Yen and Jaa…please make that happen oh movie gods
I feel ya, Lucas
Yen vs. Jaa would be the Godzilla vs. King Kong of kung fu cinema 2010.
ya except we all know godzilla shoulda wtfpwnd kingkongs monkey ass 
i hated that they were the same size…ya a stupid monkey beating freaking GODZILLA back into the sea. not likely
/endrant
haha
not many people have actually seen that old flick.
[QUOTE=GeneChing;984685]14 BLADES 2010 NEW TRAILER
Sammo looks good. Zhao Wei better not cry. Was that Captain Jack Sparrow? :p[/QUOTE]
This movie looks no bueno…the raincoats were a nice touch.
[QUOTE=GeneChing;989225]Yen vs. Jaa would be the Godzilla vs. King Kong of kung fu cinema 2010.[/QUOTE]
I’ve been hoping for a Yen vs. Jaa movie for years. I’m not sure how the respective egos would allow it, but it would be the number one onscreen matchup. Or, in the least, have them fight to a draw, and eventually team up at the end (so neither one has to ‘lose’). Problem is, then you’d have to bring in a villain, or a group of villains, that would be worthy of facing both Jaa and Yen. Maybe Kim Won-Jin? However it happens, they need to do it, and soon, before one or both are too old. A Jackie Chan/Jet Li showdown would have been so much better back in the '80s/early '90s than it was in Forbidden Kingdom.
Lucas:
I saw King Kong vs. Godzilla back in the early '70s. Even then, I thought the gorilla suit was probably the worst monster suit of all time. And they had to make King Kong bigger than the original; otherwise, Godzilla could’ve squashed him like a bug. 
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Kung fu tussle
14 Blades offers romance, plenty of hunks and beauties plus heart-stopping action to draw in the crowd
by Sharon Wong
COMEDIES are the usual cinematic fare for Chinese New Year but if you are game for something different this year, check out 14 Blades.
It offers a touch of romance, and plenty of hunks and beauties in the form of kungfu master Donnie Yen, singer-turned-actor Wu Chun (of the Taiwanese group Fahrenheit), Vickie Zhao and Kate Tsui. There is also heart-stopping action to boot.
Director Daniel Lee is confident these will draw in the crowd to his movie about the Jinyiwei, an elite group of secret service men in the Ming Dynasty who answer only to the Emperor.
A betrayal causes the head of the Jinyiwei to go on the run, pursued by deadly enemies. Along the way, he finds love, and discovers his duty and above all, himself.
Lee, who was in town recently with Wu Chun to promote the movie, admitted that Donnie Yen was his choice to play the lead character of Qing Long right from the beginning.
"Everybody knows he’s one of the top martial arts actors around. But he also has that aura that can lean towards either good or evil.
“As a villain, he instils fear in anybody who looks upon him but when he changes to good, he is also believable. That initial villain image is important for the movie and Donnie is perfect in that.”
As for Wu, who plays the leader of a band of desert thieves, Lee said he wanted to bring out another side of the young singer to the audience.
“Wu already has a certain image as a singer. In this movie, there will be more to him than what people normally see. Wu is able to give that extra as a desert thief in search of something more, to the audience.”
Wu felt that this movie is an important milestone for him. He sees it as a stepping stone to show off his other capabilities. "I’ve seen and learned a lot in this movie. “It’s an invaluable experience for me and it will help me prepare for future roles.”
In preparation to execute the martial moves required of him in the movie, where he fights not only with Yen but also Kate Tsui, Wu not only took up martial arts training that focused on swordplay but also watched the others in action.
“The director was very clear on what he wanted and I tried to capture the feel of the character by observing and learning from others,” he said. “I also loved the martial arts training. I had studied boxing as well as some martial arts before so it was not much of a problem.”
