@@dalemcilwain Haha, definitely man. Back in the early/mid-80s as a pre-teen kid it was cartoons and cereal all morning then straight into the Channel 5 Drive-In Movie double-feature. I actually got exposed to Kung Fu flicks even before they started playing them on TV, because when me and my brother were like 6 or 7 in the very late 70s sometimes my uncles had to babysit us and they would just take us from Brooklyn to Times Square where all those _adult theaters_ would run Kung Fu flicks during the daylight hours. So they would sit us there for hours watching back-to-back-to-back movies eating popcorn and drinking soda and then bring us back home. I distinctly remember seeing a triple-feature that was 1) Master Killer (aka 36 Chambers of Shaolin), 2) Five Deadly Venoms and 3) The Ming Patriots--we only saw part of that one cuz it was too boring and me and my brother made our Uncles take us home. But yeah man, Saturday Kung Fu flicks on Channel 5 was the shit ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OeAZmY31eE8.html
@@BrooklynBigAl I know what you mean, Fam. It's just sad that the children of today can't have that Saturday morning experience. Has for the Drive In Movie experience, you could be outside with your friends playing basketball or just hanging out. When it close to 3pm you stop what you were doing and report home to watch the movie feature. I lived across the street from a school playground. One Saturday afternoon, I was playing baseball with the other kids in the neighborhood. Good thing I wore a watch. At 2:45pm, I just walked off the field. Another kid asked me why I walking off. "Sorry for leaving. But The 5 Deadly Venoms will be on in fifteen minutes. Ten minutes later the whole playground was empty. I remembered Drive In Movie had double features for 2 straight years, never a triple feature. Then at about 5:15 or 5:30pm (if it's in the spring or summer time), we would be back out with a new energy or practicing a move, technique or style from a martial arts flick. 🥲
Who is Still Watchhing this MOvie in 2024?? Damn I like this Pai Mei Bad Arrogant and I love Tiger Claw Style of Hung Tsi Kuan and all these funny Sound FX sleeves while hitting... LOL!
In the 80's, movies like this inspired kids all across America to try flying kicks in the living room, causing mom to yell at them while dad tried to take a nap on a Saturday afternoon. May we never forget "Saturday afternoon Kung-Fu Theater." And for all you kids who grew up with the internet and cell phones, you have no idea how much Coca-Cola, Atari and Kung-fu theater affected kids from the 80's. It was the perfect storm. It's amazing we survived.
@@theblackpearlofbraavos Right? I was told "Go play outside." Wasp nests, frogs, diving bombing birds, snakes, turtles, giant freaking spiders, BB guns. These where my toys. There was an Atari 2600 but that was in the house. That was a no go zone. Cell phone tracking? Helicopter moms? Nah. The kids are "outside" and they'll be back when they're hungry, or... covered in poison ivy, stung by a bunch of pissed off wasps, or needing stiches.
Actually, since his last name is Lo, it's Lo Lieh, traditional Chinese culture puts emphasis on the importance of the family or clan before the individual members, so the sur names are always pronounced first before the given name.
@@johnlloyddy7016 Lo Lieh was actually Indonesian. It's not just a Chinese culture that the family name comes before the surname. It's an Asian culture. .
Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other kung-fu film where the person seeking revenge was smart enough to try and run away when it became obvious the villain was too powerful to beat.
Haha. But to give some context, he's not talking about balls, but acupuncture pressure points, which are the only way to defeat Bai Mei's Iron Cloth/Golden Bell kung fu. But Bai Mei has achieved the ability to move these points throughout his body. It's a troupe in many kung fu movies and novels
The talent just isn't around in the breadth as it was in those days. Plus there just isn't the mainstream appetite for it, people are obsessed with Superhero and Kaiju bollocks.
"When pride comes, then comes destruction, and an arrogant spirit comes before a fall" Biblical proverb Even though pai mei is op, humility is always in order
I remember the first time I saw this movie... Every Saturday at noon we were already in position,snacks and everything on deck... They used to have a theater that played old movies 🎥 and always martial arts movies we couldn't get enough of this one...Kid With The Golden Arms,Super Ninjas,Crippled Avengers,Five Deadly Venoms,Champions From Shaolin ,Avenging Eagles and this one back to back weekends...That theater 🎥 was our little heaven...
Always hysterical that when they were hitting air you hear them hit wood or something, as if the air is solid! You don't see that level of entertaining martial arts any more.
@@junodonatus4906 Bruce Lee could do 1,500 push ups in a row, 400 pushups with one arm, and 200, 2 finger pushups, and could also do 50 pull-ups with one arm! No one has come even close to matching those ridiculous numbers! He worked out every day for 14 hours like a maniac and he would kick a 700 pound bag! He was so insane, that he would have had enough power to break through Pai Mei's iron skin. Not only that, but Pai Mei would also have trouble with Bruce's insane speed. Bruce had the punching power of a heavyweight boxer in a 140 pound (max weight) body. Combine that power with his speed, and it's game over..no iron skin can take that much punishment!
Although essentially a "bad guy", the Pai Mei character is possibly the most interesting character in the Asian Kung fu movies. His internal chi control, to the point where he can withdraw his nuts into his body and out of harms way and have virtually no weak spots,is quite astounding. He is also able to almost glide across the ground at times if you watch for it from the same internal Kung fu control. He should have been in more movies.
