This year has been something of an eyeopener for me and martial arts films, what with enter the dragon and another shaw brothers film, the 36th chamber of shaolin, being amongst the other nominated films ive watched. I will put my spirit within you and you shall live and know that i am the lord. Fantastic fest 2015 come drink with me 2015 trailer youtube. The classic erotic thriller is reimagined in a vampiric thriller that is as sensual as it is terrifying. Cheng peipei had a background in professional dance, not martial arts, and her movements suggest grace more than strength, which not only gives her character a cool, unflappable reserve, but helps transform come drink with me into something that looks as much like a musical as it does a kungfu movie. Long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. Jun 30, 2014 full length telugu movies with high quality. It is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. Come drink with me was one of the classic hong kong kung fu films that inspired ang lees ang lee, and it contains many of the same elements from that film, including gender confusion, a stolen mystical weapon, and a wallclimbing woman warrior played by peipei, whom ang lee would cast as the villainous jade fox in peipei. Come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed golden swallow. This film strives for a degree of realism at a time when chinese swordplay films were still strongly under the influence of highly artificial opera presentations of chinese. A group of bandits kidnaps the governors son and demands their imprisoned leader to be set free in exchange.
Nightmares come to life as andy realizes that sebastian is hiding a dark secret. Come drink with me da zui xia 1966 rotten tomatoes. Last year richard mansfield brought us the odd but sometimes effective the secret path, and now its the turn of his husband, daniel, to direct a gaythemed brit flick, drink me. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter and yueh hua as a carefree beggar, with chan hunglieh as the villain. This movie irks me in a similar fashion to the first film. The quality of the transfer to dvd is fine no complaints from me, i actually like the slight dated look, it time stamps it as not some new reboot. The action compensates for the fact that the plot is no great shakes. Come drink with me with cheng pei pei martial arts action. Hu kingchuana touch of zen, beloved heroine cheng peipei, and this, universally considered one of the best hong kong movies ever made. Drink me 2015 james and andy, a gay couple, seem to have everything until until andy loses his job. Inspired by the movements and rhythms of chinese opera, it could also be credited as the root of a more balletic style of fight choreography, the gold standard for female asskickery. Breakthrough come drink with me put vibrant 19yearold dancercumactress cheng pei pei on the action film map as golden swallow, a generals daughter tasked with rescuing her brother from the.
Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. The characters are bland and forgettable, the plot id basically nonexistent up until the last 20 minutes or so ill give it credit though, this one does hype up the bad guy a bit better, and the writing is godawful. The story behind the movie is that run run shaw of the legendary shaw brothers studio wanted to make a chinese version of a japanese samurai chanbara movies. He hired a young, inexperienced, director now known to us as king hu. The swordplay in come drink with me looks like youd expect real swordplay to look. Come drink with me 1966 shaw brothers original trailer director. Breakthrough come drink with me put vibrant 19yearold dancercumactress cheng pei pei on the action film map as golden swallow, a generals daughter tasked with rescuing her brother from the clutches of bandits, managing to take on all opponents with several breathtaking bounds, as one of cinemas greatest personifications of the martial.
T he drunken cat character has often been credited as having provided the roots of a new style of movie kungfu beginning with jackie chans drunken monkey jui kuen, 1978. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and yueh hua as warriors with chan hunglit as the villain, and features action choreography by han yingchieh. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and yueh hua as warriors with. Jackie himself admits to inspiration from come drink with me. At times, this film made me feel right at home with certain scenes echoing a western. Apr 26, 2015 click here to watch the drink me trailer. Aug, 2012 come drink with me 1966 shaw brothers original trailer director. Could sebastian be the killer stalking the streets of their neighborhood. Come drink with me da zui xia movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent drink me online on moviefone. Come drink with me was one of the classic hong kong kung fu films that inspired ang lees crouching tiger, hidden dragon, and it contains many of the same elements from that film, including gender confusion, a stolen mystical weapon, and a wallclimbing woman warrior played by peipei, whom ang lee would cast as the villainous jade fox in. Fantastic fest 2015 come drink with me 2015 trailer.
Oh, let all who are thirsting come to me and drink. James and andy, a sexy gay couple, seem to have everything they ever dreamed ofbut things are about to change. With action choreography from han yingchieh, it is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made and is now. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and yueh hua as. I wouldnt go that far on behalf of come drink with me, but if you consider the martialarts movie to be the apex of cinematic fun, seeing king hus 1966 spectacle for the first time is a. In 2001, there was director ang lee, villainess cheng peipei, and crouching tiger hidden dragon. Director king hu not only broke new ground but set the groundwork for all the action films that followed, including crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Where i loved enter the dragon and really liked the 36th chamber of shaolin, i cant say the same for come drink with me. The films director quentin tarantino last directed once upon a time in hollywood and the hateful eight. Outside of some obviously badly translated dialogue and being new to the genre, i had great time with this movie. Fantastic fest 2015 come drink with me trailer youtube. Andy loses his job and they take in a handsome stranger called sebastian. Come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed golden swallow, and the even more mysterious swordsman, beggar. Dec 31, 2015 this year has been something of an eyeopener for me and martial arts films, what with enter the dragon and another shaw brothers film, the 36th chamber of shaolin, being amongst the other nominated films ive watched.
No quotes approved yet for come drink with me da zui xia. View all photos 3 come drink with me da zui xia quotes. How far this goes depends on how you read the random bits of the movie, and how you think they fit together i half wonder whether the original script pieced everything together in a different way, but theyve been reordered with only partially successful results. A fast kicking female, golden swallow peipei cheng is dispatched to. A classically sexy thriller with a delicious vampiric touch, drink me is a highly erotic and exciting film. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Come drink with me 1966 bluray version kungfu kingdom. A fastkicking female peipei cheng is dispatched to rescue her own brother from kidnappers. Come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. Definitely wish there was a criterion collection for kung fu movies. This film could have been much better with a competent director, but as it is, its little more than gay soft.
Drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in. A look at the come drink with me behindthescenes crew and production team. Oct 01, 2014 come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed golden swallow, and the even more mysterious swordsman, beggar. Tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east. In 1966 the gamechanging wuxia film come drink with me, directed by king hu, changed the hong kong film industry forever.
With tommie grabiec, abi jarvis, will armson, evelyn powell. They join forces to free a kidnapped official from a. A fastkicking female, golden swallow peipei cheng is dispatched to. Come drink with me is a shaw brothers classic that really demonstrates the earlier days of kung fu cinema. If you have amazon prime, you can now watch this movie for free, this movie is called come drink with me. Both movies share being on the verge of the supernatural, as well having a love of somewhat perplexing horror, but while secret path was. For the best experience please update your browser. His movies are bloodily stylized explorations of the most profound human conflicts that move away from the fantasydriven martial arts works that. A remake of the 1966 martial arts classic, come drink with me, which tells the story of a young woman who sets out to free her kidnapped brother from a group of bandits. One of the bedrocks of chinese kungfu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, but its influence is far more extensive.
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