However, Wu admitted that the idea of fighting with Yen put him under some pressure. “It was all real fighting,” he revealed, "requiring speed and strength. Afterwards, I was blue and black all over. We didn’t want to use stand-ins and although the risk of getting hurt was there, it was fortunate we weren’t hurt.
“However, I was not so much afraid of getting hurt but of not putting in enough effort and not being good enough.”
The fighting scenes between him and Tsui were a little different, with more wires and beautiful poses and moves. With a dance base behind both of them, they were a delight to watch.
Tsui’s character Tuo Tuo uses a thin long sword that is wrapped around her when not in use. She also wears a seven-layered veil-like slough, which she sheds as a weapon during battle. when she does that, she causes her enemy to hallucinate and ‘see’ several images of Tuo Tuo.
Tsui is the epitome of grace as she goes through her moves and Lee could not be more pleased with his choice of her as Tuo Tuo.
“Kate is really good in dance although she’s not so adept at martial arts. Her moves are sexy and beautiful and with her slanted eyes and make-up, she is the image of the devil woman,” Lee said.
Tsui was initially apprehensive about taking up the role and had said it gave her a certain amount of pressure, especially since this was her first time in an action movie.
In addition to the excellent action scenes, the audience is in for another visual treat as they get to see the three actors in certain stages of undress.
But Lee was quick to point out that for Yen and Tsui, the scenes were absolutely necessary as they went with the flow of the movie.
"The characters they play are born to serve in every way and they belong only to their masters and are tattooed accordingly. We wanted to show that off.
“As for Wu Chun, well, I couldn’t very well let him off the hook!”
Wu had no qualms showing off his abs as he has been working out regularly since the age of 16 (he is, after all, the owner of a gym back home in Brunei).
But Wu is still envious of Yen’s physique as well as his devotion to maintaining it. “Most of us are tired at the end of filming but Yen will take the time to work out.”
As for the movie’s theme being a little out of the usual Chinese New Year genre, Lee said that there is a message in the movie and he wants to get that across to the public.
“Although it starts out being a little dark, the message is that if there is hope, there is happiness.”
And who would deny an abundance of happiness in the coming Year of the Tiger, or anytime of the year either.
Tuo Tuo sounds kind of interesting - sort of medusa-like. I’m not familiar wit Kate Tsui - a beauty queen & TVB star…
$8.7m in the 1st 4 days…
No mention of U.S. 
Easternlight cuts deals on 14 Blades
14 February, 2010 | By Jeremy Kay
Easternlight Films has closed key territories on the Chinese revenge tale 14 Blades, which has raced to more than $8.7m in its first four days at the Chinese box office.
Easternlight managing director Ying Ye has closed deals with Icon in the UK and Australia, Sony in Japan, Koch Media in Germany, Metropolitan in France, Aqua Pinema in Turkey and Ballistic Films in the Middle East.
Elsewhere, rights have gone to Noori Pictures (South Korea), Golden Harvest (Hong Kong), Long Shong (Taiwan), Media Films (Thailand), Soundspace (India, the Philippines), and PT Amero (Indonesia).
Daniel Lee directed and Visualizer’s Susanna Tsang produced the tale of a trained killer who must battle his own sect to restore the rightful emperor to his throne
14 Blades
New Donny Yen flick called 14 Blades. Yen plays an officer in the Ming Emperor’s secret police:
yes. I bought the dvd in early feb.
he played jin yi wei or royal secret agent for the emperor in ming dynasty.
hong jin bao played the brother of the emperor that wanted to seize the power.
all the big things happened at the border town guarding the entry to china from the western desert countries of xi yu.
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he is the best of the best or like one man army.
his weapon is a box of blades–
Zhao Wei is always my favorite. in the end, she is dreaming of him coming back with the bells ringing on her wrist–
oops. spoiler alert–
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[QUOTE=SPJ;994479]yes. I bought the dvd in early feb.
he played jin yi wei or royal secret agent for the emperor in ming dynasty.
hong jin bao played the brother of the emperor that wanted to seize the power.
all the big things happened at the border town guarding the entry to china from the western desert countries of xi yu.
