Comments on: Heroes of the East (1979) Movie Review http://www.beyondhollywood.com/heroes-of-the-east-1979-movie-review/ Hollywood, Indie, Asian, Foreign, Horror, and Genre Movie Reviews and News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:06:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.beyondhollywood.com/heroes-of-the-east-1979-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-73643 Kevin Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:09:54 +0000 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/?p=15315#comment-73643 Hi Jayz, Wow! All the way from Holland! Hope the weather is better than it is here in San Jose, California. Pretty much hot and hotter here. As for the pans and close-ups, I do agree that they were a sign of the genre. Similar pan and zoom shots were used a lot in spaghetti westerns. But not all martial arts action and western films made heavy use of those limited angles. Movies like "Enter The Dragon" and "Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires" (a Shaw co-production with Hammer) managed to mix up the angles and show more invention technically. Kevin Hi Jayz,

Wow! All the way from Holland! Hope the weather is better than it is here in San Jose, California. Pretty much hot and hotter here. As for the pans and close-ups, I do agree that they were a sign of the genre. Similar pan and zoom shots were used a lot in spaghetti westerns. But not all martial arts action and western films made heavy use of those limited angles. Movies like “Enter The Dragon” and “Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires” (a Shaw co-production with Hammer) managed to mix up the angles and show more invention technically.

Kevin

]]> By: JayZ http://www.beyondhollywood.com/heroes-of-the-east-1979-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-73380 JayZ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:06:08 +0000 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/?p=15315#comment-73380 ...hey man, your review was spot on, no gripes here! I can't do it any better, that's for sure! I just remember this one VIVIDLY from back in the day, but specifically when Kurata busts that crab-style technique...oh man, I just went loco...so imagine the giddiness (is that a word? sorry, I'm from Holland) when I got the DVD...just wanted to give my props to the man. You know what, the crazy pans and close ups and shit, it sort of links to that era. I forgive them. Cause like you said, the flicks rocked anyway. And I am yet to see one-shot takes of fighting scenes in any Hollywood shit. Those cuts and edits are even more headache-inducing than the old school stuff. …hey man, your review was spot on, no gripes here! I can’t do it any better, that’s for sure! I just remember this one VIVIDLY from back in the day, but specifically when Kurata busts that crab-style technique…oh man, I just went loco…so imagine the giddiness (is that a word? sorry, I’m from Holland) when I got the DVD…just wanted to give my props to the man.
You know what, the crazy pans and close ups and shit, it sort of links to that era. I forgive them. Cause like you said, the flicks rocked anyway. And I am yet to see one-shot takes of fighting scenes in any Hollywood shit. Those cuts and edits are even more headache-inducing than the old school stuff.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.beyondhollywood.com/heroes-of-the-east-1979-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-73226 Kevin Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/?p=15315#comment-73226 Hi Jayz, Yes, Yasuaki Kurata is terrific in this one. Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, if I were to comment on every cast or crew credit a film has, I would be writing a novel-size review! LOL I do try to keep the reviews I do to a manageable length. I'm a huge fan of SB like you. The only problems I generally have are technical ones like the limited camera angles and the occasional studio-bound sets. Acting and stunt sequences are always a Shaw highlight. There are few companies better when it comes to those elements. Kevin Hi Jayz,

Yes, Yasuaki Kurata is terrific in this one. Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately, if I were to comment on every cast or crew credit a film has, I would be writing a novel-size review! LOL I do try to keep the reviews I do to a manageable length. I’m a huge fan of SB like you. The only problems I generally have are technical ones like the limited camera angles and the occasional studio-bound sets. Acting and stunt sequences are always a Shaw highlight. There are few companies better when it comes to those elements.

Kevin

]]> By: JayZ http://www.beyondhollywood.com/heroes-of-the-east-1979-movie-review/comment-page-1/#comment-73211 JayZ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:14:24 +0000 http://www.beyondhollywood.com/?p=15315#comment-73211 Nice work! One of my favorite SB flicks for so long, I kinda personally prefer the "Shaolin vs Ninja"-moniker it had back in the VHS days. This is a classic man! No mention of Yasuaki Kurata?? I like to see Kurata's turn in Fist Of Legend as a sort of older more wise extension of his role in this one. True artist he is as well. An ff-ing must have this one!! Nice work!
One of my favorite SB flicks for so long, I kinda personally prefer the “Shaolin vs Ninja”-moniker it had back in the VHS days. This is a classic man! No mention of Yasuaki Kurata?? I like to see Kurata’s turn in Fist Of Legend as a sort of older more wise extension of his role in this one. True artist he is as well.
An ff-ing must have this one!!

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