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The British Board of Film Censorship was often quite heavy-handed re violence. Also for a while, any scenes with nunchaku or throwing stars had to be cut to get a BBFC rating, & most cinemas wouldn't show anything without a BBFC rating.
Here's what they did to Enter The Dragon
https://melonfarmers.co.uk/bbfc_cuts_enter_the_dragon.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification
Ben Higbieimages from 'Invincible Shaolin' (1978)
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Today's #KungFuSat feature ่ก่็ฃจๅ (Bloody Treasury Fight) on Youtube is from licensed channel The Stream, one of the many licensed (AFAIK, IANAL) sources for free streaming action & martial arts films I've listed here:
https://piefed.social/post/992414
Browse around for some fun flicks to watch!
#LegitFreeMovies #ActionMovies #MartialArtsMovies #KungFuMovies #KungFuSat
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I watched the 4K re-release of #JohnWoo's #HardBoiled (1992) last night at my local #AMC.
I had forgotten how violent the genre of Hong Kong action movies can be but the action is SO ridiculous that I view it as a parody that can't be taken seriously.
Viewed historically, this genre of films is a modern extension of the earlier Hong Kong #KungFuMovie genre where the heroes faced off with hundreds of combatants bare handed & killed or defeated all of them.
Hard Boiled is just like an old kung fu movie but the combatants use guns & explosives instead of their hands & feet.
Frankly, I got bored with all of the killing/combat after awhile because there was too much of a sameness to it all but various plot twists, played seriously & for comedic effect kept me interested.
It's not for everyone but in the genre of Hong Kong action movies, Hard Boiled is considered important & worth watching if you have an interested in them but not if you don't. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