–
he is the best of the best or like one man army.
his weapon is a box of blades–
Zhao Wei is always my favorite. in the end, she is dreaming of him coming back with the bells ringing on her wrist–
oops. spoiler alert–
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:D[/QUOTE]
He seems like her bulked up for this movie. He is a muscular guy, but he looks bigger than usual.
Can you send me a link to where I can get it? That is if you didn’t buy it on the usual places like Ebay or Yesasia.
The Chinese New Year releases
It’s Donnie Yen vs. Jackie Chan vs. Yuan Woo Ping for 2010 in Asia.
ENTERTAINMENT: Striking a balance
2010/02/22
WENDY WONG
It may be a martial arts movie but 14 Blades also focuses on other factors, especially human ones, writes WENDY WONG.
FILMED at the Hengdian World Film Studio and in the NingXia desert in China, the Chinese martial arts film 14 Blades (now playing in cinemas nationwide) took 2½ months to film. Director Daniel Lee said the biggest challenge in making the movie was finding a suitable location. “Not many locations in China still have the ancient city look,” he said during an interview in Kuala Lumpur recently, where he was joined by his main star Wu Chun (a member of Taiwanese pop group Fahrenheit) to promote the movie.
The movie was released by RAM Entertainment and PMP Entertainment in conjunction with Chinese New Year and is available in Mandarin and Cantonese.
“A big part of the budget went to re-creating the locations,” Lee said, adding that he heard of the story when he was young and did a lot of research into it.
To Lee, the film is a “world movie” because the characters travel from one place to another, starting from Peking. To stay true to the story, he cast different nationalities as extras. “This is a movie, not a documentary. I want to bring the essence of other issues especially human factors into the story. I believe I have managed to strike a balance here. If you dwell too much into the facts and history, it will become more like a documentary,” said Lee.
When asked about the rationale of promoting this movie as a Chinese New Year movie despite its blood and gore elements, Lee said: “In this movie, Donnie Yen is a bad guy who turns good. Sure, we show a lot of blood but it is a story about hope. We must accept that there is still justice in the world and the action sequence is just a small element in bringing out the essence of human factor.” What’s next for him? Lee said he wanted to do another action film. “The market is not that bad, so I would love to do another movie like this one, something entertaining that also allows me to share my point of view on the beauty of humanity.” Meanwhile, 14 Blades is likely to be released in Korea and Japan with subsequent distributing deals being negotiated to have it released in Germany, England, France, Australia “and hopefully America”.
“I play a character known as the Judge (Pan Guan). As a child, he watched his parents being killed by the ‘Jinyiwei’ (Brocade-Clad Guard). These guards can kill innocent people on instruction and the only rule they follow is from the Emperor. So to look for a better world, he ended up helping Donnie Yen (Qing Long) fight for righteousness, said Wu Chun.
When asked if he did the stunts himself, Wu Chun said: “Almost 100 per cent — I was injured many times!” One action sequence almost left Chun with a serious injury. “I was so close to being hurt. I was supposed to shoot an arrow laden with explosives but it exploded before the scheduled seven seconds, right before my eyes!" He said the most difficult part of the movie was the fight scenes in the desert. “It was very hot and windy and when the wind blew, the sand got into my eyes and mouth." However, on the whole, Chun was thankful for the experience. “It was a very good stepping stone and valuable experience for me. I would love to act in similar movies in future because it allows me to portray a different side of my real self.” How did he prepare for the role? “Lee and I went through the script many times so that we could study the character. I also had to undergo two months of martial arts training.” When asked about the fight scenes with Donnie Yen, Chun said: “I felt pressured and excited at the same time. We rehearsed many times before the actual shooting.” Some critics draw comparison of his character to that of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean.
