My name is daniel suett, i am a media composer and producer from london, united kingdom. Reviewed in the united states on december 31, 2019. I was soon drawn into a world full of unexpected things, a variety of different magics, and a young character who has a backbone, a sense of honor, and strength. Oct 26, 2017 it is difficult to sum up exactly what blade runner 2049 is about. Now his son fu hong xue, a skilled swordsman himself, sets out to avenge his. A third blade runner movie is as inevitable as the coming. About the historic malco theatre the maxwell blade. Blade runner 2049 is the perfect embodiment of this with the two combining to bring forth a film that stands as one of the best of 2017 to date. The magic blade is a 2012 chinese television series adapted from tian ya ming yue dao.
Jan 20, 2020 sushin is a prolific blade and sorcery modder, responsible for some of the games most popular mods like the the death pit gauntlet and the medieval megapack. Based on a novel by gu long, the film opens with fu engaged in a showdown with yen nanfei lo lieh over a previously unresolved duel. Chinas tencent, hong kongs celestial to remake shaw bros. Action military adventure comedy drama magic fantasy shounen. This is the dvd trailer for yuen chors the magic blade. Twentyfour years ago, god of sabre yang chang feng was doublecrossed and murdered by someone close to him. Gu long describes fus blade simply as a jetblack sabre, a subtle metaphor for fus composed but valiant character. Video archive for the film the magic blade tien ya ming yue dao, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1976. Mar 10, 2018 the direction by yuen chor is one of his finest efforts for the shaw brothers studio. Back in 2012, wallace did a drama called the magic bladeand it was probably his big break leading a somewhat big budget production for the first time. Featuring nonstop action, astonishing touches of fantasy and an eye. Back in 2012, wallace did a drama called the magic blade and it was probably his big break leading a somewhat big budget production for the first time. The blade is a 1995 hong kong martial arts film cowritten, produced and directed by tsui hark, starring vincent zhao, moses chan, hung yanyan, song lei, austin wai, chung bikha and valerie chow.
Two rival swordsmen in imperial china, ponchoclad fu hunghsueh and yen nanfei lo leigh, 5 fingers of death vie with a powerhungry villain for the. Tencent pictures has come on board a movie project to remake the magic blade, a classic martial arts movie originally produced at hong kongs iconic shaw. David copperfield is one of the bestknown classic magicians ever. The magic blade film streaming itamight and magic wikipedia.
Thirtyfive years later, denis villeneuve sicario, arrival brought out the long awaited sequel. The 2nd movie that i watched with wallace chung and i sort of loved. Barker wrote and directed the film, about a man who can use pure magic called the puritan. In 2012, maxwell blade temporarily moved his show to a smaller location. In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost. Gorgeous, thoughtful, and brilliantly unraveling at a methodicalbutnotslow pace, blade runner 2049 is a film that makes me want to revisit the original, after having absolutely loathed it three. In order to perform the illusion, copperfield used an assistant for the latter part of his body. One of his favorite tricks was the death saw magic act in where he split himself in half using a giant saw blade. Mortal enemies work together to find a powerful weapon known as the peacock dart. The closest comparisons i can think to make are to much later 90s films like the bride with white hair or the swordsman 2. I know the movie was released listed in 1976 or here it is 2012 but i am trying to catch up on some of these chung movies to see if he had passion in acting as he did back when as he.
Sushin is a prolific blade and sorcery modder, responsible for some of the games most popular mods like the the death pit gauntlet and the medieval. I am very pleased to announce that randy is back from his film making dutys and has begun work again on a very anticipated kit the blade runner hero spinner. The manga was previously licensed in north america by cmx, who released three volumes. Classic blade runner video game is coming to consoles. The restoration of erathia heroes of might and magic iii. Jun, 2017 back in 2012, wallace did a drama called the magic blade and it was probably his big break leading a somewhat big budget production for the first time. Stream tracks and playlists from magic blade music on your desktop or mobile device. This exciting tale of two swordsmen vying with a powerhungry villain for possession of the dangerous peacock dart showcases brilliantly.
