Why 80s Hong Kong Action Movies KICKED ASS

While all of us do love to talk about 80s action movies, I would also be remiss to not bring Hong Kong films into such conversations. Hong Kong s action industry in the 80s was unstoppable, and there s definitely a thing or two that can be learned from them when it comes to making great fight scenes. So here s a video essay analysis of why exactly Hong Kong action cinema kicked ass in the 1980s Also, forgive me for the audio inconsistencies I ll try my best to fix that in the future 00:00 Intro 01:12 The Actors 04:50 The Choreography and Stunts 09:25 The Cinematography and Framing 12:07 The Editing 19:50 Conclusion Music Used Jan Hammer Miami Vice Main Theme Jackie Chan Police Story Main Theme MF DOOM Arrow Root A Tribe Called Quest Show Business Outkast Aquemini Black Sheep The Choice is Yours Sin Rei Blades of Bliss Nujabes Luv(sic) Part 1 elijah who (ft. jinsang) drifting Jackie Chan Jasmine Bojyou For further reading, viewing, do check out: Planet Hong Kong by David Bordwell,