This is such a good and apt review without spoilers and still with almost all details I need to decide if someone…
Thank you! 🥰
I didn't want to give anything away if possible. It's the unfolding of the relationships that's fascinating to watch. I had the same feeling about the rating. Close but not quite.
The hardest for me was the daughter-father scene near the end. Had a similar moment with my mom. 😭💔
Thank you for the flower you gave recently. 🦋💕 I haven't been on MDL as much lately. It's usually a quick run through my friends feed at night before bed.
A lot of these old kung fu movies that aren’t Shaw Brothers were not cared for but largely considered disposable.…
Some of these old kung fu movies aren’t available in Cantonese or Mandarin, only English dubs. I’ve made my peace with it when there is no alternative. Many of them are in rough shape. Time has not been kind to them. Even the ones that aren’t dubbed may have overlapping faded subtitles in various languages.
Shout! and Prime have several Shaw Brothers films that are in the original language and have been restored. Of course, there is the dubbing with them in both languages.
Michelle Yeoh used to count to 10 and they would dub her movie in Cantonese and Mandarin afterwards. So no lip synching there either. They’d also use that technique in kung fu flicks because the dialogue may not have been written at the time of filming. 😆
I watched it on Hi-Yah! (Subscription). Might be available on InternetArchive though I don’t know if it’s subbed. It’s been restored and the pic and sound are good.
A lot of these old kung fu movies that aren’t Shaw Brothers were not cared for but largely considered disposable.…
I waited years for Viki to have the subbed version of NIF. I refused to watch the dubbed version. My husband watches dubbed versions of Norwegian and German dramas, drives me crazy. Not to mention watching the Ip Man films dubbed. My ears! 😫
These old kung fu flicks are the exception because there often isn't an alternative. I don't grade off for deteriorating conditions , cropped images, or bad dubbing because it's not the maker's fault. If I want to watch an obscure Lo Lieh or Angela Mao film, it's the price my ears have to pay.
I can't imagine watching a Chinese movie with English dubbing.
A lot of these old kung fu movies that aren’t Shaw Brothers were not cared for but largely considered disposable. Sometimes the only surviving copies to be found have been dubbed. Even of the ones surviving without dubs many have been cropped, may have multiple subs competing for the screen or not even be legible because the white subs are faded on a faded film and run off the screen. I hate the dubs but sometimes even they are better than the alternative for international viewers.
I’ve seen movies that the dubs may suddenly go to German or another language and then back to English again. Or revert back to Mandarin or Cantonese with no subs. 😵💫 But yes, the dubs are annoying. Thankfully, they don’t try to use a “Chinese” accent but it’s also jarring when you hear a Brooklyn, Spanish, and/or American southern accent all in one film. 🤦🏻♀️ There is one team that has dubbed a lot of kung fu films that sounds like maybe two men and one woman doing all the voices in a “neutral” accent. That’s assuming there’s only one team, some movies have multiple layers of dubbing. 😆
And then there is the voice dubbing for actors who speak either Cantonese or Mandarin and are dubbed in the other. And the dubbed version is an octave higher than their real voice.
To watch these old niche films one has to accept the flawed, very flawed, nature of their condition. 👐🏻
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I didn't want to give anything away if possible. It's the unfolding of the relationships that's fascinating to watch. I had the same feeling about the rating. Close but not quite.
The hardest for me was the daughter-father scene near the end. Had a similar moment with my mom. 😭💔
Thank you for the flower you gave recently. 🦋💕 I haven't been on MDL as much lately. It's usually a quick run through my friends feed at night before bed.
Shout! and Prime have several Shaw Brothers films that are in the original language and have been restored. Of course, there is the dubbing with them in both languages.
Michelle Yeoh used to count to 10 and they would dub her movie in Cantonese and Mandarin afterwards. So no lip synching there either. They’d also use that technique in kung fu flicks because the dialogue may not have been written at the time of filming. 😆
Tyvm🥰
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ynai8IRiXM
These old kung fu flicks are the exception because there often isn't an alternative. I don't grade off for deteriorating conditions , cropped images, or bad dubbing because it's not the maker's fault. If I want to watch an obscure Lo Lieh or Angela Mao film, it's the price my ears have to pay.
I’ve seen movies that the dubs may suddenly go to German or another language and then back to English again. Or revert back to Mandarin or Cantonese with no subs. 😵💫 But yes, the dubs are annoying. Thankfully, they don’t try to use a “Chinese” accent but it’s also jarring when you hear a Brooklyn, Spanish, and/or American southern accent all in one film. 🤦🏻♀️ There is one team that has dubbed a lot of kung fu films that sounds like maybe two men and one woman doing all the voices in a “neutral” accent. That’s assuming there’s only one team, some movies have multiple layers of dubbing. 😆
And then there is the voice dubbing for actors who speak either Cantonese or Mandarin and are dubbed in the other. And the dubbed version is an octave higher than their real voice.
To watch these old niche films one has to accept the flawed, very flawed,
nature of their condition. 👐🏻
There are three different versions on YT. All cropped and dubbed in English.
Almost to the end of my marathon, hoping to avoid more serpent violence.
Tyvm🦋💕🌸
and Tubi
Both are under 18 Shaolin Riders and both are dubbed in English ☹️