Comments on: Master of the Flying Guillotine http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/ a "b" blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:08:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mikhail http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/comment-page-1/#comment-69324 Mikhail Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:53:09 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/#comment-69324 Very nice. Here's my top 10 pulpy martial arts films, not necessarily in order. 1. Iron Monkey 2. Fist of Legend 3. Lone Wolf and Cub series ("When I was little, my father was the greatest Samurai in the empire . . . ") 4. Magnificent Butcher 5. Master Killer 6. Once Upon a Time in China series (esp. the 3 Yuen Woo Ping films) 7. Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1988) 8. Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi (2003) 9. Enter the Dragon 10. Project A Very nice. Here’s my top 10 pulpy martial arts films, not necessarily in order.

1. Iron Monkey
2. Fist of Legend
3. Lone Wolf and Cub series (”When I was little, my father was the greatest Samurai in the empire . . . “)
4. Magnificent Butcher
5. Master Killer
6. Once Upon a Time in China series (esp. the 3 Yuen Woo Ping films)
7. Shintaro Katsu’s Zatoichi (1988)
8. Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi (2003)
9. Enter the Dragon
10. Project A

]]> By: Reverend http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/comment-page-1/#comment-69175 Reverend Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:45:19 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/#comment-69175 <blockquote>It was a pan-and-scan, 4:3, ridiculously dubbed essay on sudden decapitation from a distance. Made a huge impression.</blockquote> Oh so beautifully said, Mikhail. "Decapitation from a distance," who knew? Now, after you encouraged me to watch this back in Brooklyn you turned me on to several more like <em>[[The Five Deadly Venoms]]</em>, <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Monkey_%281977_film%29">Iron Monkey</a></em>, <em>[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]</em>, and what else? I can't get enough of this stuff. What do you think of this list? http://www.hkcinema.co.uk/Top10/top10movie1.html
It was a pan-and-scan, 4:3, ridiculously dubbed essay on sudden decapitation from a distance. Made a huge impression.

Oh so beautifully said, Mikhail. “Decapitation from a distance,” who knew? Now, after you encouraged me to watch this back in Brooklyn you turned me on to several more like The Five Deadly Venoms, Iron Monkey, Lone Wolf and Cub, and what else? I can’t get enough of this stuff.

What do you think of this list? http://www.hkcinema.co.uk/Top10/top10movie1.html

]]> By: Mikhail http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/comment-page-1/#comment-69154 Mikhail Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:32:17 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/master-of-the-flying-guillotine/#comment-69154 This movie is a gem in the genre. A must see in my book. Not to be contrary, Rev, but I must point out that the blind Tibetan monk is not evil -- chaotic neutral at best. He is just focussed on exacting revenge on the One Armed Boxer for the killing of his two students in the previous film. I first saw this film on LA's channel 9 during an afternoon Kung Fu Theater sort of show when I was 10 or 11 so my experience with it wasn't exactly cinematic. It was a pan-and-scan, 4:3, ridiculously dubbed essay on sudden decapitation from a distance. Made a huge impression. This movie is a gem in the genre. A must see in my book.

Not to be contrary, Rev, but I must point out that the blind Tibetan monk is not evil — chaotic neutral at best. He is just focussed on exacting revenge on the One Armed Boxer for the killing of his two students in the previous film. I first saw this film on LA’s channel 9 during an afternoon Kung Fu Theater sort of show when I was 10 or 11 so my experience with it wasn’t exactly cinematic. It was a pan-and-scan, 4:3, ridiculously dubbed essay on sudden decapitation from a distance. Made a huge impression.

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