#roy chiao

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Roy Chiao, who appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Bloodsport, Enter the Dragon, and King Hu's films, left Shanghai to become a translator for American forces during the Korean War where he was a battlefield interpreter, as he spoke 5 languages fluently. He left the US Army at the rank of Captain. After the war was over, he moved to Japan, where he was jailed for several years for a crime he committed. On getting out, he returned to Taiwan where he became the island's Heavyweight Boxing Champion. A pilot, he survived a plane crash in 1978 where his plane crashed into the mountains and exploded. A preacher who was one of Hong Kong's best known Christians, he often traveled to the US to give sermons, flying his own plane. He finally passed in 1999, after a heart attack, his fourth.

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In 1935, an archeological Professor Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr got stranded in India with his companion Short Round and a nightclub singer named Wilhelmina “Willie” Scott. While attempting to leave India they came across a village plagued by a zombie making, heart pulling out cult. (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Flm)

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

They don’t make movies like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom anymore - for multiple reasons. Certain aspects of this film will take modern movie-goers aback. You can focus on the dubious cultural depictions, violence and gross-out humor or you can divert your attention to what works: the never-ending tension, action scenes & set pieces, cinematography and the ever-charismatic lead.

In this prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) narrowly escapes from crime boss Lao Che (Roy Chiao) with his eleven-year-old sidekick Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) and nightclub singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw). Unfortunately, they soon find themselves stranded in northern India, where many children have gone missing and a sacred stone - one of the five fabled Shankara stones - has been stolen. Their quest to unravel the mystery brings our heroes to an ancient Thuggee cult who practice dark magic and ritualistic human sacrifices.

In a way, this picture is much lighter than Raiders. We’re not dealing with Nazis. Indy and his little buddy are going up against India’s equivalent of devil-worshippers but the villains are firmly planted in the realm of fantasy. There are many jokes as the boys playfully bicker and roll their eyes at Willie, who has no business being on this adventure but wound up alongside them. Over and over, she’s screaming at the bugs, skeletons, traps and dangers they encounter. The duo would be much better off without the dumb blonde… but abandoning her would be irresponsible. She’s nothing like Karen Allen's Marion and the film makes that clear. If Willie's going to complain about being away from the city, let's give her a real reason to - which means lots and lots of ewwww moments. This is where people might raise an eyebrow. There’s a famous banquet scene where the most stomach-churning foods are served. You may interpret it as a) an implication that all Indians are barbarians that eat eyeballs and snakes (although the good villagers we meet early-on definitely do not) b) an elaborate gag that may or may not resonate with you (humor is subjective, after all) or c) hints that something at this palace is amiss…

Despite the initial tone, this is an intense movie. There are torture and grisly human sacrifices, children are kidnapped/enslaved, people are explicitly killed - often in gruesome manners. The tone is far too intense to be rated PG but it was. The PG-13 rating was only introduced after the MPAA got similar complaints from Gremlins just one month later.

This film isn't as mature as its "successor" and it doesn't feel as polished either, though the filmmaking is still excellent. Once Indy and the gang realize the danger they've stumbled upon, the tension never lets up. Every escape is merely a brief reprieve. A new peril rolls around the next corner, ready to flatten them. It's fast-paced and exciting. Along the way, you also get excellent cinematography and camerawork. The shots which contrast Short Round to his big buddy are terrific. Through quick cuts and parallel actions, the camera says more than words ever could. It's a roller-coaster ride - sometimes literally. You'll be left breathless and maybe even overwhelmed. Is the movie for kids? maybe, maybe not. It's somewhere in between.

Often violent & gruesome and lacking some of the sophistication of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a disappointment... but only for this franchise. As a film on its own, or as a "first entry" in a series, it would make you go "wow!" Dated elements aside, it's exciting, memorable and fun. (On Blu-ray, May 22, 2020)

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LE JEU DE LA MORT (1978)

Billy Lo, star mondiale du cinéma d'arts martiaux, refuse de travailler pour un syndicat du crime de Hong Kong dirigé par le sinistre Dr Land , malgré plusieurs avertissements donnés par Carl Miller , le champion de karaté des malfaiteurs. Steiner décide alors de faire supprimer Billy par le tueur de l'organisation, Stick .

