RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-27 Thread Martin Baxter 

That's it. The on-the-edge vibe of him and his work.
  
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RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-27 Thread Martin Baxter 

Keith, the humour is part of the charm for me. But then, you may have noticed 
that I'm inordinately fond of a quip hither and yon...

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik




To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:41:48 +
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I really liked "Who Am I?", but agree with you. His humour gets a bit over the 
top, especially that movie "Rumble in the Bronx". I know that Chan's thing is 
humour, but I really wish he'd do more serious stuff. His moves lent to pure 
drama could be amazing. It's why I prefer Jet Li: serious and seriously 
skilled. I was looking forward to their pairing in "The Forbidden Kingdom", 
only to be crushed when it turned out to have more humour, and they felt the 
need to add a dopey white kid to the story.  What a waste...

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From: "Martin Baxter" 
To: "SciFiNoir2" 
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:48:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin








 



  



  
  
  


I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I loved 
his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies. Not much 
in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points for each 
blow taken/delivered.

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin


















 



  



  
  
  I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he 
did in the 70s, but that's about it. 

The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really. Like 
I said no plot. 



On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter  
wrote:


























If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young, 
watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning at 
the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan flick was 
like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the umpteenth time, 
and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it for the first time.


"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





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From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800

Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin


















 



  



  
  
  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little 
plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned 
what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge for 
her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while dressed 
as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a geisha is a 
martial art within itself.




She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the fight 
scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some exceptions. One 
scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism in a hand to hand 
combat scene. Very nice job. 




But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :) 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Mr. Worf 
Exactly.

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
>
> Back to stupid suits trying to add people to a film they think will pull in
> key demographics.
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Mr. Worf" 
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:48:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>
> I'm glad that you brought that up. That seems to be a big trend lately and
> I hate it! Just because they are speaking English doesn't mean they need
> white people in a Chinese movie. :( Totally ruins it for me.
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Keith Johnson 
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I really liked "Who Am I?", but agree with you. His humour gets a bit over
>> the top, especially that movie "Rumble in the Bronx". I know that Chan's
>> thing is humour, but I really wish he'd do more serious stuff. His moves
>> lent to pure drama could be amazing. It's why I prefer Jet Li: serious and
>> seriously skilled. I was looking forward to their pairing in "The Forbidden
>> Kingdom", only to be crushed when it turned out to have more humour, and
>> they felt the need to add a dopey white kid to the story.  What a waste...
>>
>>
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Martin Baxter" 
>> To: "SciFiNoir2" 
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:48:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
>> Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I
>> loved his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies.
>> Not much in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points
>> for each blow taken/delivered.
>>
>> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
>> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
>> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800
>> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>>
>>
>>  I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he
>> did in the 70s, but that's about it.
>>
>> The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really.
>> Like I said no plot.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter <
>> truthseeker...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young,
>> watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning
>> at the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan
>> flick was like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the
>> umpteenth time, and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it
>> for the first time.
>>
>>
>> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
>> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
>> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
>> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800
>> Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>>
>>
>>  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little
>> plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned
>> what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge
>> for her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while
>> dressed as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a
>> geisha is a martial art within itself.
>>
>> She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the
>> fight scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some
>> exceptions. One scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism
>> in a hand to hand combat scene. Very nice job.
>>
>> But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :)
>>
>>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson 
Back to stupid suits trying to add people to a film they think will pull in key 
demographics. 

- Original Message - 
From: "Mr. Worf"  
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:48:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 






I'm glad that you brought that up. That seems to be a big trend lately and I 
hate it! Just because they are speaking English doesn't mean they need white 
people in a Chinese movie. :( Totally ruins it for me. 


On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > 
wrote: 






I really liked "Who Am I?", but agree with you. His humour gets a bit over the 
top, especially that movie "Rumble in the Bronx". I know that Chan's thing is 
humour, but I really wish he'd do more serious stuff. His moves lent to pure 
drama could be amazing. It's why I prefer Jet Li: serious and seriously 
skilled. I was looking forward to their pairing in "The Forbidden Kingdom", 
only to be crushed when it turned out to have more humour, and they felt the 
need to add a dopey white kid to the story. What a waste... 




- Original Message - 
From: "Martin Baxter" < truthseeker...@hotmail.com > 
To: "SciFiNoir2" < scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > 
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:48:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 






I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I loved 
his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies. Not much 
in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points for each 
blow taken/delivered. 

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 





To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com 
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 




I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he did in 
the 70s, but that's about it. 

The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really. Like 
I said no plot. 



On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter < truthseeker...@hotmail.com > 
wrote: 





If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young, 
watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning at 
the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan flick was 
like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the umpteenth time, 
and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it for the first time. 


"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 





To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com 
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 







First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little plot and 
mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned what the 
main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge for her dead 
father. This required her to attack her father's killer while dressed as a 
geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a geisha is a 
martial art within itself. 

She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the fight 
scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some exceptions. One 
scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism in a hand to hand 
combat scene. Very nice job. 

But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :) 


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Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Mr. Worf 
I'm glad that you brought that up. That seems to be a big trend lately and I
hate it! Just because they are speaking English doesn't mean they need white
people in a Chinese movie. :( Totally ruins it for me.

