(No longer available) These are newly edited trailers for the following classic SB films: The Lotus lamp, Angel With the Iron Fists, Crazy Shaolin Disciples, The Deadly Duo, and Spirit Of The Sword. I like it when the DVDs contain the original theatrical trailers, however the few that I've seen are better viewed after the movie as they give away a bit too much. The new trailers, then, serve their intended purpose; to get you excited about the upcoming dvd. Click on the title link to get to the trailer page.
I also happened upon a great article on the Shaw films in this month's ArtForum,
Made in Hong Kong: The Films of Shaw Brothers Studio by Geoffrey O'Brien. Great stuff.
If you're into collecting trailers, then I suggest
Dave's Trailer Page. If you only need to watch them, then quicktime.com will do the trick.
I love trailers. Sometimes they give you all you need out of a cinematic experience in less than 2 minutes. The first trailer I saw for Pearl Harbor is my favorite. Seriously had me teary eyed, especially seeing those planes fly by that baseball field. I had and have absolutely no interest in ever seeing that movie, though. Everything I needed was in the trailer. Maybe that makes it a bad trailer? Or maybe calling a movie Pearl Harbor is a bad idea if you're really spending 2 hours on Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. Having a love triangle take place during Pearl harbor is one thing, but having Pearl Harbor take place during a love triangle just won't do it for me.
Labels: kung fu, movies, Shaw Bros., wu-xia
# posted by Edshugeo The GodMoor : 8:36 PM
