Comments on: The Sincerest Form of Filmmaking http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/03/the-sincerest-form-of-filmmaking/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:35:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott Jordan Harris http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/03/the-sincerest-form-of-filmmaking/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Scott Jordan Harris Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:41:35 +0000 http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/?p=5297#comment-1371 Oh, I’m surprised you found it poorly put together, Edward. After the obvious selling point of Bruce Lee, ‘Fist of Fury’ is characterised by its technical superiority to many other movies of its kind. For a martial arts movie that truly is poorly put together, check out the Brucesploitation clip above! If the more straightforward kung fu films are not for you, you might like to try out a more intellectually involving and obviously artistic picture like King Hu’s still-astonishing ‘Touch of Zen’: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Touch-Zen-Xia-1971-DVD/dp/B000089ARL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1268091581&sr=8-1 For a more detailed analysis of action in a modern martial arts film, you could check out my Great Movie Scenes post on 2008’s ‘Ip Man’: http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/02/great-movie-scenes-%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99m-not-here-for-the-rice%E2%80%99/ Oh, I’m surprised you found it poorly put together, Edward. After the obvious selling point of Bruce Lee, ‘Fist of Fury’ is characterised by its technical superiority to many other movies of its kind. For a martial arts movie that truly is poorly put together, check out the Brucesploitation clip above!

If the more straightforward kung fu films are not for you, you might like to try out a more intellectually involving and obviously artistic picture like King Hu’s still-astonishing ‘Touch of Zen’:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Touch-Zen-Xia-1971-DVD/dp/B000089ARL/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1268091581&sr=8-1

For a more detailed analysis of action in a modern martial arts film, you could check out my Great Movie Scenes post on 2008’s ‘Ip Man’:

http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/02/great-movie-scenes-%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99m-not-here-for-the-rice%E2%80%99/

]]> By: Edward McLaughlin http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/03/the-sincerest-form-of-filmmaking/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Edward McLaughlin Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:14:49 +0000 http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/?p=5297#comment-1369 Scott, it was just so poorly put together. It didn't impress - and at the time, it wouldn't have been too difficult. The fight scenes just seemed daft; the story, corny. I saw a bit of 'Enter the Dragon' also, to try and get what all the fuss was about. Put me off martial arts films for life. I wonder: have they ever gotten round to showing fight action differently? In a way which might put over the actual being in a fight, more vividly. It just blurs past and I'm sure it could be done better. Scott, it was just so poorly put together. It didn’t impress – and at the time, it wouldn’t have been too difficult. The fight scenes just seemed daft; the story, corny. I saw a bit of ‘Enter the Dragon’ also, to try and get what all the fuss was about. Put me off martial arts films for life.

I wonder: have they ever gotten round to showing fight action differently? In a way which might put over the actual being in a fight, more vividly. It just blurs past and I’m sure it could be done better.

]]> By: Scott Jordan Harris http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/03/the-sincerest-form-of-filmmaking/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Scott Jordan Harris Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:37:17 +0000 http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/?p=5297#comment-1357 Thanks for the comment Edward. I have to disagree though: http://apetrifiedfountain.blogspot.com/2008/06/fist-of-fury-hong-kong-1972.html What was it you found so tedious about 'Fist of Fury'? Would love to know! Thanks for the comment Edward. I have to disagree though:

http://apetrifiedfountain.blogspot.com/2008/06/fist-of-fury-hong-kong-1972.html

What was it you found so tedious about ‘Fist of Fury’? Would love to know!

]]> By: Edward McLaughlin http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/2010/03/the-sincerest-form-of-filmmaking/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Edward McLaughlin Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:15:39 +0000 http://www.touchingfromadistance.co.uk/?p=5297#comment-1356 I slammed an afternoon off college to go see 'Fist of Fury' when it first released. Why anyone would want to copy something which was so dull in the original, is beyond me. I slammed an afternoon off college to go see ‘Fist of Fury’ when it first released. Why anyone would want to copy something which was so dull in the original, is beyond me.

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