I remember watching this movie, as well as the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, on Kung Fu Theater late Friday nights when I was a kid. Great actors, great plots, and quality entertainment!
Pei mei the priest was my inspiration to learn martial arts. This portrayal of Pei Mei is based on the legends of the five shoalin greats.Although the bad guy renegade against the shoalin temple in reality he was revered as one of the all time greats.Lo lieh lead actor is also known for the cult classic 5 fingers of death.
word. Bai Mei's calm was just unsettling. I didn't know until last year (2013) that Hongxi Kwon was an historical freedom fighter in real life. I loved these guys' version of this classic confrontation.
IN 1984-85 I was recovering from some really bad chemo and I had two friends that would come over every Saturday with drinks and pizza and watch Kung Fu movies with me. Good friends.
3:49 that powerful strike doesn't just shatter bones, it shatters your WILL and courage. That dude wanted nothing to do with Pai Mei after getting hit by that ungodly strike. All he could think about after that was RUN.
You know you are a bad ass when you have 10 bodyguards and their only job is to remove your robe so you can whip someones ass. Pai Mei is the only Asian Martial Arts Master who will fight you and not even have to roll up his sleeves
Sometimes I think about the indignity of being cannon fodder in a movie like this. “Looks like we have two new positions open sir…swordsman and…swordsman…” These dudes had entire lives, they were infants and toddlers, went to school and trained to become fighters, family at home, one of them probably hated mondays and the other dude was probably *not* a morning person…DEAD…snuffed out for eternity so the protagonist can ultimately face Pei Mei lol
That's why Pai Mei disrespected him all the way trought the fight, you see: Traditional martial arts permits a challenge and a duel with a master of an art, in this case, Pai Mei is the master, so a duel against him is an duel against the school, but the school can have rules, like for instance, in certain karate dojos, when you want to prove their style, sometimes you may fight the second best before the best, it gives a chance to see not only if you're up to the challenge, but worthy of the master, but the rule is DO NOT KILL the second one. The protagonist was blinded by revenge, and his kung fu was not that good, because he wasn't able to subdue his opponents without resorting to deadly force. It takes a student semi competent to kill, it takes a master, to fight agaisnt a stronger opponent, and subdue him without killing. The protagonist disrespected the rules of the school, disecrated the temple and undid his honor, by killing those who are not his enemies. Pai Mei was pissed, and so would I be
This 46 year old fight scene is more entertaining to watch with zero special effects than most of present day. Pretty sure Quentin Tarantino. Went for this exact look in the kill bill Uma Thurman fighting her master they first meet.
Look at those camera angles, the fluidity, the expression.... The moments of silence punctured by violence. THIS is what the essence of a real fighting movie should be. Masterpiece.
Beware the man who doesn't flinch when you kill two decently skilled swordsmen, and casually has his underlings disrobe him while he waits for you to attack.
OMG used to watch this all the time Sunday mornings on a Toronto tv channel , aired it like 20 times a year, never forgot the rolling pot sacrifice, and the brass man lol.. thnx for posting.. classic..
This movie is one the tightest and hard core films ever produced by the Shaw brothers and most interestingly is how actor Lo Leigh though he tried to be known as a good guy in movies Pai Mei won him many fans the world over he was a better villain than hero.
Brothers Five Heroes of the Sung Invicible Fists Pursuit of Vengeance Are few of the movies where lo lieh is a hero. The pursuit of vengeance is for me where lo lieh became a comedian hence the funniest of the 4. The most serious lo lieh is the Invicible fists.
This is one of the first Martial Arts theater Saturdsy afternoon movies I remember from the mid 80s. Also I never noticed the music when he opens his eyes is from "Protect ya Neck".
My tiger kung fu....................... is better than yours...................... I don't think you're good enough......................... to avenge your master
Pae Mei is very dangerous, his understanding of external and internal kung fu, enables him to take damage, and handle it better, making it very hard to find his weakness. But it his years of experience in martial arts, that gives him a good grasp on who can beat him, and how, and their potential.
@@carlkim2577 Oh absolutely, I believe altogether he's officially said Flash Gordon, Kurosawa films ( Specifically The Hidden Fortress), and Triumph of The Will the nazi propaganda film. I was just pointing out Pai Mei has nothing to do with any of that lol.
Oh my goodness, I do exactly remember back in the 1980s as a young kid on Saturday afternoon watching all these different types of kung fu movies. wow were they the best years or what. I enjoyed watching these types of movies back then, even though some of them you had to read the subtitles but still was great to watch them. Man I wish they were still doing these type of movies on Saturdays afternoons. Miss those days and I know everybody else does too. Just wondering why they stopped it, of course back then there's a lot of things that they played and they stopped which is a shame.
sea green that’s true. In Chinese Kung Fu there are lots of techniques that specifies to kill, and lots of schools and styles include attacking testicles (like Wung Chun in Ip Man 4). As a counter, there’s a skill generally called 缩阳入腹 (hiding testicles into lower belly) which prevents weakness being attacked. There are lots of other ‘ridiculous’ and kinda despicable techniques like this. Still take Wung Chun as an example, 标指 is also a technique to use fingertip to thrust throat or slash eyeball of enemy. In order to kill the enemy any weakness can be utilised.
I love the timing and practice these actors showed in these classic Hong Kong martial arts movies. 1:00-1:04 Despite the fact these are not sharp that is impressive timing to duck those blows.
