you're trying to lure your lady friends into watching these films with you, I'd suggest that you pick some films that have a good story and also a compelling lead actor--someone who's charismatic and easy to sympathize with and like, because she likely won't be familiar with any of the actors and it'll make it easier for her to get into it if the main guy is someone compelling--nothing can kill interest in a movie like not being able to remember who's who. I've always found Jimmy Wang Yu interesting, as well as Tan Tao Liang--but Chen Kuan Tai has a lot of charisma as certainly does Bruce Lee. You probably couldn't go wrong with any David Chiang film where he plays a hero who is haunted by tragedy (like the New One Armed Swordsman, or the one where he has to sell his horse (Have Swords Will Travel or the Wandering Swordsmans, I forget which)). Also any Jackie Chan movie I think would be a hit also. And also a film with a decent quality picture wouldn't hurt. What you really want to do is get them to like a few films and then gradually introduce other similar films until they're hooked.

Here are some films that have gone over well with my non-kung-fu-loving friends and family:

Enter the Dragon -- A sure-fire hit, everyone has liked this. Bruce Lee is very charismatic, the picture quality is excellent, it's set in modern times and has the bonus of being in English. It's good movie AND a good martial arts film.

Eagle's Claws -- Another hit, because of the interesting characters, intrigue and excellent story line.

Knockabout -- It's just a fun film with a lot of interesting action.

Mad Monkey Kung Fu -- Tragic story, awesome moves.

Master of the Flying Guillotine -- Not everyone I tried to get to watch this loved it, but my mother actually watched it and stayed awake for the whole thing, which tells me it must be one of the greatest movies ever made.

I hope this helps!

EDIT: I'm also adding Five Shaolin Masters to this list. It's a great movie, maybe not the most interesting for a non-kung fu fan, but I think many ladies would enjoy that cast!

[Cesare]

You probably couldn't go wrong with any David Chiang film where he plays a hero who is haunted by tragedy (like the New One Armed Swordsman, or the one where he has to sell his horse (Have Swords Will Travel or the Wandering Swordsmans, I forget which)).

Have Sword, Will Travel.
(But he sells - or maybe rather pawns - his two short swords in Wandering Swordsman...;-))

As for not being able to get your male friends to watch the films with you... LOL...:-)
It definitely is an acquired taste isn't it...;-)
Though sometimes it's perhaps better if you can watch - and discuss - the films with other girls. Commenting on Ti Lung's gorgeous legs in Duel of Fists earned me a few awkward looks from guys. No idea why - Ti Lung really has gorgeous legs. :-]

[moongirl]

Though sometimes it's perhaps better if you can watch - and discuss - the films with other girls.

You have a point there. I've never noticed Ti Lung's legs myself, but I do have a bunch of observations about many of these other actors that I generally keep to myself!

Thanks for the clarification on the David Chiang films too!

[Tosh]

Hmmm, interesting, I would of thought a male not into these movies would rather watch a KF flick then a, and sorry for the phrase but, chickflick type movie. You women need to start yanking some mancards away from these guys.

I have had more luck with older Samurai movies as even the movie snobs can't deny the impact the golden age of Japan's cinema on movies over the years, it's easier to sell a movie like say Rashomon when you can explain how influential the film has been.

Maybe I need a new strategy for KF, I would of thought a movie with a strong female presence would work better like Come Drink with Me.

Never noticed Ti Lung's legs before:xd: The dude's upper body was always pretty ripped back in the day.

[Cesare]

The legs:
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/hongkong_files/1024-4.jpg

Anyway. I'm quite fortunate. I know quite a few people who like HK stuff and Asian films in general and whose tastes are diverse enough (in terms of genre, provenience and era) - both guys and girls. So there are folks to discuss both fanboy and fangirl stuff with. :wink:
And as far as watching the movies is concerned - I usually prefer to watch alone.

[AlbertV]

My wife didn't get into martial arts films until we met. She primarily likes Jackie Chan and I think her two favorite martial arts films are The Forbidden Kingdom and Chocolate. She loves the story of the film as well as Jeeja's martial arts skills.

[Tosh]

I usually prefer to watch alone.

Amen to that.

