Jan 21, 2020 come drink with me is an excellent replacement. The result was a movie that, for its time, was groundbreaking and it is still a lot. Many movies made since its release in 1966 including crouching tiger hidden dragon, which cheng pei pei was also in have been inspired by the sword work in this film. Ive been looking for this movie for a long time on and off. Kung fu moves, movie of the week, martial arts movies, aikido, martial artist, black belt, cinema, seen. Come drink with me da zui xia 1966 rotten tomatoes. The best martial arts movies on amazon prime paste.
Based on the other shaw brothers movie i watched, i sense they put more thought into making a movie than most chop suey makers. Hidden dragon, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for the martial arts genre, with cheng peipei a standout as the mysterious swordswoman. Hong kong kung fu martial arts action movie dvd newb11. Come drink with me is a retro blast of awesome but, admittedly, it presents a rather shallow story arc, and the wushu stuff it demonstrates doesnt hold up to the best of modern day martial arts cinema, and yet its good enough and peipei and fellow lead actor yueh hua certainly exhibit cool, charismatic presence. Last battle of yang chao iron phoenix by hotcoolvicious. Hopefully will be bringing some of my designs to tshirts soon.
Ive had dragon gate inn on my too watch list for a while. Jackie himself admits to inspiration from come drink with me. Jan 20, 2011 could you blame me for being a male chauvinist pig when it came to genuine ass kicking. A place to post full length kung fu movies found on youtube press j to jump to the feed.
Inspired by the italian westerns and japanese samurai movies that were all the rage in the mid to late60s, come drink with me 1966 was a massive hit that raised the bar for hong kong action cinema. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled. Come drink with me was an iconoclastic movie in that regard as well as others. I looked back at nine chinese wuxia and kung fu classics featuring some of the best women martial artists in the game. Throw down 2004 is a tribute movie to akira kurosawas directorial debut sanshiro sugata 1943. This is the movie that started it all, the watershed wu xia movie in hong kong to which pretty much all the kung fu and wire fu movies owe a debt. Mar, 2018 come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. See more ideas about kung fu movies, kung fu and movies. Old school kung fu fest returns with the wonder women of. Come drink with me bluray a ruthless band of thugs kidnaps a young official to exchange for their leader who has been captured.
You should watch these badass, womenled martial arts films. The kung fu in it was extremely abstractstylized, so much so that it almost looked like an opera or stage performance rather than being in the shaw brothers style. The indomitable martial arts team of director chang cheh and stunt choreographer liu chialiang continues the compelling saga of golden swallow from king hus come drink with me in this sequel of heartbreaking romance, jianghu intrigue and stunning action. So often, groundbreaking artists are not recognized in their own time, or their work is roundly criticized for breaking the mold. Come drink with me, which is screening with subtitles and on glorious celluloid. Long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. His films come drink with me 1966, dragon inn 1967, and a touch of zen 19691971 inaugurated a new. Nearly four decades before kill bill, the groundbreaking shaw brothers classic come drink with me. At the time of its release, the shaw brothers studio was only a few months into their new direction of producing color martial arts films. Even if that work is accepted and assimilated into the culture, it then becomes endlessly imitated. So although those swords in our heroes hands are absolutely real, the style of martial arts here is light and graceful.
According to hu, the choice of a former dancer in the lead role was deliberate. Five fingers of death preceeded the american kung fu tv series as the igniter of the karate craze that started up so many new schools across this country. If you have amazon prime, you can now watch this movie for free, this movie is called come drink with me. Nearly four decades before kill bill, the groundbreaking shaw brothers classic come drink with me set the bar for swordwielding kung fu heroines. With a female protagonist cheng peipei at the head of an army of warrior women and the shaw brothers stamp early on in the production companys run, come drink with me. With peipei cheng, jimmy wang yu, lieh lo, hsin yen chao.
First, liao kungs kung fu skills are unparalleled, and fan da pei thinks he has no chance against him, or at the very least, one of them would not. Mantis under falcon claws full kung fu action movie english. T he drunken cat character has often been credited as having provided the roots of a new style of movie kungfu beginning with jackie chans drunken monkey jui kuen, 1978. Hu jinquan 29 april 1932 14 january 1997, better known as king hu, was a chinese film director based in hong kong and taiwan. He hired a young, inexperienced, director now known to us as king hu. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Aug 08, 2017 old school kung fu fest returns with a kickass look at the wonder women of martial arts. Come drink with me is a legendary film in most regards. Paste counts down the 100 most exuberant, bonecracking, pulseracing, pleasingly absurd martial arts movies of all time.
Sep 05, 2019 come drink with me is a legendary film in most regards. With action choreography from han yingchieh, it is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. Dec 09, 2017 a clip of one of my favorite cheng peipei movie made 51 years ago in 1966. While kungfu was employed in hong kong cinema since the 1920s, it launched a different format to the genre that still holds true to this day. Jun 8, 2014 explore jodieaberdeens board kung fu movies on youtube. Kung fu kingdom kfk is a team of dedicated martial arts enthusiasts.
