Comments on: The Wrestling King

By: James

James — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:25:18 +0000

Agreed on all points! Chinese gender roles and masculine values need a shakeup that only a shoulder throw from a collar-and-elbow clinch can deliver!

On the topic of the show, overall, I enjoyed the authentic martial arts - even learned a thing or two about shuai jiao after all the reading I’ve done over the years from it. The acting at its best was superb and heartfelt, but some of the plot could have been better, particularly towards the end, when it turned into a two-dimensional jingoistic flag-waving fest. Depictions of the japanese were pretty flat and cookie-cutter, with the sole exception of an uncharacteristic display of samurai-damashi by Yamada right at the end - too little, too late. That said, that’s pretty much how the japanese occupation troops came across during the war, according to my granddad who lived through it.

Wei Yang Wo Wu! Xing Wo Zhong Hua!

By: SOG knives

SOG knives — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:29:32 +0000

SOG knives…

Interesting ideas… I wonder how the Hollywood media would portray this?…

By: Leung Eugene Toby

Leung Eugene Toby — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:37:35 +0000

yea, and those type of ppl disturb me too. though i’m young myself

By: Leung Eugene Toby

Leung Eugene Toby — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:30:30 +0000

I think I gotta find this DVD!

By: Sal Canzonieri

Sal Canzonieri — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:43:27 +0000

I can transfer that DVD for you into a format that you can view.
I have a region free dvd player attached to a HD DVD recorder.

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:56:24 +0000

I absolutely agree Mike. I think MTV has a big role in promoting this pop and hit-hop culture that is invading family homes throughout the world, not just in China but also here in Europe. Young Europeans do not go to the gym and proud of their muscle anymore, instead they show their fashy earrings and Calvin Klein underwear. They like hit-hop and pop, and this trend has a lot to do with MTV and its copycats. The Professioanl Wrestling organizations in the US is not helping neither, as their matches are fixed and they are just show. We need to have a real martial art channel.

Keep practicing,

Karl

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:17:35 +0000

as an interesting after thought…
the Chinese Government have just outlawed TV programs like the ones i mentioned with all the guys like girls and girls like guys. They are now not allowed to broadcast during primetime. Realistically it means that they will all be broadcast after 10pm thus preventing smaller children from seeing the shows.

I have been accused of being bigoted and homophobic, but i dont see myself as such a person. I felt that my comment was valid given that i am living in this society and seeing the trends both on the TV and very shortly afterwards on the streets.

Evidently those trends are having a serious enough effect on Chinese society for the government to intervene…. i’ll get some more information on it

By: nianfong

nianfong — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:37:41 +0000

fuckin a, this movie looks awesome. I wish more chinese were proud of our heritage.

By: changster

changster — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:56:46 +0000

to be honest, i cant find this movie, anyone know where to get it?

and yea i kind of agree, the old skool kung fu flicks were way better like Boxer from Shantung, One Armed Swordsman - those movies were more realistic of martial arts in action, a bloody mess, and the actors were way cooler in the 70’s but the comment about metrosexuality is more a worldwide phenom, not just in China, and it is unfair to state that we are all like that

By: admin

admin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:53:34 +0000

Will do Karl!