#asian cinema

Leslie Cheung (A Better Tomorrow, 1986)

Here’s the trailer for Jackie Chan’s upcoming movie, Ride On (2022)

Jackie plays an aged stuntman who goes viral after being recorded fighting off a bunch of debt collectors. While that sounds pretty action packed, it seems the film is going to be more of a drama or comedy. There will be action sequences from the looks of things but k don’t think that will be the focal point.

If you know me, you know I’m a fan of “covert” fight scenes. Scenes where two people are fighting but they’re both pretending that something else is going on. This one from Dreadnaught (1981) is one of the best.

By the way, the guy that choreographed this scene, later went on to choreograph The Matrixfilms,Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonandKill Bill.

With classic Hong Kong action cinema pretty much dying, I’m always on the hunt for some kind of hopeful sign that someone’s carrying the torch. While it’s hard to find, it’s scenes like this that out a big smile on my face.

This is a classic, 90’s style Hong Kong fight scene from Imperial Bodyguard (2011). So fucking cool.

EDIT:I initially said this was a 2022 movie. I was wrong.

The Sadness (2022)