I’ve only just discovered #kungfusat - Every Saturday, a kung fu movie watch party at 12 noon US Eastern time / 4pm UTC. Now that I know about it, I’ll try to give more advance notice about it in future.

This week:

Drunken Tai Chi 笑太極 (1984) with Donnie Yen, directed by Yuen Woo-Ping

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  • klu9@piefed.socialOPM
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    4 months ago

    Well, that was a fun ride!

    Donnie Yen doing some amazing and just plain bonkers stuff, thanks to Yuen Woo-ping and choreography by “Yuen’s Clan” (that is literally the credit in the opening titles).

    Highlights include:

    • Donnie in his buff prime
    • Bike fu!
    • Lydia Shum wiping the floor with everyone
    • Fireworks fu!
    • Donnie does Al Bundy from Married… with Children
    • Assassin does Weekend at Bernie’s
    • Inkbrush fu!
    • Monkey style
    • Puppet peeing ink like a pervy squid
    • Puppet versus clown
    • Soundtrack of butt rock, disco and electro!
    • Puppet master sifu and turntable aerobics
    • The Hamster Wheel of Death!
    • Call animal welfare :(
    • Yin yang ball!
    • Donnie breaking, popping and locking to an electro version of Tequila!!!
    • Peach of immortality fu!
    • Finally, some hardcore drinking. Baijiu power-up!
    • In the kingdom of the blind… they’ll kick each other’s arses!

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    Donnie’s breaking, popping, locking and moonwalking

    The Tequila riff begins at 1’58".