Legend of the condor heroes is the first part of a trilogy that jin yong had written, with return of the condor heroes and heavenly sword and dragon saber as the next generation stories that continue and relate back to legend s characters. It is often described as a dark fairy tale and as a return. The production features a stellar cast with talents from china, hong kong and taiwan, taking on the colorful characters in a new light. Adapted by jeremy brock from rosemary sutcliffs historical adventure novel the eagle of the ninth 1954, the film tells the story of a young roman officer attempting to recover the lost roman eagle standard of his fathers legion in. It is a parody of louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. Shoot the hero is scheduled for a proper north american dvd release on october 19th courtesy of virgil films and entertainment. Yang tiexin and guo xiaotian are neighbors and sworn brothers.
Probably the most compelling and intriguing aspect of the eagle shooting heroes is the way in which the film deals with gender and sexuality. The story is set in the southern song dynasty at the beginning of the jurchen invasion of china. Structured with the concept of cyclical repetition from the chinese almanac, the auteurs impressionistic riff on the classic wuxia novel the eagleshooting hero is a desertbound swordplay. Dragon 2011 film the dragon chronicles the maidens. If youre curious about the specifics, the trailer has been expertly embedded below for your infinite enjoyment. This version, out of the numerous adaptations of the same jin yong saga, the legend of the condor heroes, is the least popular amongst those made in the last 30 years. Loosely plotted, eagle shooting heroes mixes court intrigue with the story of the plucky, martial arts challenged third princess, who runs a no holds barred race against two ruthless taiwanese magicians to obtain both the princess imperial jade seal and the secret of a mystical book of combat. The film revolves around jack, a pure being who must stop the lord of darkness who plots to cover the world with eternal night. Miramax films bought the american market distribution rights, but delayed the release of the film for nearly two years. The film stars fredric march and cary grant as royal flying corps fighter pilots. During the song dynasty, a mongolian raised han boy begins a path to becomes a legendary national hero in china. The basic storyline is taken from the 1950s swordplay novel the eagle shooting.
Executive produced by wong karwai, jeffrey laus absurd 1993 masterpiece austin chronicle eagle shooting heroes is a fast, funny, flamboyant, and wildly imaginative martial arts farrago. The first part of the novel revolves around the friendship of two men, yang tiexin and guo xiaotian who fought. This allstar wackfest is a parody of jin yongs eagle shooting heroes and the second major release to be based on the adventures of ouyang feng and huang yaoshi the other was producer wong karwais ashes of time in wong karwais film, ouyang feng was played by leslie cheung. The eagle has a pleasantly traditional actionadventure appeal, but its drowned out by kevin macdonalds stolid direction and channing tatums uninspired work in the central role. Twisted humor and bullets fly when a young couple shopping for wedding rings and two brothers who cant seem to get along, become entangled with a crazy mob boss out for revenge. Classically, these historical kungfu pictures were far less highbrow, more mainstream. The series was first broadcast on kmtv1 in china in july 2008.
Brigitte lin third princess tony leung chiu wai oyang feng. Her title refers to the standard carried by the ninth legion of the. I like it that more focus is given to the evil character and explains why he became evil. Feb 26, 2015 legend of the condor heroes 08 episode 08. Provided to youtube by republic of music eagle hero rob revenge. With brigitte lin, leslie cheung, maggie cheung, and tony leung. A parody of louis chas renowned novel the legend of the condor heroes. Dikenal di indonesia dengan judul legenda pendekar pemanah rajawali dan dalam bahasa inggris the legend of condor heroes serial tv kali ini produksi tahun 2008. This version is without a doubt a better movie than legend of the condor heroes. This parody, produced and acted by some of the top names in hong kong films, offers a sendup of martial arts films. Legend of the condor heroes is the first part of a trilogy that jin yong had written, with return of the condor heroes and heavenly sword and dragon saber as the next generation stories that continue and relate back to legends characters. Wuxia fiction is a longstanding chinese tradition, and the legend of the condor heroes is one of the most important stories in the genre. With jason mewes, samantha lockwood, danny trejo, nick nicotera. It makes it all the more of a waste that wong karwai didnt hire a real comedy writer to whip the material into shape.
Marcus aquila journeys north of hadrians wall to reclaim the lost eagle standard of the ninth legion which had been totally destroyed in battle whilst under the command of his father. Jin yong revised the novel twice, first in the 1970s and later in the 2000s. Everything you need to know about all games, characters, items, enemies, and many more. The legend of the condor heroes was wuxia writer jin yongs third novel. It is based on a wuxia novel written by louis cha, which is the first part of the condor trilogy. The eagle shooting heroes legend of the condor heroes 2008. The eagle 2011 under the command of flavius aquila in a. However, this is a modern interpretation of his novels with depth added into it. The film was said to be caused by the overbudgeting of wong karwais ashes of time. It is a parody of louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes, and a classic example of the mo lei tau comedy. The 3rd princess discovered their treason but she was defeated by.