“I have not seen that movie. I think it was not Lee’s intention to copy the character,” he said, adding that he enjoys acting in martial arts movies and romantic dramas.
Qi feels the passion in 14 Blades
Updated 10:52 AM Feb 04, 2010
SINGAPORE - Loyalty, chivalry and brotherhood are the themes found in the blockbuster movie 14 Blades, which opens today in Singapore and China.
The movie is MediaCorp’s Raintree Pictures second co-production in China after last year’s Painted Skin. It features Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen in the lead, as well as MediaCorp artiste Qi Yu Wu.
To prepare for his role, Mr Qi went to Hengdian in China for three weeks before production started.
There he did “action training” as well as horse-riding.
Mr Qi said the movie was a very good experience because he was working with a lot of passionate people.
“I feel everyone is trying their best and (co stars) Donnie, Zhao Wei and Wu Chun … are very passionate. They want to do 110 per cent to 120 per cent, so I needed to push myself to be the best.”
Mr Qi also acted alongside Yen in Painted Skin.
A movie showcasing martial arts, 14 Blades is set in the Ming Dynasty and tells the story of a secret agent in ancient China. It was shot in Hengdian in Zhejiang province as well as in Ningxia province.
The title refers to the blades bodyguards used to kill their victims - eight for torturing, five for killing and the last for suicide should their mission fail.
It had a budget of almost US$15 million ($21 million) and was helmed by Hong Kong director Daniel Lee.
The hope is that 14 Blades will be able to reap in more than US$30 million in takings in China. Glenda Chong
bought the DVD.
do not like yen’s tattoo
but like the rest.
especially the gadgets box of blades and somthing to pull himself up to the roof–
a loner and zhao wei warmed him up.—
Bedroom kungfu
Donnie, Donnie, Donnie…:rolleyes:
Sat, Feb 13, 2010
The Daily Chilli
Donnie Yen: I’m good in bedroom kungfu
By Noorsila Abd Majid
You heard it from the horse’s mouth. Hunkalicious Hong Kong kungfu star, Donnie Yen told top Taiwanese TV host, Matilda Tao – in a tongue-in-cheek interview – that he’s better in bed than in kungfu.
Oh yes, his missus couldn’t agree more.
“I dare not call myself the king of kungfu,” Donnie said humbly about his mastery kungfu skills. “But I am the king of bedroom kungfu.”
The 47-year-old wu shu and tai chi exponent, who trained under Jet Li’s kungfu master, Wu Bin, is currently riding high on his latest martial arts flick, 14 Blades. (The period drama also stars Vicky Zhao Wei and Wu Chun)
Well, Donnie’s wife, Cissy Wang, who was with him during the interview attested to his statement. “No complaints,” the model gave her personal assurance.
It turns out that Donnie prefers to rest on his wife whenever he sustains any injury on his film set. How romantic.
“My wife is the best pillow for me,” the cheeky actor/martial arts choreographer revealed. “I tend to hurt myself a lot as a martial arts artiste. But all my pain is gone when I’m with her.”
idk…donnie tends to exagerate just like he said that garbage excuse for a park kour running scene in B&A was better then the scene in casino royal. so to donnie i say:rolleyes:
No forum reviews yet?
SPJ - did you watch that DVD? How was it? No spoilers now…
14 Blades – Film Review
By Maggie Lee, March 22, 2010 03:42 ET
“14 Blades”
Bottom Line: A traditional martial arts thriller beefed up by gimmicky weaponry.
HONG KONG – After playing fast and loose with literature and history in “Three Kingdoms – Resurrection of the Dragon,” Daniel Lee’s “14 Blades” is more grounded in the traditions of Hong Kong swordplay films. The subject is familiar to fans of this genre – the mysterious Ming Dynasty secret service and one renegade member’s fate. Its stylishly retro touch and flashy sets and stunts makes a nice package for Asian release and action-specialist DVD labels.
