https://krait.dreamwidth.org/ Scales and Tales - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 06 Jun 2022 01:26:04 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios krait personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/4391634/284874 https://krait.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://krait.dreamwidth.org/288144.html Mon, 06 Jun 2022 01:26:04 GMT https://krait.dreamwidth.org/288144.html While looking for something else, I came across an article about weird kung fu movies that I just had to share. Some of them are now on my 'to watch' list if I ever run across them. :D <br /><br />Some excerpts:<br /> <br />* The first thing you’ll notice about Jade Dagger Ninja is that there are no ninjas in it. There’s also a distinct lack of jade daggers. However, there is a Jade Badger <br /><br />* Bruce is played by three different (anonymous) actors. The director is credited as ‘Steve’ and the female lead as ‘Alice’.<br /><br />* The highlight (besides maybe the tomato juice erotica) is James Hong’s cameo as a Shinto priest trying to expel the ninja’s evil spirit.<br /><br />* [It] stars Yuen Cheung-Yan (who also directed) as an old drunk on a quest to find a virgin born on the 15th of August (yeah, these quests are getting pretty weirdly specific by now). In a dual role, he also reprises his drag character of ‘Granny’, an elderly female magician whose grandson Chiu (Yuen Yat-Chor) turns out to be a virgin born on the 15th of August. <br /><br /><br />Full article <a href="https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/10-of-the-weirdest-kung-fu-movies-ever/">here</a>, for anyone wanting the full bizarre picture.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=krait&ditemid=288144" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://krait.dreamwidth.org/288144.html fandom: multi humour public 1 https://krait.dreamwidth.org/267210.html Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:08:57 GMT https://krait.dreamwidth.org/267210.html (In <a href="https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/424768.html?thread=2522749504#cmt2522749504">response</a> to a thread about favourite 'false friends' in language)<br /><br />I'm never going to be over the weird pile of humourous potential that is <i>poisson</i> | <i>poison</i> | <i>das Gift</i> | <i>a gift</i>.<br /><br /><br /><br />(Edit: now with the entry date fixed!)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=krait&ditemid=267210" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://krait.dreamwidth.org/267210.html language: deutsch humour public 9 https://krait.dreamwidth.org/253315.html Thu, 09 Apr 2020 19:44:46 GMT https://krait.dreamwidth.org/253315.html Want to be impressed, amused, and reminded to keep social distancing all at once?<br /><br />This NSFW (unless you're working alone at home!) video clip is for you: <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/bRUfnAS">Public service announcement</a>. <br /><br />:D<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=krait&ditemid=253315" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://krait.dreamwidth.org/253315.html humour public 2