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24.08.04
臂Chinese Word of the Day 臂 - Bi4 - Arm I liked the second 獨臂刀 - Du2 Bi4 Dao1 - One Arm Sword — One Armed Swordsman way better than the first. I also like the way the two titles work in Chinese better than in English: we get “One Armed Swordsman” and “Return of the One Armed Swordsman”. Boring. They get 獨臂刀 - Du2 Bi4 Dao1 - One Arm Sword and 獨臂刀王 - Du2 Bi4 Dao1 Wang2 - One Arm Sword King! But I’m still trying to figure out how a kung fu book can be burned so that only the instructions for the left hand remain. Word of the Day
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Toto
I think it goes without saying that lefties are generally more evil, thus cooler than righties. Left-hand instruction survives by sheer will.
walde
Did you notice Ti Lung and David Chiang in their bit parts as 2 of a billion guys who get horribly slaughtered in “Return…”? I’ve always liked the original, I think it holds up pretty well for a movie nearly 40 years old. “Return…” is pure anarchy. No real point or story, just one endless bloodbath. Which is pretty cool, but I think I still prefer the original. “New One-Armed Swordsman” has a lot more in common with the original, but sports some awesome 70’s music and is heavy on the male bonding.
steve
Jenny spotted Ti Lung, but we missed David Chiang.
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