Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and elliot ngok as warriors, and features fight choreography by han yingijie. Rules of wuxia episode top 10 swordswoman duration. Come drink with me is a retro blast of awesome but, admittedly, it presents a rather shallow story arc, and the wushu stuff it demonstrates doesnt. Come drink with me 1966 online subtitrat in romana gratis hd. A fastkicking female peipei cheng is dispatched to rescue her own brother from kidnappers. The opening, an ambush on a palanquin and its guards crossing a harsh, hilly landscape by a band of brigands, was athletic, visceral, and gory in a way that audiences hadnt seen before, and they responded with mad enthusiasm its no exaggeration to say that come drink with me was to the wuxia what the wild bunch 1969 was to the western. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter. In the 60s and 70s, she made over 20 films for shaw brothers, and this is the one that started it all. Come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman. Come drink with me 1966 a fastkicking female peipei cheng is dispatched to rescue her own brother from kidnappers. Come drink with me 1966 iia 04071966 hk adventure, action 1h 31m user score.
The action compensates for the fact that the plot is no great shakes. It has a plot that allows the characters to be smart, have humorous moments, and engage in great fights. Cheng peipei, yueh hua, chen hunglieh long before crouching tiger, hidden. Breakthrough come drink with me put vibrant 19yearold dancercumactress cheng pei pei on the action film map as golden swallow, a. Long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east.
Aug, 2012 come drink with me 1966 shaw brothers original trailer director. Probably there will be many viewers that wonder what all the fuss was about, but i think few could dispute that it is a well crafted movie even without considering its historical importance. This weeks movie is the seminal hong kong wuxia piece come drink with me 1966. Come drink with me 1966 full movie download full hd youtube. Come drink with me had quite a reputation to live up to, and the difficulty a keen viewer had in seeing it until now doubtless enhanced that. He is best known for directing various wuxia films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought chinese cinema including hong kong and taiwan to new technical and artistic heights. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, golden swallow is joined by an inebriated wanderer drunken cat. The generals other offspring, a girl named golden swallow, is sent. Come drink with me is an early hong kong swordsman film. This was one of the first major martial arts pictures released by the partnership of director king hu and the shaw. Cheng peipei come drink with me king hu chinchuan 1966 hk shaw brothers dvd.
One can only infer how it was meant to be taken at the time. Cheng peipei plays golden swallow, a fighterforhire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governors kidnapped son. Come drink with me, along with dragon gate inn, is also legendary director king hu at his best. Erich kuersten is the gonzotheorist behind the acidemic journal of film and media as well as an awardskipping filmmaker and freelance film and music critic whose work can be found in bright lights, the weeklings, slant, modern drunkard, mcsweeneys, scarlet street, vhj, daily om, muze, divinorum psychonauticus, and midnight marquee. One of the bedrocks of chinese kungfu movies, king hus 1966 wuxia classic come drink with me is best known as primary source material for crouching tiger, hidden dragon, but its influence is far more extensive. Peipei cheng, hua yueh, hung lieh chen, chihching yang, yi feng, chung wang, lao shen, hsi chang, hsin yen chao, hsiung chao, chun chin, siutung ching, tadashi nishimoto, king hu, hsinglung chiang, run run shaw, king hu, shanhsi ting. Come drink with me 1966 bluray version kungfu kingdom. Cast and crew credits for come drink with me, 1966, directed by chin chaun, with cheng peipei, yueh hua, cheng hungli, at turner classic movies. Staring chung shen lao, feng i wang, yang chiching and li yunchung. Compared to other wuxia pans of the time, come drink with me was a. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei and yueh hua as warriors with chan hunglit as the villain, and features action choreography by han yingchieh. With action choreography from han yingchieh, it is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made and is now.
I wouldnt go that far on behalf of come drink with me, but if you consider the martialarts movie to be the apex of cinematic fun, seeing king hus 1966 spectacle for the first time is a. Come drink with me 1966 its difficult being the first. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, golden swallow is joined by an inebriated. This is somewhat misleading in that it is only one among a whole line of films that became part of hong kongs wu xia tradition involving chivalric swordplay, martial arts and. Come drink with me was one of the classic hong kong kung fu films that inspired ang lees crouching tiger, hidden dragon, and it contains many of the same elements from that film, including gender confusion, a stolen mystical weapon, and a wall. His films come drink with me 1966, dragon inn 1967, and a touch of zen 19691971 inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s. Come drink with me is a shaw brothers classic that really demonstrates the earlier days of kung fu cinema. A revelation in martial arts filmmaking ross chen, it stars legendary fight queen cheng peipei crouching tiger, hidden dragon as golden swallow, a deadly agent sent to rescue a. It is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. Come drink with me 1966 watch on prime video or streaming.
Come drink with me 1966 august 5, 2015 directed by the famous king hu dragon gate inn, the swordsman, painted skin, a touch of zen, come drink with me is a wuxia film set in the ming dynasty. A group of bandits kidnaps the governors son and demands their imprisoned leader to be set free in exchange. I decided to check in on a dvd series called dragon dynasty, having been impressed. More revolutionary than crouching tiger, hidden dragon, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for the martial arts genre. Considering king hus come drink with me, i would have to say yes. Being one of the first films to adapt a stylish bent to the martial arts scenes while still keeping its artistic touch, the film essentially launched shaw brothers as a studio for adrenalinecharged, hardhitting action.