We are in a fantasy world where swords can cut branches off of trees from a distance just by being spun in place really fast. Globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Detective damour takes a case involving a murdered psychic before realizing theres much more to the mystery than meets the eye. Adventure film, world cinema, martial arts film, actionadventure, chinese movies. From hong kongs legendary shaw brothers this is an actionpacked swordplay film worthy of its cult status. Suspend 3 rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with three time counters on it. I produce musical scores and and songs for visual media. This film adaptation of gu longs novel follows the antihero in his combat against the arch villain yu by force and by brains. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. The quality of this motion picture is much better than the old films first of all. While directors chang cheh and lau karleung were making the transition from the swordplay and wuxia films with traditional actors to kungfu films with actors trained in martial arts, chor yuen made a long. One of the more fantastical and inventive of the 70sera shaw brothers productions, the magic blade is a dreamlike swordplay film that shares more in common with fantasy novels and classical romance than it does with more grounded martial arts films. The film benefits from spectacular practical makeup and effects, and magic unique to barkers imagination.
Ti lung, ching li, lo lieh, as all kungfu fans know. The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard. George, it is silly but surprisingly entertaining for its production. The magic of movie miniatures via the slice of life fan film. The original film directed by ridley scott is a scifi classic. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. Magic is a good film, but it does fall short of its potential. The magic blade tien ya ming yue dao 1976 traileraddict. The magic blade 1976 shaw brothers official trailer. Its lightweight, yet powerful and a perfect clipper for blending hair and on scalp cutting. Lung is intense as the brooding, clint eastwoodstyled loner while lieh delivers a spry turn as a devilmaycare playboy who is nonetheless quite good with a sword. The magic blade tien ya ming yue dao 1976 rotten tomatoes. In blade runner 2049, set three decades after scotts film, he has to recreate and expand blade runner, convincingly imagining how it might have changed over the years and reaching beyond its.
Minus a couple ooops on the subtitles all is great with the magic blade. Chinese sword masters pair up to fight off yet another villain for the deadly peacockdart. Sep 17, 2015 directed by chor yuen, the magic blade was a period martial arts wuxia story done in the inimitable shaw style with top notch fight scenes, costumes and sets. Magic blade, the two rival swordsmen in imperial china, ponchoclad fu hunghsueh ti lung, drunken master ii, a better tomorrow and yen nanfei lo leigh, 5 fingers of death, 36th chamber of shaolin vie with a powerhungry villain for the deadly peacock dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey. The action is on point they fight with a variety of weapons a revolving sword, fans, darts and hand to hand fighting as well. What kindtype of sword does fu hung hsieh use in the film. It took more than three decades for blade runner 2049 to receive the green light, 30 years in which scotts original film morphed from studiodoctored boxoffice bomb to bona fide scifi classic. Directed by chor yuen, the magic blade was a period martial arts wuxia story done in the inimitable shaw style with top notch fight scenes, costumes and sets. Mar 11, 2007 this is a hard film to write a synopsis for while every word of the one above is true, it doesnt really do the magic blade justice. I usually avoid young adult reads, but i picked this one up for free from amazon and deiced to give it a go. The magic blade new york asian film festival asia society. Secondly, there are lots of special effects in this movie. Delve into a world of sword fighting, adventure, and vengeance in part two of the magic blade.
It remains one of the true classics of the shaw brothers library. Fu hung hsueh ti lung is a stoic and extremely skilled wandering swordsman in chor yuens the magic blade. Jul 14, 2014 the magic blade plays at 6pm this evening at the asia society, as part of the grand finale to the th annual new york asian film festival, which concludes today. This is ayrton magicblader 24 unit demo by ayrton on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
View the daily youtube analytics of magic murray and track progress charts, view future predictions, related channels, and track realtime live sub counts. Jual film silat mandarin the magic blade, gambar bening, subtitle indonesia. Flex comix published the first tankobon volume of the manga on april 10, 2007. Amc the walking dead officially licensed michonne samurai sword katana blade. With basil rathbone, estelle winwood, gary lockwood, anne helm. Blade runner 2049 is beautiful, but does it have that old. Throughout the years, the theatre has seen a number of renovations and continued to show movies through 1995 until it changed owners and became home to maxwell blade and his theatre of magic and the hot springs documentary film institute hsdfi.
