Shaw Brothers Classics Vol. 1: Tier Ranking | SHOUT! Factory Box Set

[@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594]

Hey Jessie ,I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on these. Most of the films were given English titles by Shaws excellent translation department, and bear in mind they thought a movie should be called Dirty Ho to try and cash in on the success of Dirty Harry ,we are always going to lose . Hence your disappointment at Invincible fist . Raksha means to guard and protect by the way. Like you ,I find these films a bit of a slog because as a studio they were developing Wuxia ,fist and feet films hadn't happened yet ,so it is mainly sword play. I have seen nearly all of their kung fu /wuxia films (like over 300 titles ) and the 60's ones are my least favourite . That said compared to others from that period ,these films in the Shout set are some of the very best ,give or take a few. Personally I loved this box more than i thought i would ,but get why others don't . The next Shout set is going to be more to your liking. Fist and palm salute .

[@thesharphandpath]

Ah I see, and thank GAWD lol. I dunno if I could handle another box full of meandering tales about Sword Mcguffins and metal clanging haha. As always I appreciate your insight 🤜🫷

[@mitchsfridaynightsongclub2594]

@@thesharphandpath in the mid 70's there was the new wave of wuxia spearheaded by Chor Yuen, films were very different and way better, Killer Clans in volume 3 is a superb movie and well worth a watch Jessie.

[@thesharphandpath]

I definitely feel like I'm going to enjoy the 70s films better 😅 Hoping Vol 2 will be way better (should have an unboxing video up for it in a week or so), but I'm probably gonna be waiting a while til I can afford Vol 3. (unless I can sell my old cellphone soon lol).

[@CoinOpTV]

From this set thought Sword of Swords and Jade Raksha were two standouts -- everyone seems to put Bells of Death super high on their ranking but it didn't resonate all that much with me!

[@thesharphandpath]

Damn, then I'm definitely gonna have to watch Sword Of Swords again! 😅😅 I'd say the bells themselves in Bells Of Death was definitely the most annoying part about that movie 🤣🤣 Thanks for your thoughts 🙏

[@CoinOpTV]

@@thesharphandpath yes in my Bells review i mentioned that chiming being annoying - should have been a gimmick for the finale …. Sword is pretty brutal with all the murdering!

[@thesharphandpath]

Ah, yes definitely should've only been used sparingly. I'm going back and watching your reviews for this box set now, you ripped Bells Of Death a new one haha.

[@CoinOpTV]

@@thesharphandpath thanks for checking out my videos -- haha well i'm a harsh critic but it's only because I think other great stuff is out there -- and sometimes people misunderstand my rating system - for me a C is average - B above average and D below average

[@thesharphandpath]

@CoinOpTV I honestly feel your critiques of the films are pretty spot on. I don't think you're being too hyper negative. The 60s Shaw Bros films definitely had their flaws.

[@collectthemall]

The fist was so invicible that they were too afraid to use it😂

[@thesharphandpath]

Omg hahaha

[@BlackMetalRebellion]

Hopefully you're watching this on a big screen TV cuz that's the only way you're gonna see those tiny blurry movie covers lol!!!!

[@thesharphandpath]

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