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:

>
>
> I really liked "Who Am I?", but agree with you. His humour gets a bit over
> the top, especially that movie "Rumble in the Bronx". I know that Chan's
> thing is humour, but I really wish he'd do more serious stuff. His moves
> lent to pure drama could be amazing. It's why I prefer Jet Li: serious and
> seriously skilled. I was looking forward to their pairing in "The Forbidden
> Kingdom", only to be crushed when it turned out to have more humour, and
> they felt the need to add a dopey white kid to the story.  What a waste...
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Martin Baxter" 
> To: "SciFiNoir2" 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:48:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>
> I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I
> loved his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies.
> Not much in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points
> for each blow taken/delivered.
>
> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>
>
>
>
> --
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>  I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he
> did in the 70s, but that's about it.
>
> The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really.
> Like I said no plot.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter  > wrote:
>
>
>
> If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young,
> watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning
> at the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan
> flick was like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the
> umpteenth time, and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it
> for the first time.
>
>
> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>
>
>
>
> --
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little
> plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned
> what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge
> for her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while
> dressed as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a
> geisha is a martial art within itself.
>
> She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the
> fight scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some
> exceptions. One scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism
> in a hand to hand combat scene. Very nice job.
>
> But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :)
>
>
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Keith Johnson 
I really liked "Who Am I?", but agree with you. His humour gets a bit over the 
top, especially that movie "Rumble in the Bronx". I know that Chan's thing is 
humour, but I really wish he'd do more serious stuff. His moves lent to pure 
drama could be amazing. It's why I prefer Jet Li: serious and seriously 
skilled. I was looking forward to their pairing in "The Forbidden Kingdom", 
only to be crushed when it turned out to have more humour, and they felt the 
need to add a dopey white kid to the story. What a waste... 

- Original Message - 
From: "Martin Baxter"  
To: "SciFiNoir2"  
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:48:08 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 






I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I loved 
his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies. Not much 
in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points for each 
blow taken/delivered. 

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 





To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com 
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800 
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 




I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he did in 
the 70s, but that's about it. 

The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really. Like 
I said no plot. 



On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter < truthseeker...@hotmail.com > 
wrote: 





If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young, 
watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning at 
the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan flick was 
like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the umpteenth time, 
and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it for the first time. 


"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik 





To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com 
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800 
Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin 







First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little plot and 
mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned what the 
main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge for her dead 
father. This required her to attack her father's killer while dressed as a 
geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a geisha is a 
martial art within itself. 

She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the fight 
scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some exceptions. One 
scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism in a hand to hand 
combat scene. Very nice job. 

But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :) 


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Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Mr. Worf 
The later movies made me loose interest in him. I was initially impressed by
his maneuvers and his roguishness of not being able to obtain insurance.

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Martin Baxter
wrote:

>
>
> I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I
> loved his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies.
> Not much in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points
> for each blow taken/delivered.
>
>
> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>
>
>
>
> --
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800
> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>
>  I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he
> did in the 70s, but that's about it.
>
> The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really.
> Like I said no plot.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter  > wrote:
>
>
>
> If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young,
> watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning
> at the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan
> flick was like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the
> umpteenth time, and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it
> for the first time.
>
>
> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>
>
>
>
> --
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little
> plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned
> what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge
> for her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while
> dressed as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a
> geisha is a martial art within itself.
>
> She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the
> fight scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some
> exceptions. One scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism
> in a hand to hand combat scene. Very nice job.
>
> But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :)
>
>
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RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-26 Thread Martin Baxter 

I'm not fond of his recent stuff, the "Rush Hour" movies in particular. I loved 
his stuff from the 70s and 80s, especially his "Police Story" movies. Not much 
in plot either, but I think of the action in AD&D terms, hit points for each 
blow taken/delivered.

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik




To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:18:26 -0800
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  I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he 
did in the 70s, but that's about it. 

The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really. Like 
I said no plot. 



On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter  
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If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young, 
watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning at 
the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan flick was 
like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the umpteenth time, 
and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it for the first time.


"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik





To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800

Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin


















 



  



  
  
  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little 
plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned 
what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge for 
her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while dressed 
as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a geisha is a 
martial art within itself.




She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the fight 
scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some exceptions. One 
scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism in a hand to hand 
combat scene. Very nice job. 




But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :) 
 
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Re: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-25 Thread Mr. Worf 
I'm not a fan of his. I enjoyed some of his big stunts, and the stuff he did
in the 70s, but that's about it.

The Geisha movie is just a bit cartoony. It isn't a complete movie really.
Like I said no plot.

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Martin Baxter
wrote:

>
>
> If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young,
> watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning
> at the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan
> flick was like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the
> umpteenth time, and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it
> for the first time.
>
>
> "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in
> bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
>
>
>
>
> --
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin
>
>
>  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little
> plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned
> what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge
> for her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while
> dressed as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a
> geisha is a martial art within itself.
>
> She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the
> fight scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some
> exceptions. One scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism
> in a hand to hand combat scene. Very nice job.
>
> But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :)
>
>
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>
> 
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RE: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin

2010-01-25 Thread Martin Baxter 

If it's primarily wire fu, then I won't like it. Even when I was young, 
watching the Saturday afternoon kung-fu movie block, I found myself frowning at 
the wire sequences, without really knowing why. My first Jackie Chan flick was 
like manna from the gods. Just saw "Operation Condor" for the umpteenth time, 
and I still found myself jumping with glee, as if seeing it for the first time.

"If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody 
hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik




To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
From: hellomahog...@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:43:12 -0800
Subject: [scifinoir2] Movie - Geisha Assassin


















 



  



  
  
  First off this movie is definitely Saturday matinee faire. Very little 
plot and mostly all action. It took over half of the movie before I learned 
what the main character's name is, but she is apparently out to get revenge for 
her dead father. This required her to attack her father's killer while dressed 
as a geisha. Anyone that has studied geisha would know that being a geisha is a 
martial art within itself.



She takes on many different fighters from ninja to a monk. Many of the fight 
scenes are run of the mill "wire fu" scenes, but there are some exceptions. One 
scene in particular drops the wire fu and goes for realism in a hand to hand 
combat scene. Very nice job. 



But alas it is mostly martial art eye candy. :) 
 
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