Oh and thanks for the visual:xd:

[moongirl]

Cesare, thanks for posting the picture--he does have nice legs!


... it's easier to sell a movie like say Rashomon when you can explain how influential the film has been


Maybe I need a new strategy for KF, I would of thought a movie with a strong female presence would work better like Come Drink with Me.


Tosh:
Rashomon...influential, thought-provoking, a great film...yes. But there's a bunch of women over on the Toshiro Mifune board on IMDB who'll agree that he's the real lure of the film:

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1037/toshiror2.jpg

[shaolinkng7]

Women love "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" provided they are not put off by subtitles. They love anything with romance. "The Bride With White Hair", "Green Snake", "Ashes of Time" just to name a few I know of that held the attention of females in the room while they were being screened. "The Heroic Trio" was also favorable. Reaction to a screening of "Crippled Avengers" was "God this film is stupid." shortly before the girl stormed out of the apartment. They definately will have a hard time enjoying anything from Shaw Brothers. Out of old school some women in the room seemed to like "No one can touch her" up intil the ending where [ SPOILER ] the romantic lead in the movie turned out to be the villian as well as a kid eating wolfman. They didn't seem to enjoy that twist. Then again we were watching the butchered Ocean Shores print of the movie.

[Cesare]

They love anything with romance.

No, not anything, I assure you. :neutral:

[placidpixie]

I've been watching kung fu since I was a little girl, and I still love it (I'm 27 now). My favorites as a kid had Sammo Hung or Gordon Liu. Later I got into Jet Li and Jackie Chan, then found Toshiro Mifune. Some of my favorite movies are The Legend 2, Return of the Master Killer, Zatoichi meets Yojimbo, Shaolin Soccer. I think if you start ladies out on the more humorous ones, they'll eventually appreciate the fighting.

I'm going to try to search for this some more, but I want to find an old kung fu or ninja movie I watched when I was little that had all women vs. women. It looked like it was made in the 70's I think. If anyone can think of movies that sound similar, could you post them, please? I want to see it again :).

[placidpixie]

I finally found the movie I was looking for- Challenge of the Lady Ninja. Cheesy, but awesome.

[WuxiaFan]

I must live in an alternate universe, because I'm a woman who loves these films but has a hard time getting my male friends to watch them with me!

Anyhow, to answer the original questions, I personally like both independents and Shaw Brothers. I like any films with either a good story, especially if it has an element of mystery or fantastical aspect, supercool moves or an actor I really like (Jimmy Wang Yu, Tan Tao Liang, David Chiang, Lau Kar Wing and my alltime favorite CHANG YI)--any of these elements make for a film I'll really enjoy. Some of my favorite films that I can watch over and over again are Eagle's Claws (one of my favorites), Master of the Flying Guillotine, One Armed Boxer, 7 Commandments of Kung Fu, Beach of the War Gods (this is probably one of the films I've seen the most) and Knockabout (which I would rank as one of the greatest films ever made). I tend to like watching films featuring these actors (rather than ones with female leads) but I've really come to like movies with Polly Kuan too.

If you're trying to lure your lady friends into watching these films with you, I'd suggest that you pick some films that have a good story and also a compelling lead actor--someone who's charismatic and easy to sympathize with and like, because she likely won't be familiar with any of the actors and it'll make it easier for her to get into it if the main guy is someone compelling--nothing can kill interest in a movie like not being able to remember who's who. I've always found Jimmy Wang Yu interesting, as well as Tan Tao Liang--but Chen Kuan Tai has a lot of charisma as certainly does Bruce Lee. You probably couldn't go wrong with any David Chiang film where he plays a hero who is haunted by tragedy (like the New One Armed Swordsman, or the one where he has to sell his horse (Have Swords Will Travel or the Wandering Swordsmans, I forget which)). Also any Jackie Chan movie I think would be a hit also. And also a film with a decent quality picture wouldn't hurt. What you really want to do is get them to like a few films and then gradually introduce other similar films until they're hooked.

Here are some films that have gone over well with my non-kung-fu-loving friends and family:

Enter the Dragon -- A sure-fire hit, everyone has liked this. Bruce Lee is very charismatic, the picture quality is excellent, it's set in modern times and has the bonus of being in English. It's good movie AND a good martial arts film.

