Low Key Corey Yuen's Best Movie? 

Totally agreed on Joyce Godenzi. I had only seen here in small roles before this film, and her acting ability and physical prowess with the action sequences totally blew me away. She should've been a huge star. And the drama with the family was so well handled, I couldn't tear myself away from the movie.

I haven't seen that movie in probably about 10 years, I should probably revisit. I don't remember too much about it.

Glad you enjoyed this one! That birthday part scene is soul destroying. I loved all the performances in this film, but Joyce Godenzi and Carina Lau really stood out to me, thought they were both fantastic. I also really liked Sammo as the straight man who was a little in over his head with the crazy family dynamics and just trying to keep the peace.

Righting Wrongs is a great movie, it's an indisputable action classic. That being said, I much prefer the characters in this film. I found their journeys to be much more relatable, and the characters more grounded and human. Other than the Wu Ma and Cory Yuen characters in Righting Wrongs, the characters in that movie feel kind of two dimensional to me, which has always been the problem I have with it, it has this kind of exploitation film quality that slightly detract from the impact of the tragedy of the events. I understand not everyone likes overblown melodrama, which this movie offers, but I really was drawn to it.

Totally agreed on this one, as you can probably tell from my review. I was not ready for this movie at all and it totally blew me away. Such a great film, and I loved this release as well.

The story is what really blew me away here. Amazing characters, arc, scene work, emotions, drama, it was just a fantastic movie, plus all the incredible action on top of that.

I am buying this for day one release. 88 Films is my jam

@@godzilla2721 They cost me a fortune over the years 😂😂😂

I saw that one is coming out! I actually did a video about the upcoming 88 releases but I haven't had time to release it yet because I've had so many videos coming out the past few weeks. Hopefully soon I'll get that one posted! Really looking forward to that release.

@@hkcinemasociety never seen that one but Cynthias in it be getting it

@@Timelord007 i've never seen that one either, but I saw a really interesting behind the scenes interview with one of the actors in it not too long ago and it made me really want to see the movie

Thanks again for the awesome content!

I don't disagree with that analysis at all. It's a very dated, ridiculous act that totally makes him see like a piece of shit and is absolutely spun for the positive within the movie. That being said, it doesn't ruin the movie for me because I think everything else is so well handled.

It's a reprehensible act, but it's consistent with whats established his character and it wasn't with malicious intent. Plus these films able tackle sensitivity topics sometimes add dark and twisted humour to it.

If you dig those movies you list, I think you'll absolutely love this one. It's kind of like a Royal Warriors with more over the top action.

I LOVE those location videos so much. I wish they could be on every release. Dude, this movie is bananas! I loved it.

We just finished one that will be annouced soon that took us pretty much into the jungles of Hong Kong. It's wild!@@hkcinemasociety

Hopefully it arrives by the weekend, it's a great Friday or Saturday night movie.

It's interesting to me that it was apparently Sammo's idea to do female lead action movies. He was the producer of a lot of these films, including Yes Madam, and it was his idea to put women in the main roles. Yet at the same time, he's often criticized for the sexism of his own films. It was a crazy time back, then!

Many of Sammo's movies feature women smacked around. One you notice the pattern you can't not see it.

So true

In a way we're living in amazing times, all these films coming out on blu ray with great artwork and bonus material, etc. In another way, it's torture, because it's basiclaly impossible to decide what to buy, and who can afford everything?!

@hkcinemasociety Oh well it's even more impossible if you're region free, luckily I'm strictly abiding to Region B for that exact reason so it's much easier haha. Though movies from different genres are sorely tempting me to Region-free! I'm only new to HK cinema (except for seeing some of John Woo's best movies a few years back) so luckily 88 Films and Eureka are supplying a good stock of them to keep me going!

It's been a really tremendous year for these amazing films that are kind of deeper cuts from the catalogs without the huge stars but are still of the best quality. I can't wait to see what the future holds.

@@hkcinemasociety it really has! My bank account hates me 😅

@@andrewmurray6079 I was scared for this year based on things people were telling me at the end of last year, and I'm even more scared for next year 😂

@hkcinemasociety oh crap!! 😅😅 so am I now....but ina good way lol!

@@andrewmurray6079 it's the best type of scared for sure 😂😂😂

It's so damn good

Nah

It is definitely better than Yes Madam and Righting Wrongs. That being said, if all you care about is watching people shoot each other beat each other up, you might not agree, but the story and characters are much better. I'll take a contemporary set movie with guns over a period martial arts film every time.

@@hkcinemasociety well, each to their own, I'm a long time fan of the ACTION/ Choreography- many films I've seen had no subtitles or dub, and the story is absolutely secondary to the action for me, and uncannily almost ALL the (100's of) long time fans I know !!! There are far better films for STORY content than HK action films, you must be happy with a low common denominator. You wrote- '' I'll take a contemporary set movie with guns over a period martial arts film every time.'' so you have admitted you are not a choreography/martial arts lover'', instead you prefer spectacle over substance in that regard. I've managed video stores & sold/distributed martial arts films for over 30 years, so to me you seem either relatively new to the genre or slightly perverse in your aesthetics, but still ....we are all free to have our own tastes & opinions, however great or naff they are- I now know that my taste in action films don't coincide with yours & probably vice versa. 🙄😁 BTW- I pulled out the DVD of SSS & re watched it in case I was being unfair and missed something last time I saw it. The story is a joke full of adolescent ideas of how the police force work. The action is child like fantasy and includes women falling on tables from 20 foot & landing on breaking glass, without a scratch. Sammo gets about 10 seconds fighting with Yuen Wah. Joyce Godenzie doesn't perform more than 3 consecutive moves in any of her fights. The characters are horrible, mostly squawking racists. You seem to be in some opinionated dream Will, maybe re-watch Police Assassins & Righting Wrongs again when you're off the medication? 🙄😉

I haven't. Never seen that one! I should try to track it down.

I really like the serious stuff in Yes Madam. I think the characters are well done and the plot is interesting enough. For me it's the over-the-top comedy that takes me out of the film. Those scenes are hard for me to get through, because they're so out of keeping with everything else it's like suddenyl watchign a different film.