>Michelle Yeoh - 53
>Shu Qi - 40
Just got back into Wuxia this year with 'the Assassin' and 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny'
Can anyone recommend any more modern wuxia? (especially ones with MILF leads)
>>69805285
Shes in journey to the west, and its an awesome film. If that counts senpai
the new crouching tiger is absolute trash and is a disgrace using the same title as the first one
yeoh should commit sudoku for staring in that
90s/early 2000s wuxia are goat
Not explicitly wuxia but Raise the Red Lantern, Ju-dou, and Farewell My Concubine and essential Chinesefu watches.
>>69805285
Personally I feel that cheap CGI killed wuxia. Wirework and practical stunts/sets are pretty important to the genre. I also feel that it will get better as the chinamen get better at it.
>>69805285
Okay, so right now its:
>Mojin:the Lost Legend
>Journey West
>Monkey King 2
>>69805503
Already seen Farewell my concubine will put the others on the list
>>69805522
Pretty much why I stopped watching.
But lately hollywood has been lacking in the 'grand adventure' department so I'm turning towards asia cinema
>>69805285
dunno much about modern wuxia other than donnie yen movies. there is Fearless.
You can also try Raid 1 & 2 for asian action movies. also do try SPL 2 & not 1
>>69805341
As a huge fan of the scholarly translation, is this movie going to appeal to me. Like is it faithful at all to the source material or do they just make a bunch of plot points up for the movie? I know it's a comedy.
>>69805285
>Can anyone recommend any more modern wuxia?
Hero
Man of Tai Chi
Red Cliff
The Lost Bladesman (2011)
Woochi (2009)
Kung Fu Hustle
I'm catching up with my classical 90s wuxia for much the same reasons as >>69805522 pointed out though. I don't mind some high flying antics if it's done right, but too often they just throw CGI at it to try to make it ebin as fug. Just watched 36 Chambers of Shaolin, shit was fucking amazing.
>>69807376
>90s
80-90s* Proof reading is hard.
>>69805503
Ju-Dou and Raise the Red Lantern are amazing films. Such beautiful cinematography. Gong Li is one of the finest actresses.
>>69807446
One day Ju-Dou will be watchable properly
>slopes
>>69807116
Are you familiar with Steve Chow's work? Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, God of Cookery, etc? He is pretty good with putting the right stuff in his movies hidden under the comedy and cartoonish violence.
Man of Taichi is so severely underrated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFThsHMC5w
It always annoys me how many hipsters talk about all the wuxia they watched before Crouching Tiger and then it's like... there's not great wuxia before Crouching Tiger. Motherfucking Ang Lee elevated a grindhouse genre to arthouse with that movie.
>>69805285
Shu Qi Shu QiFIVE DOLLAH?!
>>69809736
This. It's literally Chinese capeshit.
![6353_tn[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/VfUXmgp.jpg "6353_tn[1].jpg")
>>69809736
>there's not great wuxia before Crouching Tiger
Shut the fuck up you filthy fucking millennial.
>>69809736
Is Once Upon a Time in China wuxia for you?
>>69809946
Everything is fucking capeshit to you faggots now, pick up a book and add some real words to your vocabulary.
>>69809736
Embarrassing.
>>69810011
>flying
>"""""""""fight""""""""" sequences
>flashy super powers
It literally fucking is, bro.
So is Sentai, you adolescent ass hurt shit.
Wasn't that the girl in The Transporter?
She fine as fuck
>>69810026
Not really embarrassed of the truth senpai.
>>69807376
This thread reminded me that I always meant to check out The Banquet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrS6_3zEyjk
Red Cliff isn't wuxia at all, and I like Kung Fu Hustle but... nah. Also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFh55NaFVLc
>>69810441
I found The Grandmaster disappointing, but it's basically the prettiest movie this side of Skyfall, and the main subplot is good, I'd watch a movie of just that, would love to have the patience for a fan edit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5amKLgnFU
>>69810441
>I like Kung Fu Hustle but... nah
>An ancient evil kung fu master awakens
>Protagonist masters special technique to fight him
>Series of wirefu antics
Literally wuxia m8
>>69810487
I know it's wuxia, but it's not exactly in the same bracket as The Assassin. It's like recommending Hot Fuzz because someone liked Heat.