Eagle's Claws -- Another hit, because of the interesting characters, intrigue and excellent story line.

Knockabout -- It's just a fun film with a lot of interesting action.

Mad Monkey Kung Fu -- Tragic story, awesome moves.

Master of the Flying Guillotine -- Not everyone I tried to get to watch this loved it, but my mother actually watched it and stayed awake for the whole thing, which tells me it must be one of the greatest movies ever made.

I hope this helps!

EDIT: I'm also adding Five Shaolin Masters to this list. It's a great movie, maybe not the most interesting for a non-kung fu fan, but I think many ladies would enjoy that cast!

moongirl - I wish my wife would visit your universe! You sound like a dream! :smile: I love most of the movies you just listed above.

I finally found the movie I was looking for- Challenge of the Lady Ninja. Cheesy, but awesome.

placidpixie - LOL! Do you have a link so I can check it out? I'm from WI, so I love cheese!:xd:

[placidpixie]

Here's a link to a description of Challenge of the Lady Ninja (also known as Chinese Super Ninja 2):

http://www.coldfusionvideo.com/archives/challenge-of-the-lady-ninja-1983/

[WuxiaFan]

Looks like it never got a legit DVD release. VHS copies and a few boots are available on ebay. I does look cheesy. :bigsmile:

[moongirl]

moongirl - I wish my wife would visit your universe! You sound like a dream! :smile: I love most of the movies you just listed above.

:smile2:Thanks, WuxiaFan, you sound pretty cool too!

[shelliegal]

i love martial arts films too and i've been watching them since i was a little kid. the hubby loves them too so we always watch together although i tend to re-watch more than he does. we don't own a lot of movies but about 99% of the ones we have are chinese.

i'll watch pretty much anything with sammo, yuen biao, donnie yen, stephen chow, jet li, & jackie except jet and jackie's latests. i've watched some shaws too. it doesn't really matter whether they are modern, ancient (or wuxia).

my ideal move night is a good action/martial arts movie. some of my favorites are eastern condors (i love yuen biao! :D ), iron monkey, dragons forever, bride with white hair, etc. and no, i don't always require a love story implemented (ie: eastern condors). i definitely love the movies from the 80's and 90's more!

[WuxiaFan]

i love martial arts films too and i've been watching them since i was a little kid. the hubby loves them too so we always watch together although i tend to re-watch more than he does. we don't own a lot of movies but about 99% of the ones we have are chinese.

i'll watch pretty much anything with sammo, yuen biao, donnie yen, stephen chow, jet li, & jackie except jet and jackie's latests. i've watched some shaws too. it doesn't really matter whether they are modern, ancient (or wuxia).

my ideal move night is a good action/martial arts movie. some of my favorites are eastern condors (i love yuen biao! :D ), iron monkey, dragons forever, bride with white hair, etc. and no, i don't always require a love story implemented (ie: eastern condors). i definitely love the movies from the 80's and 90's more!

Another dream girl.:angel:

[Wolcott]

What Kung Fu films do women like? Is there any female fans among us; if so, please share your all time favourites?

Do women generally prefer Shaw Brothers over independents?
Do women generally prefer movies with female martial arts actresses, or those with more muscular men like Chang Cheh's Shaolin Temple?

To all geezers and blokes: tell us about any of your positive experiences watching Kung with the opposite sex?

Ultimately, I would like us all to contribute to this topic and come up with a list of suitable cult titles for those emotional and psychotic species who like to nag all day long.

I'm a 28 year old woman, and I love kung fu films in general, but there's no doubt that I prefer Shaw Brothers films over independents. I don't prefer female martial artists over men, but I can't deny that I get a little pumped when I see another girl kicking ass. All women like Michelle Yeoh, right? I haven't seen every Shaw Brothers film yet, but so far some of my favorites are Crippled Avengers, Delightful Forest, Come Drink With Me, Magnificent Ruffians, Five Element Ninjas, Legend of the Bat, The Chinatown Kid, etc. I have to admit to not being as big of a fan of Fu Sheng as a lot of women are (at least that's the vibe I've gotten), but I appreciate his movies.

