Scenes that play better without sound?

[jrcma]

IMO it seems that there are some scene that are so visually spectral they play better without sound which is not really a surprise see as they where shot without sound two I can think of are DREADNAUGHT when Yuen Biao on the run from Sunny Yuen:

(try for yourself will need to turn the sound off & on to compare & see what I mean?)
&
EXCITING DRAGON aka DRUNKEN DRAGON Phillip Ko & henchmen vs Chin Lung as a Boat Style Master:


But what other scene do you think play better without sound?

[xianzai]

This entire movie is much better without sound (or at least without dialogue):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118661/

[DarthKato]

Originally Posted by xianzai

This entire movie is much better without sound (or at least without dialogue):
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118661/

It wasn't that bad of a movie.It could have been much better, but its good, mindless, fun.

[jmungus]

i disagree in general and on the first account (dreadnaught) with your thesis, jrcma.
as for drunken dragon, im rather sure, that wu tang beat aint on the version i got layin around. sounds ridiculous indeed. i could imagine this be alright if it were a teaser skit for the flick but to get rid of the original sound track in favor of this is just plain idiotic.

for dramaturgic purposes, sound in a movie is essential.
i bet, if the fans were like okay screw the great nostalgic vibe of the original dub, lets give someone competent and devoted a chance to remix and rescore entire old skoolies, we`ll approach it with an open mind, then we`d be in for a positive surprise (quite possibly, not necessarily )
the "classier" bunch of kf flicks like dreadnaught, buddhist fist, rendezvous with death (u name em) have quite a bit to offer in terms of framing, tempo, timing etc editing & cinematography per se, i dont see any inferiority compared to many contemporary productions. pair that with a sound concept like someone actually gives a damn and has the required skill set & they could up the impact.

[jrcma]

Originally Posted by jmungus

i disagree in general and on the first account (dreadnaught) with your thesis, jrcma.
as for drunken dragon, im rather sure, that wu tang beat aint on the version i got layin around. sounds ridiculous indeed. i could imagine this be alright if it were a teaser skit for the flick but to get rid of the original sound track in favor of this is just plain idiotic.

Originally Posted by jmungus

for dramaturgic purposes, sound in a movie is essential.
i bet, if the fans were like okay screw the great nostalgic vibe of the original dub, lets give someone competent and devoted a chance to remix and rescore entire old skoolies, we`ll approach it with an open mind, then we`d be in for a positive surprise (quite possibly, not necessarily )

Well I dislike the new dubs on the HKL's & the like. I like the familiarity the dubbers voice new old ones with Ted Thomas, Rik Thomas & the like, music, sets & props I have the yellow carpet in my signature.

[NoForAnAnswer]

I think the scenes with the ninjas taking over the school in Five Element Ninjas works great silent. When I first bought the dvd (from ns video I think) it was retitled Chinese Super Ninjas. The ninja scenes were silent and I thought it was to great effect.