Slice of life is a crowdfunded fan film that takes place in a blade runnerlike universe and is presented as a love letter to. Oct 27, 2018 closing the festival, instead, was paolo virzis delightful but decidedly uncelebratory magic nights notti magiche which chooses to stare at the afterimage of the glory days when, in the. The real magic in this tool is in the staggertooth blade. It was also played at the directors fortnight at the 20 cannes film festival. Break blade is a japanese manga series written and illustrated by yunosuke yoshinaga since september 12, 2006. This film is notable for its unusual style, which includes dramatic closeups, employment of colour gels, and frenetic camera use during the fight sequences. Taking a more europeancentered take on the swordfu genre, he favors more dramatic, longtake camera movements rather than the traditional quickcut editing favored at the time. Jan 30, 2020 it took more than three decades for blade runner 2049 to receive the green light, 30 years in which scotts original film morphed from studiodoctored boxoffice bomb to bona fide scifi classic. However there are far better films in the genre to be watching than. This film is notable for its unusual style, which includes dramatic closeups, employment of colour gels, and frenetic camera use during the fight.
Blade is an upcoming film about the marvel comics character blade, a fierce vampire hunter who is himself a dhampir, a vampirehuman hybrid. What sets this luminaire apart, is the layout of the inline light sources paired with the highly intensive angle of the optics, which allows the creation of light curtains with genui. A nearperfect mixture of swordplay, fantasy, martial arts, heroic bloodshed, and more ti lung greatness than any moviegoer could ever ask for, in some of the best choreographed fights in wuxia history. Second in chus long series of adaptations from martial arts novels by gu long, and probably the best. The historical malco theatre maxwell blade theatre of magic. Gritty enough for mild abrasion, but with enough saturday morning appeal to satify almost any audience some nudity and suggestive situations keep it out of for the whole family territory. Magic murrays youtube stats summary profile social blade. Its a change of pace from your typical kungfu film. The magicblade r is a new design that just like the magicpanel offers continuous double rotation on pantilt axes. Twentyfour years ago, god of sabre yang chang feng was doublecrossed and murdered. Sep 17, 2015 tencent pictures has come on board a movie project to remake the magic blade, a classic martial arts movie originally produced at hong kongs iconic shaw brothers studios chinese social.
Closing the festival, instead, was paolo virzis delightful but decidedly uncelebratory magic nights notti magiche which chooses to stare at the afterimage of the glory days when, in the. Worth seeing if you enjoy hopkins work, and dummydoll movies. Weve been aching to show the magic blade for ages, and were thrilled that time has finally come. Oddly enough, the shorter fights work very well in this movie, as it is more about advancing the storyline than actual fighting. One of the most popular tools on the market currently is the 5 star cordless magic clip.
The drama went on to have decent ratings, but what left a lasting impression was that epic hairstyle and, on a serious note, the original soundtrack wallace sang. Like many others have expressed, the experience itself in the cinema2 hours and 45 minutesfelt more like a daylight revery. Blade runner 2049 is beautiful, but does it have that. Ti lungs magic blade character makes a brief appearance in death duel, a 1977 film that features derek yee as a master swordsman looking to become the greatest in the land. The black sabre wielded by fu, the protagonist in the magic blade, is the perfect case in point. Magic blade is the beginning of a loose trilogy of films directed by chor yuen. All the characters whether it be hero or villian are on top of their game throughout this movie. The magic blade plays at 6pm this evening at the asia society, as part of the grand finale to the th annual new york asian film festival, which concludes today. Alchemy is bound by this law of equivalent exchangesomething the young brothers edward and alphonse elric only. George and the seven curses, the film s original title, and the seven curses of lodac is a 1962 american fantasy film, largely aimed at children, that is loosely based on the medieval legend of saint george and the dragon. Its worth noting that both lung and fellow shaw brothers stalwart lo lieh further enhance the magic blade with great performances.