The prologue gives chilling explanation of Jingyiwei, or Brocade Guards, formed in the Ming Dynasty as the Emperor’s personal henchmen. Its chief, Qinglong (Donnie Yen), is framed by Head Eunuch Jia in a conspiracy to steal the Imperial Seal and usurp the throne. Hounded by his brethren, led by ruthless junior Xuan Wu (Qi Yu Wu), Qinglong goes on the run and hires civilian guards to escort him to the border. On the way, he gets intimate with Qiao Hua (Vicky Zhao), a guard whom he takes hostage, and bonds with Judge (Chun Wu) and his bandit gang. For honor’s sake, he faces down Tuo Tuo (Kate Tsui), the exotic striptease assassin.
Drawing on the prowess of Donnie Yen, the first 35 minutes of gimmick-free martial arts revives the sinewy action aesthetics of '70s Shaw Brothers classics. The swarthy, under-lit interiors, ornate but black or navy costumes and grainy, yellowish image texture evoke a secretive, ominous atmosphere that channels the political intrigue in King Hu’s works. Supporting roles by '80s action heavyweights Sammo Hung, Wu Ma and Chu Tiet Wo enhance the nostalgic flavor.
The cat-and-mouse chase begins to lose its grip as the conspiracy gets too convoluted and gratuitous attempts to supplement direct combat with technical gimmicks like explosions and Western firearms. The switch to a desert location and the appearance of boy band idol Wu’s cartoon-like Judge, in costumes copied from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” threatens to dispel the menacing air and degenerate into a silly chow-mien Western.
It would have ended a mediocre film if not for the inventively designed and utilized weaponry (especially the titular 14 blades with different functions) – a cool homage to action master Chang Cheh’s Freundian, fetishistic use of weapons.
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A duel between Xuan Wu and two bare-chested Jinyiwei who brandish giant, rectangular blades while being chained to posts, is shot with stark, savage manliness. Conversely, the mirage effect of Tuo Tuo’s undressing her seven-layered robe and swinging her snake-like whip evokes risque femininity.
The backbone of the story is Qinglong’s tragedy of growing up with no individual identity except as a body weapon, exacerbated by his sense of betrayal by the organization that paradoxically endowed him with a sense of honor. This is handled convincingly both by Lee’s consistent characterization, and Yen’s solemn performance. Seldom expressive in his acting, Yen’s stiff and steely demeanor actually works to his role’s favor. The love interest with Qiaohua is lame, especially with Zhao sleepwalking through another typecast role as playful, tomboyish heroine.
Opened: Hong Kong, Feb. 11
Production: Visualizer Film Prods., Shanghai Film Group Corporation, Desen International Media Co Ltd.
Cast: Donnie Yen, Vicky Zhao, Kate Tsui, Chun Woo, Qi Yu Wu
Director-screenwriter-production designer: Daniel Lee
Screenwriter: Abe Kwong
Producer: Susanna Tsang
Director of photography: Tong Cheung Tung Leung
Music: Henry Lai
Sales: Panasia Films Limited (Hong Kong distribution)
No rating, 113 minutes
I just recently bought it on DVD via Ebay. I would have gotten it sooner, but I totally forgot about the movie until last week.
Overall, it was an ok movie. It went really fast in the beginning and was a tad bit hard to follow. Then it went really slow from the middle till the end. It got really cheesy with the introduction of the Heavenly Eagle bandits. They reminded me of something that would appear in manga with their stand out look and weapons from the rest of everybody else. For instance, the leader–the “Judge of the desert”–was a girlish-looking fellow with a half buttoned shirt (at the top), dreadlocks, and twin scimitars that he could join together to make a sort of Krull-like boomerang. There was even the typical big character forever resting a large saber on his shoulder.
Tou Tou, the adopted daughter of the Imperial Uncle was by far the most annoying character. She was able to defeat even the greatest fighters by shedding off layers of her clothing that magically danced in the air as she ran around the room whipping them with a snake-like whip that could turn rigid into a spear. I will admit, though, she was a delicious little thing.
