Lo lieh was famous as shaw studios first international kungfu film star. Fist of the white lotus 1980 aka clan of the white lotus. Sep 06, 2010 tuesday night at the hollywood theatre, the grindhouse film festival pulls two 35mm prints out of the archive for a grindhouse double feature. A fine directorial debut for lo lieh, plus a class performance from him as the white lotus chief. My monk has rotwf, but not epic, mainly because of the posky revamp. The wire assist on white lotus is minimal to allow white lotus to float back and away from attacks. The fist of the white lotus trailer hong wending san po bai lian jiao release date. One of my favorite thing about kung fu movies are the narrators who speak at the beginning of many of the movies and explanin the. Shaw brothers fist of white lotus avi planerkidteamps diary. Clan of the white lotus 1980 full movie download full hd.
Watch clan of the white lotus full movie in hd visit shaolin practitioners and brothers wu and hung kill the merc. A genre as horrendous as it is pure genius, no one can deny that martial arts action movies have influenced some of the finest directors of the past 3 decades. The permutations of their fights are delightful to behold. Swift sword 1980 rendezvous with death 1980 beggar yang fung. May 19, 2010 the fist of the white lotus trailer hong wending san po bai lian jiao release date.
First up, one of the greatest kung fu movies of all time. Released 1980, fists of the white lotus stars lo lieh, ching chu, chiahui liu, lung wei wang the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. He was famous throughout asia for dozens of superlative performances in everything from horror to modern thrillers to martial arts. A remake ofsequel to the classic executioners from shaolin, this kung fu classic sees our hero gordon liu receiving a sound thrashing from pai mei lo lieh early on, and later mastering the graceful embroidery technique from kara hui ying hung. Clan of the white lotus directed by lo lieh written by tien huang hong kong, 1980 this weeks film was recently viewed at the 2012 fantasia international film festival on a 35mm print, hence its inclusion in both the fantasia 2012 and shaw brothers saturdays columns. Fists of the white lotus aka clan of the white lotus, 1980 has a standard kung fu storyline of a student forced to learn different kung fu styles in order to defeat the superior skills of a villainous master who killed his brother and other family members.
But it is possibly liu chia liang who really shines as the choreographer displaying all manners of kung fu conflict in this action packed classic. Liu chiahui must learn embroidery fist and acupuncture to counter the evil white lotus. Get all 5 white lotus releases available on bandcamp and save 50% includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of legend of a lofi fist, royal reserve, bloody leaves, ice sickles, and formless kung fu. The monk hung wenting fights against the evil priest white lotus. Embroidery fist and acupuncture to counter the evil white lotus leaders deadly. It is released as fists of the white lotus in north america. Add a bit of individual flair whilst remaining true to the shaw brothers. Fist of the white lotus 1980 original trailer youtube. And while his fighting is fantasy based, gordon gives us his usual great hung gar fighting even when he is fighting white lotus. Maybe the two arent really the same kind of movie, but a couple things stood out. View entire discussion 5 comments more posts from the kungfucinema community. Gordon liu once again excels as the kung fu hero on the revenge trail.
Lo lieh, shaw studios first international kungfu film star, also directed this special sequel to. Then, the horrorkung fu collision seven brothers meet dracula at 9pm. Clan of the white lotus cantonese engsub hong kong. The white lotus was a fertile ground for fomenting rebellion. Fists of the white lotus 1980 a martial artist learns special skills to exact revenge from a group of fighters that killed his friends. A martial artist learns special skills to exact revenge from a group of fighters that killed his friends. This is the definitive list of the top 250 greatest martial arts movies from the east, to west, and back again. Tigerstyle kung fu, practiced and showcased throughout the film, is also called the white eyebrow system, based on the characteristics of the tiger, and was perfected by taoist priest bak mei. Hong wending san po bai lian jiao fists of the white lotus. Fist of the white lotus on dvd 694795301628 from ground zero. Celestial pictures shaw brothers classic film collection. The white lotus doctrines and religious observances, particularly their incense burning ceremonies which in the popular mind came to typify them, merged with the doctrines and rituals of the maitreyan sectarians.
Tuesday night at the hollywood theatre, the grindhouse film festival pulls two 35mm prints out of the archive for a grindhouse double feature. The fist of white lotus another classic shaw brothers movie from 1980 starring gordon liu. Fist of the white lotus 1980 shaw brothers original trailer aka clan of the white lotus director. This results in lighterhearted entertainment, as our hero learns embroidery fist and acupuncture to counter the evil white lotus leaders deadly weightless boxing and nerve centre shutdown techniques. Two antiterrorist agents are assigned to free a busload of american schoolchildren in the philippines who are taken hostage by terrorists. With chiahui liu, lieh lo, lung wei wang, kara wai.
Fists of the white lotus 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In some scenes in the movie, the priest white lotus seemingly cannot be touched or harmed. The film begins with a credit sequence that feels like the rousing climax to a previous film but the footage shown is brand new. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Lo lieh, shaw studios first international kungfu film star, also directed this special sequel to executioners from shaolin, where heroic gordon liu chiahui must learn embroidery fist and acupuncture to counter the evil white lotus leaders deadly weightless boxing and nerve centre shutdown techniques. Directed by lo lieh and starring gordon liu and lo lieh. Fists of the white lotus 1980 cast and crew moviefone. This results in lighterhearted entertainment, as our hero learns embroidery fist and acupuncture to counter the evil white lotus leaders. Fist of white lotus with gordon liu martial arts action. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the lo liehdirected movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at moviefone want to take. Tried to get my epic piece there with a cleric friend, the mobs were easy as pie, but when we got to noble djorns island, about 5 azaraks showed up and attacked us, and the storm mistress and bladestorms on noble djorns island noble djorn himself was strangely missing assisted the azaraks in disembowling us. Jade fox 1980 emperor of shaolin kung fu 1980 liang.
Last halloween, i went to elaborate lengths to look like white lotus. Jun 26, 2001 fist of the white lotus on dvd 694795301628 from ground zero. It might take several viewings to see how this movie gets better and better and allows you to look past the fantasy portions and enjoy them for what they are entertainment. Jan 05, 2009 shaw brothers a remake of the classic executioners from shaolin this is a kung fu cinema at its most absurd and most fun. Fists of the white lotus 1980 fists of the white lotus. Drunken arts and crippled fist 1979 clan of the white lotus 1980, director priest white lotus. Clan of the white lotus serves as a loose sequel to 1977s executioners from shaolin, but the film shares just enough plot elements and characters with its predecessor to be considered somewhat of a remake as well. Fist of the clan of the white lotus satisfies the exception to my rule.
Secret of chinese kung fu 1980 return of the sentimental swordsman. Clan of the white lotus wikipedia kung fu movies, martial arts film. Movies that fall under my eric scissorhands martial arts. It is used by the protagonist in the climax of kill bill. A five point palm exploding heart technique appears in both the shaw brothers films clan of the white lotus 1980 and executioners of shaolin 1977. Fists of the white lotus 1980 stream and watch online. Watch clan of the white lotus full movie in hd visit movies.