I'm not sure if that helps, but there it is!:smile:

[Wolcott]

I must live in an alternate universe, because I'm a woman who loves these films but has a hard time getting my male friends to watch them with me!


I am spiritually high-fiving you right now, as another woman.

[KUNG FU BOB]

I love that we're gaining some kung fu sisters on the forum here. Nice!

I just wish my lady was into kung fu more. She loves to play fight, learned the nunchaku (that blows her little students' minds when she surprises them each year with her "special" Teacher skills :xd:), but it's a real struggle to get her to watch any straight up kung fu films. BTW- Today's our wedding anniversary. We've been married 9 years. Maybe we could celebrate by watching CRIPPLED AVENGERS?! Yeah... probably not. :angel: LOL

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

Congrats Bob...!

Maybe if you watched half of Crippled Avengers and half of Sleepless In Seattle, then everyone.... sort wins!

[WuxiaFan]

I am spiritually high-fiving you right now, as another woman.

Another dream girl! :angel:

I love that we're gaining some kung fu sisters on the forum here. Nice!

I just wish my lady was into kung fu more. She loves to play fight, learned the nunchaku (that blows her little students' minds when she surprises them each year with her "special" Teacher skills :xd:), but it's a real struggle to get her to watch any straight up kung fu films. BTW- Today's our wedding anniversary. We've been married 9 years. Maybe we could celebrate by watching CRIPPLED AVENGERS?! Yeah... probably not. :angel: LOL

Bob - Congratulations!! Your lady is still light years ahead of mine, though! :wink:

[KUNG FU BOB]

Congrats Bob...!

Maybe if you watched half of Crippled Avengers and half of Sleepless In Seattle, then everyone.... sort wins!

Thanks man!

Oh! :ooh: It's not worth that! I can deal with some rom/coms, but I thought that was dreadful, shallow drek!

Bob - Congratulations!! Your lady is still light years ahead of mine, though! :wink:

Thanks bro! By light years ahead, do you mean age-wise? If she reads this, you're in trouble mister! LOL Just kidding, I get ya. Yeah, I wouldn't trade her for anything in the world. She's very cool.

[gorhama]

WOW Congrats Bob!!! That's so awesome to hear about your anniversary today!!

My wife will watch Kung Fu movies with me from time to time. The last full movie she watched with me was CRIPPLED AVENGERS!!! So I can't complain too much. She didn't even laugh at it and thought the fight scenes were fun and enjoyed the Venoms acrobatic action!!! I said to myself.......I did make the right choice.

Then I said SHE'S ONE LUCKY GIRL TO HAVE ME FOR SURE!!!! :tongue:

Wolcott....nice to see you share my love of CRIPPLED AVENGERS and MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS!! Ruffians never is mentioned along with other top Venoms films...but I absolutely loved every minute of it!!!

[Wolcott]

She loves to play fight, learned the nunchaku (that blows her little students' minds when she surprises them each year with her "special" Teacher skills :xd:)

That's awesome Bob!

gorhama, I agree, It's a great Venoms film! Getting to see Wang Li as a good guy is pretty cool, too.

[spearman lo tat]

I love that we're gaining some kung fu sisters on the forum here. Nice!

I just wish my lady was into kung fu more. She loves to play fight, learned the nunchaku (that blows her little students' minds when she surprises them each year with her "special" Teacher skills :xd:), but it's a real struggle to get her to watch any straight up kung fu films. BTW- Today's our wedding anniversary. We've been married 9 years. Maybe we could celebrate by watching CRIPPLED AVENGERS?! Yeah... probably not. :angel: LOL

congratulations to you and yours, and i wish you nine nines of years of wedded bliss.

here's a suggesion: Executioners from Shaolin. maybe your wife will find the scene of the wedding night very enjoyable!

peace!

[KUNG FU BOB]

congratulations to you and yours, and i wish you nine nines of years of wedded bliss.

here's a suggesion: Executioners from Shaolin. maybe your wife will find the scene of the wedding night very enjoyable!

peace!

Thanks a lot!:bigsmile:

Actually, she did enjoy that movie with me... about 10 or 11 years ago. While we were still dating. She thought that scene was great. She also liked the WAR OF THE ROSES type stuff in HEROES OF THE EAST a whole lot.