Vicki Zhao, as always, looked cute as a button. It’s been a while since I’ve seen her in anything. I noticed that she had her teeth done. They are very straight and blazing white.
Donnie Yen was his usual badass self. I loved the parts where he would fight the newer Jinyiwei military police recruits and then snicker when they attacked him with the very same formations that he had created as the former captain and trainer of their organization. I definitely liked the idea of the the box full of 14 blades. All Donnie had to do was slap it and a blade would pop out for him to literally twirl around like a lawn mower blade (and that is exactly what he did, mow people down). It even had wires that shot out, which allowed him to scale cities walls in a second.
Now that I think about it, the sword in the box thing reminds me of the “Golden Snake Man” character from the Sword Stained with Royal Blood movie with Yuen Biao. I’m pretty sure that was an adaption of one of Jin Yong’s novels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ts3tHR5TMM&feature=related
some of characters are cheezy.
the theme song is not my liking either.
I am in good terms with several chinese bookstores locally.
they usually give me a ring whenever a new CMA movie arrives from Taiwan or China.
I have tons of CMA movies vcd/DVD in my garage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpyP4hVK1W4&feature=related
house of flying daggers
there is much better music.
the costumes are more accurate to the time
sui tang dynasties that is.
si mian mai fu is a classic in so many ways.
Odd reference
I still haven’t seen this film. I saw a few scenes at Legends of Kung Fu from a DVD vendor who was showing clips and it looked interesting.
Teng’s ‘OMG culprit’ is kung-fu movie character
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:51
By Teoh El Sen
PETALING JAYA: Who is the man in the “OMG! Real culprit freed” tweet? Selangor state legislative assembly speaker Teng Chang Khim revealed that it was a character in a “kung fu” movie.
Teng told this to the DAP disciplinary committee hearing.
After the 45-minutes hearing, Teng told reporters that the committee had accepted his explanation.
“It was a coincidence; unfortunately it fit well with the situation at the time,” he said at the DAP headquarters here today.
Explaining, Teng said he told the committee that the “culprit” in his tweet was a villain in the Chinese movie “14 blades”.
The villain, a guard played by Qi Yuwu, had apparently betrayed the main character, a chief imperial “jin yi wei” guard, played by Donnie Yen.
Teng said on the night of July 31, he had watched parts of the movie in his car during a long journey travelling between two events.
He posted the tweet about his disappointment that the “bad guy” got away after watching the movie half-way.
“Anti-climatic, right? Don’t hold me responsible on what the media has written. It’s not my fault that you have speculated so much. It’s your fault,” Teng said.
‘We are comrades’
To confirm his story, Teng brought written testimonials from four witnesses, including his driver and the people who saw him at the two PKR and DAP functions in Batu Pahat and Yong Peng respectively.
Asked if he knew about the Tee Boon Hock verdict when he tweeted, he said he knew but added that he could not expect to know that people would misinterpret his tweet.
(Tee, Selangor DAP secretary, was sacked for allegedly issuing several letters of support using Ronnie Liu’s letterhead.)
Asked why he took so long to reveal the truth, Teng said he had no choice as the disciplinary committee had called him.
On his subsequent tweet hinting the end of his political career, Teng said he was referring to the “letter of support” episode and not his tweet, which was a “small matter”.
Asked of his relationship with Tan Kok Wai (the disciplinary committee chairman), Teng said he had arguments with Tan but on issues.
On allegations of his rocky relationship with Liu, Teng said:“I think that’s common knowledge. To say our relationship is very good, I’d be lying. But for leaders to not see eye to eye because of our different styles is normal. If I agree with everyone, I am not fit to be a leader. But we are comrades and we work together.”
At Press time, the DAP disciplinary committee had not heard from Liu.