tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post7101099657179927437..comments2023-05-20T07:11:52.364-07:00Comments on Fang Shih-yu and the "Trivia Wing" of the Shaolin Temple!: Young People (1972), starring David Chiang, Ti Lung and Chen Kuan-tai. Directed by Chang Cheh.R.A.M.'67http://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-64162637958030502832010-12-06T14:04:26.228-08:002010-12-06T14:04:26.228-08:00Thank you for the info, venoms5!
More fun stuff t...Thank you for the info, <b>venoms5</b>!<br /><br />More fun stuff to look up! :o)R.A.M.'67https://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-81409318258006175482010-12-06T13:42:20.617-08:002010-12-06T13:42:20.617-08:00Seijun Suzuki (I think I spelled it right) was ano...Seijun Suzuki (I think I spelled it right) was another I recall. He was fond of Japanese gangster pictures.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-46557923064183327572010-12-06T13:37:00.892-08:002010-12-06T13:37:00.892-08:00Oh, yes; Dean and Marlon Brando are the two actors...Oh, yes; Dean and <b>Marlon Brando</b> are the two actors cited as Cheh's favorites.<br /><br />Any notion of who else he liked, actors or directors? It's a guess he liked Kurosawa, and he must have liked <b>Hideo Gosha</b> if he adapted <b>Three Outlaw Samurai</b> into <b>The Magnificent Trio</b>!R.A.M.'67https://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-92051242392046226522010-12-06T11:44:13.350-08:002010-12-06T11:44:13.350-08:00Cool, I'll have to look for that on youtube, t...Cool, I'll have to look for that on youtube, then!<br /><br />James Dean was one of Cheh's favorite performers so I'd say movies like REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE were instrumental in Cheh doing all those delinquent films and maybe even a bit of Dean is in all those CC martial heroes as well.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-33696227398052410532010-12-06T11:40:29.447-08:002010-12-06T11:40:29.447-08:00YP can't be stopped, venoms5! I love the irony...<b>YP</b> <i>can't</i> be stopped, <b>venoms5</b>! I love the irony in how <b>Chang Cheh</b>, a director known for movies with <i>"heroic bloodshed",</i> filmed part of this at a <i><b>Christian</b></i> <i>college!</i><br /><br /><b>The Generation Gap</b> is one I do want to get; it will be interesting to see <b>Agnes Chen</b> in more of a dramatic part!<br /><br />I've seen Agnes in a lot of <b>YouTube</b> videos; a more recent version of <b>"The Circle Game"</b> I saw her do (to her own guitar playing) sounded more assured and mature, and she's still cute! <br /><br />I wonder what <b>Irene Chen</b> looks like, these days?<br /><br />If Cheh had the opportunity to do another movie (or two) like <b>YP</b>, can you <i>imagine</i> what that'd be like? Too bad a sequel was never meant to be!R.A.M.'67https://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-65149400288410183882010-12-05T19:08:59.198-08:002010-12-05T19:08:59.198-08:00I liked this one a lot, Fang. It definitely had a ...I liked this one a lot, Fang. It definitely had a big Hollywood vibe about it. Plus, it was a blast seeing kung fu regulars trading in swords for guitars and basketballs. Next to DEAD END (1969), this is possibly the best of the Chang Cheh directed/produced youth movies.<br /><br />Agnes Chen was quite big at the time, so her participation was a big deal. Have you seen her star turn alongside David Chiang in THE GENERATION GAP? That ones pretty good, too.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-87080287169785791762010-12-05T09:51:23.166-08:002010-12-05T09:51:23.166-08:00Thank you, my dear achillesgirl! Your comments are...Thank you, my dear <b>achillesgirl</b>! Your comments are always welcomed! :o)<br /><br />I hadn't thought of the go cart scene like you did until I read your reply; a most remarkable observation! I bow to you, my good lady! <br /><br />This was one of those <i>"old drafts"</i> revisited, and my reworking of it was worth the effort! Future reviews will be more commentary than plot summaries (with very few exceptions).<br /><br />I think <b>Young People</b> is to <b>Chang Cheh</b> what <b>1941</b> is to <b>Steven Spielberg</b>! (I thought <b>1941</b> was OK, but Steven was out of his element with comedy, to a point.) If only <i>"misfires"</i> by other directors could be just as entertaining!R.A.M.'67https://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013834191197749232.post-86582455038761924982010-12-04T23:27:59.822-08:002010-12-04T23:27:59.822-08:00A very generous and thoughtful review! And super g...A very generous and thoughtful review! And super great screencaps; the whole blog is very attractive. This is real archive material (but without my comment, of course). <br /><br />I sped up most of the film by 1.5x or 2x, which worked a lot better for me (I'm too much of an action junkie to deal with a film whose greatest risks are falling down on a basketball court and overturning a go-kart). Did you notice the go-cart scene is structured exactly like the typical three-act kung fu finale? haha! For some reason I also felt it was a plus seeing the actors actually driving their little carts. As Chen Kuan Tai says, you gotta do your own stunts or you lose face!achillesgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205640762395962293noreply@blogger.com