Our winners are announced
Thanks for the support! :)
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Originally Posted by
GeneChing
I feel badly as I know Phillip personally and wrote a cover story on Chan Koon Tai, an actor who I greatly respect (see our
JAN+FEB 2012). And Sammo is in it too. It's great but clearly I'm biased. I place it in my
top 5 2014 martial arts flicks.
It's got style - filmed in sepia tones with highlight spot colors for things like jade bracelets or qipaos - akin to
Schindler's List. It's also like a non-comic version of
Kung Fu Hustle Director Wong Jing must like to poach from filmmakers named 'steven'. And like Jimbo said above, a remake of CKT's
Boxer from Shantung. Phillip does his best Chen Zhen from
Fist of Fury, and manages to get away with it quite well as I believed he was a country bumpkin Kung Fu master, and know he is anything but a country bumpkin in real life. In an early scene, he takes out a double-nunchuk wielding foe, an amusing nod to Lee, given how the character is such an homage, even down to sticking his finger in his wounds when shirtless. The choreography is fun - a mix of wirework, CGI and some nice long single-shot sequences. It's over-the-top Yuen Woo Ping, akin to
Rise of the Legend, but it works. There's also some Bollywood-esque scenes that work extraordinarily well - the first music number totally nails what it sets out to do which really surprised me as I seldom have that reaction to music in Chinese films. Not much sword work - some short swords (or long daggers) and lots of axes because it's Shanghai in the 1930s under the rule of the Axe gang.
Thanks a lot for the kind words. We worked hard on this film and everyone involved placed in above and beyond effort and was very satisfied with the resulting product. Here's a light-hearted but pretty in depth English review of the film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQXTEwr8gbw
Thanks again for everyone's support, we're currently in the process of having more action/martial arts movies produced for everybody to enjoy soon! Happy New Year of the Goat everyone! :)
-Phil
Nominated for best Action Choreography at this year's (2015) Hong Kong Film Awards
"Once Upon A Time In Shanghai" has recently been nominated for best Action Choreography at this year's (2015) Hong Kong Film Awards. Whatever happens, I am already extremely grateful that the film got nominated.
Here's a list of this year's nominees - http://www.yesasia.com/global/yumcha...lm-awards.html
-Phil :)
We saw that Phil - Congratulations!
We've been following the Hong Kong Film Awards here. When it comes down to it, a nomination for 'Best Action Choreography' at HKFA is the highest praise any film can get in the world. No other award ceremony this prestigious even has such a category. Got my fingers crossed for ya.
And great to hear from you. We have more than a few members move on to stardom, but it's really nice to have them check back in here. That's what I've always admired about you. You got roots. :cool: