Sammo Hung - "Big Brother" of Hong Kong Films

Helmer 2022-02-07 14:48:16

Watching old movies:

The Five Lucky Stars series is another classic comedy action series brought by Sammo Hung to the golden age of Hong Kong films after the "Ghost Fighting Ghosts" series.

The whole series is based on the active or passive participation of the five lucky stars in the police's fight against criminals, supplemented by the five lucky stars' fancy wiping of the beauties (Zhong Chuhong, Hu Huizhong, Guan Zhilin, Michelle Yeoh, etc.), plus Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Andy Lau's fights Destiny is a selling point!

This series directly gave birth to Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie" series, as well as Hong Jinbao's "Rich Train" and other star comedies, and also indirectly gave birth to Jackie Chan's life-threatening police role!

In the film, Qi Xiaofu's dramatic martial arts action is closely combined with various action scenes, using slow motion, trampoline jumping, jumping scissors and other means, broadening the scope of scenes and shooting skills of Hong Kong action films, showing the flashes of the fat Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan. Move around, Yuan Biao's leg work. This makes the action scenes in the film to the flesh, and it still feels wonderful to this day.

Hongjiaban, Chengjiaban, Yuanjiaban, Qianjiaban, and Yuanjiaban, the world-renowned dragon and tiger martial artists in the future, all appear in this series.

I remember that when I was a child, I often watched the first "Five Lucky Stars" in the Lucky Star series at lunch. The action was wonderful, the laughter was packed, but it was not too vulgar and shit. Jackie Chan's rollerblading is still fresh in my memory.

That's why I like the Lucky Star series more than the more sensational Best Partner series at the time.

The Lucky Star series has also become an indispensable classic in the memory of Hong Kong films!

Sammo Hung (Yu Zhanyuan) was the first to run away from the wall because he couldn't bear the harsh education of his master Yu Zhanyuan, and joined the film and television industry as a dragon and tiger martial artist. From the group performance to the stand-in, to the assistant director and director, to the producer and producer, and established the Baohe Film Company. His journey from filming can be described as step by step.

As a senior brother in "Seven Little Fortunes", after the disbandment of the drama school, he vigorously supported Jackie Chan (Yuanlou), Yuan Biao, Yuan Hua, Yuan Kui and other juniors. He pursues egalitarianism and has nurtured Lin Zhengying, Jackie Chan, Qian Jiale, Zeng Zhiwei and many other stars. Witnessed and participated directly in the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. If Jackie Chan is the eldest brother of Hong Kong movies, then Sammo Hung can be described as the eldest brother of Hong Kong movies.

Unfortunately, after the 1989s, Sammo Hung gradually retreated behind the scenes. Except for "My Secret Agent Grandpa" and "A Good Man", he failed to dedicate influential directorial works.

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