Au cours du tournage d'un film par Billy Lo, le tueur agit. Billy est atteint d'une balle en plein visage qui le laisse pour mort. En fait, il est toujours en vie et doit subir une opération de chirurgie esthétique qui change son apparence physique (il porte une épaisse barbe). Billy profite alors de sa « métamorphose » et du fait que le syndicat du crime le croit mort pour se venger. Il s'introduit dans la propriété du Dr Land et tente de l'étrangler mais doit rebrousser chemin après avoir repoussé plusieurs hommes de mains de « l'organisation ».

Billy décide de s'attaquer à Carl Miller à l'issue du championnat du monde de karaté au cours duquel Miller recouvre son titre, après avoir dissuadé sa fiancée Ann Morris de tuer le Dr Land lequel assiste au championnat. Au cours d'un mémorable combat de karaté dans le vestiaire, Billy tue Miller réveillant les soupçons de Land et Steiner au sujet de sa mort supposée.

Steiner fait enlever Ann et ordonne à Jim Marshall collègue de travail d'Ann et ami du couple Ann-Billy de faire dire à Billy que ce dernier doit se rendre dans un entrepôt où l'attend Stick en embuscade, entouré des motards-tueurs du syndicat. Billy neutralise tous ses ennemis et oblige Stick à lui révéler où le Dr Land réside, un restaurant de quatre étages. À chaque étage Billy affronte un ennemi redoutable :

Pasquale , un champion de nunchaku.

un champion d'hapkido .

le redoutable Hakim , terrifiant combattant de 2,20 m .

Steiner, très habile avec sa canne qui lui sert d'épée et qui défend l'accès aux appartements personnels du Dr Land.

Finalement Billy poursuit le Dr Land sur le toit du restaurant. Ce dernier glisse, tombe dans le vide, traverse des panneaux publicitaires électriques et se tue.

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Bloodsport

Summary: Follows US Army captain and ninjutsi practicioner Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) as he takes part in a martial arts competition named Kumite in Hong Kong.

Physically impressive if ultimately mindless entry in JCVD canon. Also very gay. And more than a touch racist. Apparently typical for Cannon.

Rating: 2.25/5

Photo credit: Maxim

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𝒪𝓀𝒶𝓎, ℐ'𝓂 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝑔𝑜𝓃𝓃𝒶 𝒷𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒𝒹 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓈𝒶𝓎𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓉 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓈𝓉 𝒷𝓊𝓉 ℐ 𝒽𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝒹𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝑒. 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐦 (1984) 𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝓎 𝒻𝒶𝓋𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝓎 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝑜𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓉. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓊𝓇𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝒶𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝑒𝒹𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒶𝓇𝒸𝒽𝑒𝑜𝓁𝑜𝑔𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝓉𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃. 𝒯𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒷𝑒𝒻𝑜𝓇𝑒, 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓃𝓉 𝒶 𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓇𝒾𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝑔𝒶𝓃𝑔 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝒹𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝑜𝓈𝓈 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝒶𝓈 𝗟𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗲. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒸𝓊𝓉𝑒 𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓀𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝒶𝓀𝒶 𝐊𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎'𝓋𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓈𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓊𝓃𝒶𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝑔𝑜 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑔 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓍𝓉𝓇𝒶 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑜𝓃, 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝓁𝓊𝒷 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐢 𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝓊𝒷. ℐ 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰 𝒶𝓈 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓎 𝒽𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 ℐ 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒶𝒹𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝒾𝑒. 𝒜𝓃𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝓌𝒽𝓎 ℐ 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝓈𝒸𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒾𝓁𝓂 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶 𝓁𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝓈𝒸𝒶𝓇𝓎/𝒶𝓌𝑒𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒. 𝒲𝒽𝑒𝓃 ℐ 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝒹 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝒶𝓈 𝒶 𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓎 𝒷𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔, ℐ 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒶𝓂𝒶𝓏𝑒𝒹. 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝑒𝒻𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉𝓈, 𝑔𝒾𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝒷𝓊𝑔𝓈 (𝓌𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝓂𝓎 𝓈𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹) 𝓅𝓁𝓊𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒. 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒾𝓇𝓈𝓉 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 ℐ 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝓇𝑜𝒹𝓊𝒸𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 ℐ𝓃𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓃 𝒸𝓊𝓁𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒, ℐ 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁 𝓇𝑒𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 ℐ𝓃𝒹𝒾𝒶 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓈 𝑒𝓎𝑒, ℐ 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝒾𝓉 𝒶𝓈 𝑔𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓉𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨. ℐ𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓎𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒢𝑜𝒹 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗺 (𝐀𝐦𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐢) 𝒹𝒾𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝒾𝓁𝓂, 𝓎𝑜𝓊'𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓈𝒽𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝒻𝒾𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝒹𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝓇 𝓂𝒶𝓎𝒷𝑒 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓈𝑒. 𝒮𝓉𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶 𝒻𝓊𝓃 𝒻𝒾𝓁𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 ℐ'𝓁𝓁 𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝑔𝑒𝓉 𝓉𝒾𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝓌𝒶𝓉𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔.

