Comments on: Kung fu movie master Lau Kar-leung turns 72

By: msmariewesley

msmariewesley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:11:03 +0000

Lar Kar Leung is the greatest!! My mother loves him!!1Happy Birthday!!!!!!

By: msmariewesley

msmariewesley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:11:03 +0000

Lar Kar Leung is the greatest!! My mother loves him!!1Happy Birthday!!!!!!

By: asri

asri — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:33:17 +0000

CORRECTION: I had incorrectly identified the woman in the “Lau Family Martial Arts Demonstration” as Lau’s wife Mary Jean Reimer (aka Yung Jing-jing). It’s actually Yeung Ching-ching, a wushu-trained actress and one of the few women to be credited at action directors in Hong Kong.

By: asri

asri — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:31:34 +0000

He´s the greatest I´ve ever seen!!!!!!!

By: danmye

danmye — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:36:10 +0000

My desire to present traditional African martial arts on film has been shaped by him.

By: Valdenio de Oliveira Mendes

Valdenio de Oliveira Mendes — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:03:45 +0000

He´s the greatest I´ve ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Shaboo

Shaboo — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:33:54 +0000

Happy birthday pops and I hope you have amny more. We love and appreciate you. We are all looking forward to “Heroes of Shaolin”. May peace follow you where ever you go.

By: Mark Pollard

Mark Pollard — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:13:00 +0000

Yes Matt, the film is HEROES OF SHAOLIN. It was supposed to reunite some of Lau’s associates from the classic kung fu era including Hsiao Ho and Gordon Liu. Pre-production hit a snag last year after folks in Lau’s camp dropped an American production company. Efforts were underway to find a new backer in the U.S. It’s been almost a year since I’ve heard anything new.

Someone once suggested to me that perhaps it would be best if Lau retired and was simply remembered for his classics. As much as I had hoped that Lau would be able to finish strong, it appears he is not getting the support he needs to do it. His best work was always produced with the substantial backing of Shaw Brothers when they were still a filmmaking powerhouse. I’d hate for his last movie to be another DRUNKEN MASTER or worse.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:52:05 +0000

Mark, did you or someone else report that Lau Kar-Leung was working on a kung fu movie for 2008 release? I remembered reading about this back in the summer of 2006.

I wish Lau Kar-Leung had directed Fist of Legend and finished his work on Drunken Master II.

By: Mark Pollard

Mark Pollard — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:39:20 +0000

Oba, the “Eighth Master” titles refers to Yuen Woo-ping’s status in the rather close-knit Hong Kong action film industry. He was the youngest of eight sworn brothers who basically comprised the first generation of action directors. Lau Kar-leung would be counted among this crew. I would need to do more research before naming more, although most of them likely began their careers working on the WONG FEI HUNG series.