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La tua presenza nuda! (1972)
Don't listen to them
The very dark plot could have worked, but its all too exploitative, sleazy and cheesy. As interesting as it is to see Mark Lester play a different character to that he plays in Oliver, it doesn't stop him being incredibly wooden. Also, every time something f&*ked up happens in the film, the characters show very little reaction to it, which is infuriating. Its a mess too, the end especially, which is very shocking, and was probably one of my favourite moments, but it seems almost tacked on as an afterthought it happens so randomly.
Basically its just twisted soft porn (disturbingly almost verging towards child porn at times) masquerading as an intelligent thriller.
Don't listen to the other reviewers, its not worth tracking down.
Number One with a Bullet (1987)
Very average-poor, but personal classic
Don't get me wrong, this is a horribly by the numbers, worthless and forgetable film, but in my circle of friends it has developed a cult classic status. This is due to a friend giving me repeated copies of it as gifts as a long running joke. This caused me and some other friends to make our own sequel to it, Number 2 With a Bullet, to give to him on his birthday. After showing our film to some more friends we then made another, Number 3 With a Bullet. We even plan to make another in the next month. These are crudely made pieces but are highly entertaining nonetheless (more so than the original it has to be said).
I hope that one day the makers of this poor buddy movie discover the legacy they have created (just as long as they don't sue).
Lin Shi Rong (1979)
Hugely enjoyable old-style kung fu action
This has everything you want from a classic kung fu film - lots of superbly choreographed action, plenty of cheesy but fun humour, and even a reasonable plot, which actually gets quite nasty at times. The fighting really is the main reason to see it though, it really is something to behold. Plenty of somersaulting, using props, and crazy moves with ridiculous names, theres even a bit of weapon fighting too. The film never gets the coverage or respect it deserves unfortunately, but if you read this, I hope it will move you to watch it, love it, and tell all your friends. Trust me, if you're into old style kung-fu along similar lines to Drunken Master, you're in for a treat.
Long zhi ren zhe (1982)
Loads of fun
This is the sort of Kung Fu movie I love, one with lots of action, plenty of daft, broad, but enjoyable humour, a cracking pace, and a storyline that although it isn't groundbreaking, does hold your interest and give the film a bit of structure. Its also great to see a mix of fighting styles and plenty of weapon use mixed in with the kung fu. This is low budget (although high at the time for a Hong Kong film) with dodgy music and sound effects, and some dodgy lines (although that might have been through translation), but it doesn't take itself too seriously until near the end, so you can't help but love it.
It really hasn't been given enough respect this film, hardly anyone seems to have seen it on any of the Kung Fu fan sites. It is readily available on the Hong Kong Legends series in remastered widescreen format with plenty of extras though, so I recommend anyone who loves old style Martial Arts films (especially ones like Drunken Master) to buy this now!
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Utter rubbish
Bad dialogue, horrible unwanted levels of schmaltz, especially for a film thats supposed to be about car chases. Added to that, its a car chase film with very few car chases, and when they do arrive, they're not that great anyway. All in all its dull, predictable, cringeworthy, and should be avoided at all costs. If you want some car chasing action watch Driver instead, its far better.
Drive (1997)
Some good action, but it wasn't enough for me.
I can see why a lot of people like this film. Compared to most straight to video cheesy action flicks, its pretty good. But its still hard to watch without wanting to skip all of the crappy 'plot' bits, terrible dialogue and bad acting, and get to the action. Also, although the action is very good, its still not really on a par with the better Kung Fu films coming out of Hong Kong. All in all, stick with the real McCoy, as much as this wants to be, its not a Hong Kong action film.