"Last of the Best" (Kung Fu Jungle) competed for a prize at the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards and received first place for best choreography, leaving behind:
- The Four 3
- White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom
- Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
- Rise of the Legend
What I am one hundred percent sure of is that "Last of the Best" really deserved this prize. The fights in the film brought us back to the classics that we were so missing (Apparently, this refers to the rivalry of classical wushu styles, and not hateful tricking – approx. lane). This once again proves that viewers are interested in seeing classics in a new interpretation.
If you are wondering who is responsible for the choreography, then I will note that they were separate teams working in different styles, which we could see in the film. Without them, choreographers and stuntmen, there would be no film. In particular I would like to thank the team Donnie Yen, and congratulate you on your well-deserved victory. I can’t even imagine what awaits me in their next projects!
I would also like to acknowledge the contribution John Salvitti in the choreography of fights in prison and the final fight, where he acted as an MMA instructor.
"Kung Fu Jungle"showed the bar on which a modern action movie with elements of martial arts should be. And again, my congratulations to the entire team who worked on the intricacies of the film!
Author: KMiller (martialartsmoviejunkie.com)
Translation: Maxim Kovalishen
I will add from myself. I somehow didn’t notice MMA in prison, although I watched it specifically after the transfer, as well as the final fight. And the film itself left a rather chaotic feeling of the belatedness of everything happening on the screen. It's about time for him to be in the 90s, but now he looks naive or something... And yes, as much as I wouldn't like to notice it, Donnie has aged. Comparing "Ip Man" with his latest works - "Jungle", "Sun-Wukong", "ID“The latter are clearly the losers. But this is so, purely IMHO.
to WAVE:
“Who can say whether it’s worth watching “Together” (2013), “The Eighth Happiness” (2012) (he’s in a cameo here?), “All’s Well That Ends Well 2011”"
Donnie has long loved melodramas and comedies, and sings (like Jackie Chan, by the way).
This is a question of his future career))).
As for the fights, I personally was not very impressed with any of these films.
Yes, it’s not bad in some places, but 2014 in Hong Kong was not rich in good fight scenes.
And what do you find in a Special Person?
Now it really is slag, especially compared to the Jungle.
Unfortunately for me, "Kungfu Jungle" turned out to be an ordinary pretentious action movie, inferior to both "The Flash" and "Special Person".
The fights of the negative hero with different masters were done carelessly, in a hurry or something. Somehow I didn’t notice any elements of MMA)))
The cables are noticeably noticeable, plus the final fight on the highway is ruined by all sorts of passing cars and the use of poles.
Rating: 3
Ps For example, there is a film with Donnie Yen “City of Darkness” in 1999 - unsuccessful and low-budget, but Donnie’s final fight with Ngai Sing is decent!
Vladimir,
I specifically downloaded “City of Darkness” to check that my memory was not failing me. Nothing special about that fight. Moreover, it is over-accelerated to the point of complete unreality. As, indeed, in the rest of Yong’s films in the nineties and eighties. And there are cables there too.
Wave,
Yes, frame acceleration is present, but the first time I watched Donnie Yen’s films of the 1-80s (VHS era), I was impressed))) and thought that only real masters could move like that :-)
IMHO, the best Donnie Yen is “Flash point”, “SPL”. Something like this. But even now he is head and shoulders above most other movie fighters.
By the way... I looked at his filmography. I don't like wuxia films, so it turns out I missed something.
Who can say whether it’s worth watching “Together” (2013), “The Eighth Happiness” (2012) (he makes a cameo here?), “All’s Well That Ends Well 2011”? Even if these are not action films, what about the films themselves?