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Australian-Hungarian t1_iyaa3lu wrote

Reply to comment by videoninja in Michelle Yeoh to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival’s International Star Award by Robotzombie196

I saw this the other day and haven't stopped thinking about it so I'll share here with you.

https://youtu.be/Oh8KnmRvqd0

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deeperest t1_iyaflsb wrote

Who the fuck is Cynthia Rothrock and why is she so awesome?

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Australian-Hungarian t1_iyajz6r wrote

From what I remember reading she was a good actress that hit all the right notes and always put in 100% but just never hit the big screens.

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Crustybuttt t1_iyb5iut wrote

Cynthia Rothrock was a female bodybuilder/star of kung-fu action films in the 80’s and early 90’s. I don’t know that I’d call her a good actress, but her movies were super cheesy fun

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BootyMcSqueak t1_iybqfjp wrote

She was the equivalent of Michael Dudikoff. Full disclosure, I loved those cheesy martial arts movies.

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Rambozo77 t1_iybt3dn wrote

American Ninja is my favorite action movie series. Everything about it is magic….except for number 5 with the kid and Mr. Miyagi.

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iAmb00t t1_iyaij28 wrote

Random foreigners made some nice waves in HK cinema. T his is a great example

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Ahambone t1_iyb2yg9 wrote

Oh MAN, Cynthia Rothrock & Don "The Dragon" Wilson were the absolute SHIT back in the early 90s. If you were a kid and had Showtime, you were all about watching their movies when you weren't trying to catch some Red Shoe Diaries boobs or something.

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deeperest t1_iyb7qsi wrote

Somehow I remember Don vividly but don't recall her at all. Time to go digging through old flicks, I guess!

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LazerViking421 t1_iyaqsyx wrote

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend checking out Royal Warriors if you enjoyed Yes, Madam. Another early Michelle Yeoh flick that rules out the gate.

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Australian-Hungarian t1_iyar6oq wrote

Haha I've been browsing kung fu movies all morning now. I'll add it to the list! Thanks !

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PureImplosion t1_iyclyi4 wrote

Wow, this fight choreography is excellent, I'll have to see the movie!

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IWasGregInTokyo t1_iyd5n0i wrote

I'm wondering if the stair jump scene @5:35 wasn't being parodied in EEAAO?

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