Re: [silk] Chinese martial arts movies

2012-12-22 Thread Divya
I second the endorsement of Wu Xia. Terrific martial artistry courtesy Donnie Yen, and excellent performance by Kaneshiro Takeshi as the persistent cop. On that note, good Asian action (including martial arts) flicks I saw in 2012: - The Bullet Vanishes, with Nic Tse and Lau Ching-wan.

Re: [silk] Chinese martial arts movies

2012-12-22 Thread Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Divya divyasamp...@yahoo.com wrote: I second the endorsement of Wu Xia. Terrific martial artistry courtesy Donnie Yen, and excellent performance by Kaneshiro Takeshi as the persistent cop. On the subject of Donnie Yen, I was fascinated with Ip Man (not so much

Re: [silk] Chinese martial arts movies

2012-12-22 Thread Divya
Yes, he's an amazing martial artist, isn't he. Trivia: Sammo Hung, who plays a Hung Gar master in the Ip Man sequel is a Wing Chun expert in real life. Speaking of Ip Man, there's another biopic about him due out in 2013, starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai and directed by Wong Kar Wai. Cheers Divya