Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979), Bonus! Lau Kar Leung Project Pt. 11

This episode we review last year's film on the infamous plane crash in the Andes. https://letterboxd.com/film/society-of-the-snow/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

More 1970s political intrigue (but in the Qing dynasty) with the Shaw brothers and with an awesome weapon. https://letterboxd.com/film/the-flying-guillotine/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

Back to Chile via France for Costa-Gavras State of Siege from 1972. https://letterboxd.com/film/state-of-siege/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

This episode we review the cult classic Shaw brothers film, Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan. https://letterboxd.com/film/intimate-confessions-of-a-chinese-courtesan/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

This episode is about an underseen film by an underseen director, Chor Yuen's Death Duel. Chor's filmography has some of the most beautiful cinematography of the era and is drenched in atmosphere. The story is adapted from Gu Long who is known for labyrinth plots, lots of deception, and plenty of characters. Stars: Derek Yee, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Lo Lieh, Ling Yun https://letterboxd.com/film/death-duel/

This episode we review one of the most talked about horror films of the year, When Evil Lurks! https://letterboxd.com/film/when-evil-lurks/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

Bonus review of the two Kara Hui vehicles, Lau directed. Lighter and easier to watch, it is too bad Lau did not get to direct more of these. Stars: Kara Hui, Lau Kar Leung, Hsiao Ho, Gordon Liu https://letterboxd.com/film/my-young-auntie/ https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lady-is-the-boss/ https://letterboxd.com/director/lau-kar-leung-2/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

Bonus episode review covering Lau's Mad Monkey Kung Fu. This one moves away from Gordon Liu and features the super athletic Hsiao Ho. Stars: Hsiao Ho, Lau Kar Leung, Kara Hui, Lo Lieh https://letterboxd.com/film/mad-monkey-kung-fu/ https://letterboxd.com/director/lau-kar-leung-2/ Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or tweet us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/zafilm2film⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !

This episode we review the semi-classic Dutch slasher/giallo, Amsterdamned! Film stars: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven https://letterboxd.com/film/amsterdamned/

We finally wrap our Lau Kar Leung project, with a summary of where he sits in the historical canon and how he helped to change the martial arts genre forever. I then put his work into rough tiers, include a few non Lau recommended directed efforts to watch.