Even Bruce Lee once acknowledged the elephant in the room regarding modern day martial arts action. The problem being a bad guy could simply just use a gun. So often this dilemma would simply be ignored by filmmakers, which on occasion would make characters look a bit ridiculous. This paradox would be faced head on by Sammo Hung in what was a rarity for the local industry: a war movie.
Hong Kong cinema doesn’t have a large history in this genre if you discount the period epics. Whilst some may have had a conflict as a back drop, Chang Cheh‘s “Seven Man Army” and John Woo‘s troubled production “Heroes Shed No Tears” are the only two actual war pictures that spring to mind during that era. The 1997 handover has resulted in more gung ho Chinese productions but prior, a full on war movie was a rarity.
Hong Kong cinema doesn’t have a large history in this genre if you discount the period epics. Whilst some may have had a conflict as a back drop, Chang Cheh‘s “Seven Man Army” and John Woo‘s troubled production “Heroes Shed No Tears” are the only two actual war pictures that spring to mind during that era. The 1997 handover has resulted in more gung ho Chinese productions but prior, a full on war movie was a rarity.
- 10/13/2020
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
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