Had me a kung fu and samurai double feature on Sunday. Posting late due to a crazy week
at work (mother nature decided to give me some overtime in the same week I work the early morning shift). Anyways, I started with this movie and ended with Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman. This Shaw Brothers classic was pretty good. A little longer than what it needed to be but pretty damn good. I mean, it's got a revenge plot so it's not going to be terrible (though, I've seen some pretty terrible revenge films in my life). Basic story. Villains here are very unlikeable. I just wanted them dead but they got away with a lot of stuff up until the very end. I love the kung fu score here. Too awesome. Too awesome that I searched the internet to see if I can buy the soundtrack. Of course, it's nowhere to be found. So instead, I bought the Kung Fu Hustle soundtrack. Anyways, there are a lot of cheesy scenes but it's supposed to be a serious movie. I was okay with it.
at work (mother nature decided to give me some overtime in the same week I work the early morning shift). Anyways, I started with this movie and ended with Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman. This Shaw Brothers classic was pretty good. A little longer than what it needed to be but pretty damn good. I mean, it's got a revenge plot so it's not going to be terrible (though, I've seen some pretty terrible revenge films in my life). Basic story. Villains here are very unlikeable. I just wanted them dead but they got away with a lot of stuff up until the very end. I love the kung fu score here. Too awesome. Too awesome that I searched the internet to see if I can buy the soundtrack. Of course, it's nowhere to be found. So instead, I bought the Kung Fu Hustle soundtrack. Anyways, there are a lot of cheesy scenes but it's supposed to be a serious movie. I was okay with it.
Okay to check out. There's a special edition to this movie that features a commentary by my favorite director, Tarantino. Might have to snag that version someday.
Before I started the double feature, I went to a Chinese restaurant called, Four Seasons. Pretty damn good.