Come drink with me 1966 posters the movie database. Xem phim come drink with me dai tuy hiep full hd 1966 tr. Come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. Inspired by the movements and rhythms of chinese opera, it could also be credited as the root of a more balletic style of fight choreography, the gold standard for female. Peipei cheng, hua yueh and hsi chang fight instructor by yinchieh han come drink with me 1966 da zui xia, literally big drunken hero is a 1966 martial artsaction film directed by king hu. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Being one of the first films to adapt a stylish bent to the martial arts scenes while still keeping its artistic touch, the film essentially launched shaw brothers as a. Breakthrough come drink with me put vibrant 19yearold dancercumactress cheng pei pei on the action film map as golden swallow, a generals daughter tasked with rescuing her brother from the clutches of bandits, managing to take on all opponents with several breathtaking bounds, as one of cinemas greatest personifications of the martial.
Hu kingchuana touch of zen, beloved heroine cheng peipei, and this, universally considered one of the best hong kong movies ever made. To sum it all up, come drink with me is a film that i appreciate and its innovation and influence reflects many popular martial arts movies of today. Considered a classic of the genre and a seminal woman warrior flick, it stars cheng peipei in one of her careerdefining roles. Hbo game of thrones the complete eighth season dvd. Set during the ming dynasty, it stars cheng peipei as a skilled fighter and yueh hua as a carefree beggar, with chan hunglieh as the villain. Aug 08, 2017 old school kung fu fest returns with a kickass look at the wonder women of martial arts. And now, my eyes are drooling over golden swallow the chang chehdirected sequel to come drink with me and the one armed swordsman series. Golden swallow cheng peipei is a fighterforhire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governors kidnapped son. Radnja je smjestena u kinu u doba dinastije ming, a protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci cheng peipei, je zlatna lastavica, majstorica borilackih vjestina koju je provincijski guverner angazirao kako bi. Oct 01, 2014 long before crouching tiger, hidden dragon wowed the western world, come drink with me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the far east.
It starts in standard enough fashion theres bandits. See the full list of come drink with me cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. It was revived and rereleased in the early 2000s where it was promoted as one of the films that inspired crouching tiger, hidden dragon 2000. Season two seems to be better than season one so far. Watching come drink with me fifty years after its release is a peculiar delight. Even if that work is accepted and assimilated into the culture, it then becomes endlessly imitated. Come drink with me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed golden swallow. Overview of come drink with me, 1966, directed by chin chaun, with cheng peipei, yueh hua, cheng hungli, at turner classic movies. Legendary hong kong action director king hu made come drink with me for the shaw brothers in 1966.
Come drink with me 1966 primewire 1channel letmewatchthis. The swordplay in come drink with me looks like youd expect real swordplay to look. Pij sa mnom je hongkonski akcionopustolovni film snimljen 1966. Back in 1966, in an era when women in martial arts films were portrayed more as meek and powerless, cheng peipei got cast in the lead role of come drink with me and topsyturvied that stereotype. This film strives for a degree of realism at a time when chinese swordplay films were still strongly under the influence of highly artificial opera presentations of. In 1966 the gamechanging wuxia film come drink with me, directed by. With peipei cheng, hua yueh, chihching yang, hung lieh chen. Ive seen the occasional wuxia film, ang lees crouching tiger, hidden dragon and zhang yimoushero and house of flying daggers, and its clear that this film is a major root of the genre. Come drink with me nearly four decades before kill bill, the groundbreaking shaw brothers classic come drink with me set the bar for swordwielding kung fu heroines. Old school kung fu fest returns with the wonder women of. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in.
Pioneer hu revolutionized wuxia films with cinematography reminiscent of chinese painting, kinetic camera moves, innovative action choreography, and meticulous period production design, all melded into femaleforward fistandsword tales. Many movies made since its release in 1966 including crouching tiger hidden dragon, which cheng pei pei was also in have been inspired by the sword work in this film. Come drink with me on dvd 796019809979 from dragon dynasty. Mar, 2018 come drink with me is a 1966 hong kong wuxia film directed by king hu. Perhaps one of the most legendary titles in the genre, king hus iconic martial arts epic come drink with me was a revelation when it first premiered in the mid60s.
So often, groundbreaking artists are not recognized in their own time, or their work is roundly criticized for breaking the mold. Shaw brothers chinese movie dvd come drink with me. In 1966 the gamechanging wuxia film come drink with me, directed by king hu, changed the hong kong film industry forever. A generals son is taken hostage and used as leverage to free a bandit leader. Come drink with me 1966 official trailer by shaw brothers duration.
For the chinese tv series with the same chinese title, see drunken hero. With action choreography from han yingchieh, it is widely considered one of the best hong kong films ever made. Come drink with me 1966, on the other hand, returns us to the classic criminals and wanton warlords of the genres best and bloodiest efforts. Come drink with me 1966 this is a sponsored post for more information, click here. Rent come drink with me 1966 starring peipei cheng and hua yueh on dvd and bluray. In 2001, there was director ang lee, villainess cheng peipei, and crouching tiger hidden dragon. For those of you who dont know, pei pei is the first lady of wuxia swordplay film. Come drink with me is one of those influential films. Rent come drink with me 1966 on dvd and bluray dvd. Next week the next film in our martial arts season, and possibly the most famous title well be looking at, is the classic. The quality of the transfer to dvd is fine no complaints from me, i actually like the slight dated look, it time stamps it as not some new reboot. Come drink with me with cheng pei pei martial arts action.
Come drink with me is often regarded as the film that kick started the. Shaw brothers chinese movie dvd come drink with me 1966 eng sub free ship. Come drink with me is one of the better martial arts movies. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. Jul 28, 2017 so to commemorate this monumental season, we at screen geek would like to highlight a similarly ground breaking film in a typically malefilled genre 1966 kungfu classic come drink with me. Drink with me which is what made it so revolutionary at the time of its release in 1966. Based on the other shaw brothers movie i watched, i sense they put more thought into making a movie than most chop suey makers. Director king hu not only broke new ground but set the groundwork for all the action films that followed, including crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Come drink with me 1966 shaw brothers original trailer director.
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