Shaw Brothers Marathon
If you're a fan of the martial arts genre, then you've probably heard the name Shaw Brothers, or at least seen their classic SB logo. The Shaw Brothers Studio dominated the genre in the 60's and 70's. For this Marathon, we watched One-Armed Swordsman, Come Drink With Me, Fist of the White Lotus, Five Deadly Venoms and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. The Golden Idol winner will move on to our end of the year Martial Arts Tournament. Let's talk about movies!
BRAD'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: 36th Shaolin Temple
Best Character: Lotus Priest White Lotus
Best Screen Duo: Lotus Hung Wen-Ting & Priest White Lotus
Best Villain/Antagonist: Lotus Priest White Lotus
Best Hero/Protagonist: Lotus Hung Wen-Ting
Best Move/Kill: Lotus Acupuncture Kill
WTF: Five Deadly Venoms sucks
Best Score or Soundtrack: Drink Eddie H. Wang & Zhou Lan-Ping
Best Quote: Lotus White Lotus: ......"You'll die slowly after my 100 Pace Palm"
Best Screenplay: 36th I Kuang
Best Special Achievement: 36th The longest training montage in the history of film
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Lotus Lo Leigh
Best Lead Actress/Actor: 36th Gordon Liu
Best Scene: Lotus The final fight between Hung Wen-Ting & Priest White Lotus
Defining Moment: Lotus The 7 Pace Palm Kill
Best Director: 36th Liu Chia-Liang
Worst Picture: Five Deadly Venoms
Wildcard: 36th Opening Credit Sequence
Best Picture: TIE The 36th Chamber of Shaolin & Fist of the White Lotus
Total after deductions:
One-Armed Swordsman: 0
Come Drink With Me: 1
Fist of the White Lotus: 10
Five Deadly Venoms: Negative 1
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin: 7
KYLE'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: 36th Shaolin Temple
Best Character: Lotus Mei-Hsiao
Best Screen Duo: Lotus Hung Wen-Ting & Mei-Hsiao
Best Villain/Antagonist: Lotus Priest White Lotus
Best Hero/Protagonist: 36th San Te
Best Move/Kill: Venoms Old Master kicked to death
WTF: Drink Why do they call Golden Swallow Sir?
Best Score or Soundtrack: Lotus Eddie H. Wang
Best Quote: One-Armed Chi Pei-erh: "Don't you know I've always loved you?" Fang Kang: "Loved me? You always did your best to torture me! You cut off my arm!" Chi Pei-erh: "Only because you were cold and arrogant."
Best Screenplay: Lotus Huang Tien
Best Special Achievement: Venoms Fight Choreography
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Lotus Kara Wai (Mei)
Best Lead Actress/Actor: 36th Gordon Liu
Best Scene: Drink Bar Fight
Defining Moment: 36th Opening Credit Sequence
Best Director: Lotus Lo Lieh
Worst Picture: TIE Drink & One-Armed
Wildcard: Venoms The Masks
Best Picture: Fist of the White Lotus
Total after deductions:
One-Armed Swordsman: 0
Come Drink With Me: 0
Fist of the White Lotus: 8
Five Deadly Venoms: 3
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin: 4
Nathan'S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: 36th Shaolin Temple
Best Character: One-Armed Fang Kang
Best Screen Duo: One-Armed Fang Kang & Hsiao Man
Best Villain/Antagonist: Lotus Priest White Lotus
Best Hero/Protagonist: TIE One-Armed & 36TH Fang Kang & San Te
Best Move/Kill: Lotus Pai Mei Kill
WTF: Lotus Pai Mei takes a million shots to the dick
Best Score or Soundtrack: Lotus Eddie H. Wang
Best Quote: Lotus White Lotus: "Hong Wen- Ting. You must be out of your mind to try to fight me. With your childish Tiger- Crane skill. You've got no chance, but to join your friend Ah-Piao in Hell for more lessons."
Best Screenplay: One-Armed Chang Cheh & Ni Kuang
Best Special Achievement: Rubber Chicken (Drink) Fight Choreography
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: One-Armed Lisa Chiao Chiao
Best Lead Actress/Actor: TIE One-Armed & 36TH Jimmy Wang & Gordon Liu
Best Scene: 36th San Te's training
Defining Moment: Lotus Sound Effects
Best Director: One-Armed Chang Cheh
Worst Picture: Come Drink With Me
Wildcard: Lotus The 7 Pace Palm Kill
Best Picture: One-Armed Swordsman
Total after deductions:
One-Armed Swordsman: 8
Come Drink With Me: Negative 1
Fist of the White Lotus: 6
Five Deadly Venoms: 0
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin: 4