I love Netflix.
Having recently come into some free time, I chose to spend it on something that I have not in a very long time. Bad movies.
Now, the movies that I am watching are only bad in the sense that most of them would be despised by any audience today. The movies I am watching are all Kung Fu movies from China dating from the 1960′s, 70′s, and 80′s.
The dubbing is terrible, there are no subtitles, and the plots are still in China under a jar of wine somewhere.
My attraction to these films is completely tied to my enjoyment of martial arts when I was younger and the fond memories I have of waking up early on Saturday and making sure to stop watching cartoons at noon to watch Kung Fu Theatre. Ah, the memories of a happy childhood. Thank you, Mom.
Bad as the movies are, I still find myself amazed at the sheer athleticism displayed by the actors. Yes, the fantastic leaps and other wire work is cool but that doesn’t diminish the skill involved.
Lastly, one of the endearing things for me is the slapstick that exists in many of these films. For example, I am currently watching a badly made up statue that looks much like the IO tower guardian in the original Tron with dirt all over him, try to kill a clueless guy while drinking food and wine offerings left by the clueless guy.
It’s silly, maybe even stupid, but it pleases me.
Isn’t that why we watch movies in the first place?
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