The story behind the movie is that run run shaw of the legendary shaw brothers studio wanted to make a chinese version of a japanese samurai chanbara movies. Golden swallow is sent to take on the thugs and free the prisoner who is also her brother. Aided by drunken cat, a kungfu master disguised as a beggar. Come drink with me is widely regarded as the kung fu movie that kickstarted the martial arts genre as we know it. With the gorgeous cheng peipei gracing the screen, the movie still holds up as a kung fu masterpiece and should be mandatory viewing for all film buffs. Best martial arts kung fu martial arts martial arts movies hk movie hong kong movie kung fu schools hollywood poster chinese posters brothers movie hiya. Films that were distributed but not produced by the studio are not included in this list. This is the greatest martial arts film of all time.
An early classic of the genre come drink with me is often lauded as one of the finest hong kong kung fu movies ever made. Watch come drink with me now on your favorite device. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter and yueh hua as a carefree beggar, with chan hunglieh as the villain. Cheng peipei, yueh hua, chen hunglieh long before crouching tiger, hidden. Come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed. Quentin tarantino to remake martial arts classic come. Come drink with me is one of the better martial arts movies. Despite its reputation, come drink with me is far from being the first kungfu film. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter. Oct 01, 2014 long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. Old school kung fu fest returns with a kickass look at the wonder women of martial arts. While 1979s heroes of the east is a shaw brothers kung fu classic that provides great historical context and still really holds up, its sister release, come drink with me 1966, does not.
It is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. I bought this for my son who is in film school so that he could appreciate king hu, one of the most influential directors of all time. Come drink with me with cheng pei pei martial arts action. First, liao kungs kung fu skills are unparalleled, and fan dapei thinks he has no chance against him, or at the very least, one of them would not. Come drink with me 1966 bluray version kungfu kingdom. Could you blame me for being a male chauvinist pig when it came to genuine ass kicking. King hus come drink with me is cited by many as the inspiration for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, featuring the balletic fight choreography. An early classic of the genre come drink with me is often lauded as one of the finest hong kong kung. A revelation in martial arts filmmaking, it stars legendary fight queen cheng peipei crouching tiger, hidden dragon as golden swallow, a deadly agent sent to rescue a kidnapped official from a.
Come drink with me is more of a fantasy kungfu film in my opinion, it would be great to see tarantino do anything at this pointas long as its nothing like death proof. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and yueh hua as warriors with chan hunglit as the villain, and features action choreography by han yingchieh. It is one of the earliest wuxia movies, and stars cheng peipei, who many years later played jade fox in crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Im not sure what it exactly is about her, but she pulls off a believable kung. One of the bedrocks of chinese kungfu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material. Come drink with me i revisited and completely redid my drawing of cheng peipei as golden swallow from the classic kungfu flick come drink with me. It has a plot that allows the characters to be smart, have humorous moments, and engage in great fights.
In the us, it was released as five fingers of death with some rather funny translation in the dubbing to english. Not only was it a femaleled martial arts movie, its action scenes held a balletic grace that stood in stark contrast to the gory schlock characteristic of its action movie contemporaries. Image of come drink with me martial arts film, martial. Eunuch of the western palace 1979 full movie wu tang clan collection by nome. This is an attempt at a complete list of films produced by shaw brothers studios. I realized after watching the film that i had the mistaken notion that wuxia films were all wire fu. King hus classic kung fu wuxia tale starring the legendary cheng peipei, out now from 88 films. One of the bedrocks of chinese kungfu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, but its influence is far more extensive. The deadly duo kung fu action movie, full length movie, english watch full movies for free duration. Come drink with me is a shaw brothers classic that really demonstrates the earlier days of kung fu cinema. One of the bedrocks of chinese kung fu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, but its influence is far more extensive. With come drink with me, im forced to say that cheng pei pei who plays golden swallow, the films protagonist is the real deal. Come drink with me hong kong kung fu martial arts action movie dvd new dvd. Kung fu is about the application of hard work throughout your life to better yourself and to gain mastery over your body and mind.
Image of come drink with me martial arts film, martial arts. A clip of one of my favorite cheng peipei movie made 51 years ago in 1966. Come drink with me is still an enjoyable action movie whose best scenes. Come drink with me 1966 shaw brothers original trailer director. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought hong kong and taiwanese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. Its easy to see why this film was a turning point for chinese martial arts films. King hu was the visionary director who introduced this new style of movie making to the world, and come drink with me is the movie where he first did it. Come drink with me 1966 its difficult being the first. The picture quality is razor sharp for a dvd on my player, every scene so finely. If anyone doesnt know who she is, she played jade fox in the movie crouching tiger, hidden dragon by ang lee.
Come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. Were here to talk about all the aspects of kung fu including philosophy, logic, medicine, health, mentalphysical fitness, and of course technique. There is also a great movie commentary featuring ms cheng and an expert on classic kung fu flicks. Thats thanks both to director king hus artistic eyewhich would later win him a special prize from the cannes film festival for his film a touch of zenand the talents of star cheng. For fans of chinese kung fu films, come drink with me is an. Inspired by the movements and rhythms of chinese opera, it could also be credited as the root of a more balletic style of fight choreography, the gold standard for female asskickery. While kungfu was employed in hong kong cinema since the 1920s, it launched a different format to. This film strives for a degree of realism at a time when chinese swordplay films were still strongly under the influence of highly artificial opera presentations of chinese. We are writers, martial arts practitioners and filmmakers consumed by a passion for everything connected to the martial arts, and we love sharing it. Mar 23, 2014 this is the greatest martial arts film of all time. This old movie surprised me because i thought it would just be good.