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Kuro Obi - Drunk Monk - 09-03-2011
best
karate
film
ever
Re: Kuro Obi - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 09-03-2011
If it also known as 2007's 'Black Belt', then it is in my Netflix queue.
I'm returning it to netflix today - Drunk Monk - 09-03-2011
maybe i should make a special DOOM mark on it
Re: Kuro Obi - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 09-03-2011
We never did get around to making that Doom stamp, did we?
In another news, Germany has finally allowed the original Doom first person shooter to go on sale in that country.
didn't make it into the post - Drunk Monk - 09-03-2011
i got distracted... :oops:
i put a little grey delta on the knee of the villain photo on the DVD. ;-)
I haven't seen many Karate films - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 09-11-2011
But this one was pretty darn good. It even had swords, so it has to be good.
The line that keeps resonating in my head "What do you learn by beating someone inferior to you?"
Was there a delta on the knee? - Drunk Monk - 09-12-2011
There aren't that many karate films. Most Japanese martial arts cinema focuses on samurai films. Most of the karate films were by Sonny Chiba.
Who? - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 09-12-2011
No Delta.
bummer - Drunk Monk - 09-12-2011
Some random netflixer has a honked up kuro obi dvd now. :oops:
Re: Kuro Obi - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 09-12-2011
Netflix has multiple distribution centers around the country to ensure those quick turn around times. Mine is in Santa Anna. Maybe I know too much about how Netflix operates?
RE: Kuro Obi - Drunk Monk - 02-03-2025
I just rewatched this and was struck again by how much of it I forgot.
I do love how it plays with Karate ideals in the academic way - only for defense, yeah right. I also love the choreo which has the most authentic Karate feel. The finale fight gets dirty in the mud and it's a one-er that's notably tense and complicated because they're rolling in mud.
And that cast is authentic practitioners:
Taikan (Tatsuya Naka, 7th Dan JKA Shotokan karate)
Choei (Yuji Suzuki, 1st Dan Kyokushin karate)
Giryu (Akihito Yagi, 7th Dan Goju-ryu karate)
This still holds up. It's timeless. There's some arty stuff, like the focus on the red balloon, and some clever use of B&W for that mud wrasslin finale fight (I shouldn't denigrate it that way because it is very well done).
The evil Japanese captain reminded me faintly of my grandfather.
Still D00M recommended