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Roy Chiao & Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bloodsport (1988)

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Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) directed by Steven Spielberg Shanghai, 1935. Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones (Harrison Ford) is in town to swap the ashes of a Manchu emperor for a large diamond of historical and personal interest to him. Unfortunately, gang boss (and shipping magnate) Lao Che (Roy Chiao) wants to keep both items and poisons the famed archaeologist so he will…

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Han Ying-jie (center) in A Touch of Zen (King Hu, 1971) Cast: Hsu Feng, Shih Chun, Bai Ying, Xue Han, Roy Chiao, Tien Peng, Zhang Bing-yu, Wang Rui, Han Ying-jie. Screenplay: King Hu, based on a story by Songling Pu. Cinematography: Hua Hui-ying. I'm not an expert on or even a devotee of Asian martial arts films (wuxia), so I come to A Touch of Zen with more than a touch of naïveté. It's a celebrated film for its elevation of the genre into the realm of art, and that part of it I can appreciate, even as it often baffled and sometimes irritated me: Why did the battle with the "ghosts" have to be shot in the dark? Its sometimes oblique narrative puzzled me: The first two characters we meet are the scholar-artist Gu (Shih Chun) and his mysterious customer, Ouyang Nian (Tien Peng), and I felt a bit lost when Ouyang turned out to be a bad guy and Gu's reticent neighbor Yang Hui-zhen (Hsu Feng) became the protagonist, as well as Gu's lover (after declining the marriage proposal Gu's mother insists on). But we're clearly working with a director-screenwriter who wants to keep us off-balance, and succeeds. Best, I realized, not to attempt to unravel the plot but to pay attention to the gorgeous and often exciting images that King Hu gives us -- the more than three-hour length of his epic flies by if you do that. The mixture of martial arts and religious philosophy is something the skeptic in me can only gaze at disinterestedly, so the ending, with the dying abbot bleeding gold, eludes any attempt I might make to find coherence with the political struggles that inform most of the film's action. But perhaps if I educate myself better in wuxia, I'll come to a fuller appreciation of why A Touch of Zen is so widely and enthusiastically admired. 

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Bloodsport (1988, Newt Arnold)

10/20/21

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Bloodsport (1988)

“The kumite was first used by the Kokuryukai, the Black Dragon Society, to measure the fighting skills and spirit of its members. Every five years, the best fighters in its ranks would face each other in full contact with one winner emerging as the superior warrior, the champion.”

U.S. Army Captain Frank Dux (Jean Claude Van Damme) has trained in the ways of ninjutsu under his sensei Senzo Tanaka (Roy Chiao) since young and decided to honor him by competing in a martial arts tournament held by the secret society in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.

The film that Johnny Lawrence and Cobra Kai watches! 

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Bloodsport (Newt Arnold, 1988)