http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn Canadian television/media blog. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:24:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/2008/01/18/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-2/ http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/2008/01/18/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-2/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:55:28 +0000 C. Archer http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/archives/2008/01/18/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-2/ Aaron Banks introduced Fist of Fear... by intimating that the winner of a fight between Louis Neglia and John "Cyclone" Flood would become the next Bruce Lee. He also says during the film that Bruce Lee was murdered by the Touch of Death, since cerebral edema isn't as fun to exploit. Banks is known in New York for his karate school and has quite a history behind him. Banks still seems like a shameless promoter as "Bruce Lee" extols the virtues of his promotional skills. Speaking of shilling, Fist of Fear... is a long-form commercial for Banks' "Oriental World of Self-Defense" show, as that's what Mallinson is actually filming. Teruyuki Higa and Richard Barathy do some demonstrations. Louis Neglia and "Cyclone" Flood fight an uneventful kickboxing match, with Neglia winning in the second round via a kick to Flood's head. No matter how good Neglia or Flood were back then, Fist of Fear... cheapens both them and Banks' show by using Bruce Lee to bait-and-switch casual martial arts fans. Way to go, Banks - you've undercut your own promotional strategy! Good job!]]> http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/2008/01/18/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/2008/01/14/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-1/ http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/2008/01/14/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-1/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:05:31 +0000 C. Archer http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/archives/2008/01/14/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-1/ Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) is not like any other Bruce Lee documentary out there. In fact, it's not much of a documentary, or even that coherent a film. The presence of bad comedy, what-the-hell moments and Fred Williamson playing comic relief makes me wonder how serious this "documentary" really was. Sure, Fist of Fear... shits on the memory of Bruce Lee, but a running joke about Williamson looking like Harry Belafonte? The only thing Fist of Fear... used the touch of death on is competent filmmaking, and that's why I like the film so much.]]> http://www.sweetposer.tk/urbmn/index.php/2008/01/14/it-came-from-the-delete-bin-emfist-of-fear-touch-of-deathem-part-1/feed/ 0