S.P.L (Sammo Hung and Donnie Yen movie)

I got to see Sha Po Lang last Friday. I don't know how many people know about the film but Donnie Yen stars and choreographed the fight sequences and said that the film represented the pinacle of what he's achieved so far. Toronto film festival attendees were lucky enough to have Wilson yip (director), Sammo Hung and Wu Jing attend the screening and get some questions answered.

Overall I thought the movie was 'alright'. the plot was seriously stretched thin, you don't really get into the characters or care much for them and the direction is inconsistent at times. Audience members laughed at scenes that were supposed to be touching or sad but every criticism I could lay at the movies feet is fairly much washed away by the fight scenes.

Donnie yen did a spetacular job with the choreography and MMA fans will be glad to know there is an energetic mix of all types of fighting styles including Jiu Jitsu complete with take downs and armbars. One of the main fight sequences is the most spetacular upon first viewing and then moreso on reflection as you find out that Donnie Yen and Wu Jing had no rehersal and no direction; simply, they were told to "go for it". To this point, the baton that yen weilds in this fight scene was replaced three times as it was broken on Wu Jing's head while filming.

Sammo is fantastic and I still marvel at how he moves at his weight and age. I've always been a fan of Donnie Yen and this is definately a great fighting film for him. Wu Jing is a relative unknown but trained in the same opera company as Jacky Chan and Sammo Hung,being taught by Wo Ping. during the Q&A, Wu Jing said his next film will likely be a prequel to Sha Po Lang.

anyone seen this film yet? I don't know how aggressive the release schedule is.


GE

 

Dope...Can't wait to check it out.

 

Isnt sammo hung the fat dude from chuck norris's tv show?

 

Donnie yen , and Sammo with some Mma? 0_0 Sold! /versus/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

I'm 50% sure you're kidding so I'll make this quick: yes, he was in Walker: Texas Ranger. As well he had his own show called Martial Law but don't let those entries fool you.

He's been in over 100 films, trained under Wo Ping and was one of the seven lucky stars with Jacky Chan and Yuen Biao.

GE

 

Is martial law even on the air?

 

Martial Law lasted two years.

 

Guess it was arrested