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Fist of the Condor - Drunk Monk - 05-03-2023
(03-09-2023, 01:55 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Fist of the Condor
Got the online screener for this because I might be interviewing my ol' cast mate Marko.
This is such a Marko project. He produced, choreographed and acted in it. It has his Chilean accent, and is almost an homage to 80s grindhouse action (at least that's how I'll play it). There's even an odd focus on food - Marko obsesses over what he eats - how he fuels his instrument. Given his physique, I can't argue with that.
The hardest thing about Marko is that he's huge and cannot find opponents that are his size. That typecasts him as the villain, like with John Wick 4. Here he plays a duel role, twins, good Marko and evil Marko. I got kinda lost on which was which. One is shaved bald and the other has long hair, but both of their moral bases were dubious.
The plot is mostly an excuse to have fight scenes and many are quite good, but few match Marko in skill. The final villain is a silat guy (I think) and has interesting skills but is still shorter than Marko. There's a good kill, a head stomp (which is a theme) and then the condor comes. Ultimately, Marko doesn't fight Marko for a finale fight. It's sort of a continued next sequel sort of ending.
Condor style is a fusion of wushu eagle claw and capoeira.
Not quite D00M recommended. It doesn't go anywhere that fresh. But we should support Marko in my way of thinking.
Hope the interview comes through. It'll be good to reconnect with Marko.
RE: Fist of the Condor - Drunk Monk - 05-09-2023
Marko interview in T-minus 40 mins...
RE: Fist of the Condor - Drunk Monk - 05-09-2023
That went well. Marko is well spoken for someone ESL and he's a clear thinker on his work, as well as martial arts, of course. There were some good revelations. I kept it focused on FotC but got some fun stuff from John Wick 4 too.
We even got the chance to reminisce about Man at Arms: Art of War a bit at the end.