Winter 2022 Arrow viewing, part one
Recent viewing of Arrow Blu-ray releases includes horror, sci-fi, comedy, martial arts and murder from directors Terry Gilliam, John Landis, King Hu, Robert Altman, Takashi Miike and Mario […]
Review: Come Drink With Me (1966)
Director: King Hu
Cast: Cheng Pei-Pei, Elliot Ngok, Chen Hung-Lieh, Yuen Siu-Tien, Mars,
Cheng Pei-Pei
Elliot Ngok
Chen Hung-Lieh
Yuen Siu-Tien
Mars
Plot: Golden Swallow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Swallow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.
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Art and action in the films of King Hu
New restorations of movies from early and late in the career of King Hu reconfirm his influential position in Chinese cinema as a master of martial arts and swordplay films: action and poetry blend seamlessly in Come Drink With Me (1966), The […]