May 10, 2018 provided to youtube by republic of music eagle hero rob revenge. Eagle shooting heroes may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Written in 1957, it was originally published in the hong kong commercial daily newspaper. It was directed by stuart walker and mitchell leisen and was based on an original story by john monk saunders. Nov 14, 2009 the eagle shooting heroes legend of the condor heroes 2008 taiwanese chinese drama when their husbands were killed by the song army, two pregnant women found safe haven in. Many may disagree because the storyline did not follow exactly as what was written by louis in his novels. Top 100 hong kong movies the best hong kong films of all. The eagle 2011 the eagle is based on the novel the eagle of the ninth by rosemary sutcliffe. Jeff lau chinese odyssey 2002, treasure hunt action director. Legend of the eagle shooting heroes book 1 by jin yong. The legend of the condor heroes is a wuxia novel by jin yong louis cha. It was followed by the return of the condor heroes and the heaven sword and dragon saber, both of which were also adapted into television dramas.
Lau uses the wuxia form as a platform for pure burlesque fun, turning jin yongs eponymous novel insideout and making it into fine, frantic farce, with goforbroke performances, overwrought plot, plenty of action, and even some musical numbers. Legend is a 1985 american epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by ridley scott and starring tom cruise, mia sara, tim curry, david bennent, alice playten, billy barty, cork hubbert, and annabelle lanyon. With leslie cheung, brigitte lin, maggie cheung, tony chiuwai leung. It was first serialised between 1 january 1957 and 19 may 1959 in hong kong commercial daily.
It is the first part of the condor trilogy and is followed by the return of the condor heroes and the heaven sword and dragon saber. This is the best adaptation of the legend of the condor heroes. It was filmed with the cast of ashes of time, during a lull in the filming. The eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in roman britain directed by kevin macdonald, and starring channing tatum, jamie bell and donald sutherland. Leslie cheung, brigitte lin, maggie cheung lau uses the wuxia form as a platform for pure burlesque fun, turning jin yongs eponymous novel insideout and making it into fine, frantic farce, with goforbroke performances, overwrought plot, plenty of action, and. Hero was first released in china on 24 october 2002. Peter pau bride with white hair, crouching tiger hidden dragon cast. The actors, fight choreography, story line and visual effects is superb. Its hard to say more, but a dinosaur and a gorilla do fit into the mix.
If the movie is about anything, then its about giving audience a burlesque version of wong karwais typical plots in which characters are all in love with other characters who for one reason or. But suddenly their village is overrun by jin soldiers. Multistrand plot is about ou yang feng and his cousin, who aim to overthrow the king and take control of the kingdom. The legend of the condor heroes is a 2008 chinese television series adapted from louis chas novel of the same title. Quentin tarantino eventually convinced miramax to open the film in american theaters on 27 august 2004. Mar 26, 2011 f irst published in 1954, the eagle of the ninth, rosemary sutcliffs novel for older children, is now regarded as a classic. The eagle shooting heroes 2008 amazon download online streaming. Legend of condor heroes watch full episodes free mainland. Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through real. Legenda pendekar pemanah rajawali sering juga disebut legenda pendekar rajawali, adalah karya jin yong louis cha dan merupakan cerita bagian pertama dari trilogi memanah rajawali condor trilogy. The supporting cast includes carole lombard, jack oakie, and sir guy standing. Director kevin macdonald began as a documentarian, which.
So much does it evoke the energy of traditional swordandshield movies that i had to bring the term ripsnorting out of retirement. Made in 1993, the chinese comedy eagle shooting heroes dong cheng xi jiu is a parody of the wuxia genre, the flamboyant martial arts movies that years later would become popular in the u. The eagle shooting heroes, or she diao ying xiong zhuan, is an original playstation game based on the first book of louis chas jin yongs condor heroes trilogy, the legend of the condor heroes. Interested in bringing eagle shooting heroes to your school or library. The eagle shooting heroes is a 1993 hong kong comedy film directed by jeffrey lau. They take an oath that their two sons shall be blood brothers one day, also.
It is probably the first game ever to have any chinese dialect, in this case mandarin, as the primary voice over. The legend of the condor heroes 2008 tv series wikipedia. Brigitte lin third princess tony leung chiu wai oyang feng leslie cheung huang yaoshi jacky cheung hong qi joey wong school sister of huang yaoshi. The series was produced by chinese entertainment shanghai, and stars hu ge, ariel lin, justin yuan and cecilia liu. The eagle shooting heroes, or she diao ying xiong zhuan, is an original playstation game based on the first book of louis chas jin yongs condor heroes trilogy, the legend of the condor heroes it is probably the first game ever to have any chinese dialect, in this case mandarin, as the primary voice over. With kenny wormald, julianne hough, dennis quaid, andie macdowell. At that time, it was the most expensive project and one of highestgrossing motion pictures in china.
The eagle and the hawk is a 1933 american precode aerial war film set in world war i. A deadly secret film demigods and semidevils film the denouncement of chu liu hsiang. The eagle is a ripsnorting adventure tale of the sort made before cgi, 3d and alphabet soup in general took the fun out of moviegoing. Rango wonders how to stand out when it is his nature to blend in. A chameleon johnny depp who has lived as a sheltered family pet finds himself in the grip of an identity crisis. Danny trejo, which is always a very, very good thing. The legend of the condor heroes is a 2008 chinese drama series directed by lee kwok lap. City teenager ren maccormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. F irst published in 1954, the eagle of the ninth, rosemary sutcliffs novel for older children, is now regarded as a classic. The eagle shooting heroes legend of the condor heroes. Detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame. The story begins with the queen of golden wheel kingdom and having an affair with her cousin west poison, both of whom are planning to take over the kingdom. Legend of condor heroes 2008 drama asia full subtitle. Tv series the latest adaptation of the classic jin yong wuxia martial arts novel, condor heroes is the definitive one.
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