Ashes of Time Redux

[Drunk Monk]

DM = Dream massacrer

[cranefly]

Blame DM for raising your hopes and crushing them.

DM's gargantuan feiyue casts a long shadow, hovering overhead.

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BTW, I watched Eagle Shooting Shadows.  I think I drifted off a few times -- not from boredom, more from exhaustion, trying to keep up with the manic pace, and subtitles.

Wow, what a cast.  There were a lot of paired guys and paired gals, making me wonder if I missed some magical gender switches along the way.  But who knows.

I'm now inclined to think that a giant Rodman stomping a village would have been too tame for this movie.

[Drunk Monk]

I thought you'd be amused. It might be too hardcore mo lei tau for anyone not initiated. As you say, it's hard to follow because of the irrevernet pacing.

As for the gneder confusing, I had a hard time trying to figure out if Carina was supposed to be a woman crossdressing or a man played by a woman. Turns out it was the latter, as we learn in the very end. It's another one where Leslie is the heartthrob, and that always strikes me as fascinating because he was one of the early HK stars that came out as bi (after having relationships with many of the hottest HK actresses in the biz then) and ultimately killed himself. I remember discussing it with some friends at Shaolin because his suicide was around when I made my 2nd to last trip.

It was good to see Bridgette and Maggie again - I was such a fan of them (Joey's eyebrows always distracted me). The two Tony Leungs (who I still confuse) and Jackie Cheung were on point with their comic timing, as always.

[Drunk Monk]

For the sake of the rest of the brotherhood, a trailer must be dropped



This trailer encapsulates what the film is like - a bit of a slow start and then it's a deep dive into mo lei tau madness. If you're not a Kanopier, this movie can be found in its entirety on YouTube with a bit of searching.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

OK, I guess I’m in. That looked spectacularly weird. It also looked like everyone was having a total blast

[Drunk Monk]

OK, I guess I’m in. That looked spectacularly weird. It also looked like everyone was having a total blast

If you can't find it elsewhere:


The cast is definitely having a spectacularly weird blast. Too much so, methinks, but therein lies the magic of mo lei tau.

[Drunk Monk]

Not quite sure how my The Grandmaster review ended up on this thread, but if you want to see it FOR FREE in SF Chinatown...

Radiating Bruce Lee film screening: THE GRANDMASTER [2013]
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of this epic life story of the Wing Chun grandmaster IP MAN, whose most famous student was BRUCE LEE.
By [color=var(--eds-control,#3659e3)]Chinese Historical Society of America
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When and where

Date and time
Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 2:00 PM PST

Location
[b]The Great Star Theater[/b] 636 Jackson Street San Francisco, CA 94133

You must register here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radiating-b...0770145717