Timmy

How bout dat pasyal then kasal?

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@gaysexturtles @theericjacobus In Hong Kong films at the time they used a technique called undercranking which was essentially an in-camera way to speed up fight scenes shot on film. All the greats did it, culminating in some incredibly kinetic action in the 90s from the likes of Donnie Yen.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@SolidCloud_DR @lofi_lover0930 @Jehuttyy It's not as clean but it's definitely the same kick.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@SolidCloud_DR @lofi_lover0930 @Jehuttyy I hate to be the "erm, akshully" guy but erm, akshully (lol) the first recorded "guyver kick" was performed by Alexander Lo Rei in the 1990 movie Triad Assassinator. The first known one, at least.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@present_confusn @bunieltheo For sure. I remember trying to look them up online when I first bagged the role but couldn't find much. The funniest thing was that not only was most of the crew Italian, half the cast was too. We were the most Italian sounding American soldiers in Vietnam. 😂

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@bunieltheo @present_confusn I was in one such film, an Italian production called Massacre at My Lai Four shot in Calamba, Laguna in 2009. The Italian producers had apparently been making low budget exploitation films in the Philippines for years. A really interesting experience, to say the least.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@fuforthought_ Hit the nail right on the head. I loved them in their early days but they almost feel like a gimmick act at this point, checking off a list of go-to moves for every single fight scene they make. Experiencing the success they have has been a hindrance to their creativity.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@fuforthought_ Why even give a film a rating if you didn't watch it properly though?

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@Robotink3 @Kemelwoo Swordsman 2. Always found it weird that social media seems to favour certain fight scenes that get reposted endlessly, while great movies like this barely get mentioned.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@Mma13Steady @mmaonpoint I knew someone was going to say something like this. If you don't get the comparison then cool. 👍

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@fuforthought_ @pauljohnsontog @DerekBrocks I always heard that Yuen Biao was on choreo duty for Heart of the Dragon but with Sammo as director it still very much retains his style.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@fuforthought_ Honestly, I think Carl Scott was probably the westerner that adapted the best to the old school style. Most of them looked powerful yet incredibly stiff compared to their HK/Taiwanese counterparts but Carl was a natural. He kills it in this scene. RIP.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@fuforthoughtpod I hate that this became a thing. If you watch his early interviews he would say that he does dangerous/big stunts, which is of course true. The narrative that he does ALL his stunts seemed to pop up as a way to market RITB in America rather than something he ever really claimed.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@fuforthoughtpod Alexander Lo Rei does one in the 1990 film, Life is a Bet aka Triad Assassinator. I'm surprised more people don't know about it since it was featured in one of the most well known martial arts film documentaries, Top Fighter.

[Timmy @BDogg_Wilson]

@CDawgVA @premier_two @LudwigAhgren It was awesome seeing this happen live.

[caposa @Grabaka_Hitman]

Satoru Date still owns the best KO in Ganryujima history

[Geo @Geo_AW]

Ash Ketchum is officially no longer the main character of Pokémon