>>69810549
The assassin is much closer to a King Hu film crossed with Hou's slow historical sensibility (3 times, FoS) minus the comedy that shows up in the early parts of Hu's work
>>69809736
Who's King Hu ? Who's Tsui Hark ?
Crouching Tiger Hidden dragon is for western people, it's not bad but it didn't elevated wuxia, it just made it more mainstream to western audience.
>>69810647
>Heat is much closer to a Jean-Pierre Melville film crossed with Mann's slow cerebral sensibility (Manhunter, Thief)
I agree with you in reality bro, let's not pretend we don;t both see where the other is coming from.
We can pick nits, but all I'm saying is I'd be more likely to double-bill Hero and The Assassin than Kung Fu Hustle and The Assassin.
>>69810652
>>69809965
>>69809973
And this is how you get recommendations on the 4chins.
>>69810746
I'm a different guy and I agree... was just supporting your point
>>69810809
My bad.
>>69805285
Man she looks fine for a 40 year old porn actress.
>>69805285
Speaking of Shu Qi, pic related is another movie she is in.
>>69805285
>Shu Qi -
more like Shu Qt
Two movies I feel did make great use of GCI are Andy ''Infernal Affairs'' Lau's groundbreaking The Storm Riders (1998) and the Pang Brothers' sequel The Storm Warriors (2009)
>>69812016
That. Looks. Fucking. Win.
>>69812092
If you like movies with asian dudes in robes who are good at sword fighting and magic who fall in love with princesses and fight overpowered bosses with a side helping of betrayal and redemption plots you'll love them.
>>69812407
>If you like movies with asian dudes in robes who are good at sword fighting and magic who fall in love with princesses and fight overpowered bosses with a side helping of betrayal and redemption
>>69811608
one of my favourite movies.
fucking killed me whenshe is killed trying to save her sister. ;_;
>>69813885
Thanks for reminding me. I kept the dvd when the local dvd shop closed. Corey Yuen movies are usually pretty good.
>That woman
>40 years old
Nah, not 'avin it...
Friendly reminder Shu Qi did a shitload of softcore before she got famous
>>69814242
This.
How can she be 40?
i am 23 and my hairline is receding so fast that...........:(
>>69811223
She was never in porn.
>>69811608
Zhao Wei is such a qt. Incidentally she is also 40 years old.
>>69816471
For real? Holy shit.
i never realized how much i want to fuck old chinese ladies
Do korean movies count? Memories of the Sword gave me wuxia vibes and it has Lee Byung Hee
>>69818277
Korea has some wild shit like Bichunmoo and Shadowless Sword that I liked.
>>69817926
she's top mommyfu, how can western milfs even compete?
>>69805285
I didn't like Shu Qi's looks when she was younger, back when she was touted as "Taiwan's hottie" or some shit.
She looks better now.
superior Hsu
I only know about these girls from the scarcity of internet asian porn in the 90's
>>69818277
Korea is desperately trying to have a place between
>Japanese Chambara cinema and all those Samurai films
and
>Chinese Wuxia/Kung Fu movies
It doesnt help that they had a very sinophile history.
So they try shit like in the War of Arrows (i.e. Archeryfu, which is untouched in Japan/China), or "real" fights involving Korean gangs with lots of stabbings, cheap shots, and 4x4's/hammers/tools used as weapons. (See: Oldboy)
This early Johnny To film isn't on the level of his later films, but it's alright and does have a cast of popular HK actresses. RIP Anita Mui.
I see a lot of talking but not enough old chinese qt actresses posting.
>>69819042
Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung and Anita Mu?! Looks good
>>69809965
I couldn't even finish it it made me so nauseous
>>69814242
I KNOW YOU'RE JUST SIXTEEN, BUT LOOKING ALL OF 21
>>69819067
Here you go, dickhead.
Anyone see the remake of this? I did but can't remember shit about it.
