10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOPSOCKY»
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chopsocky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
chopsocky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Cinema of Tsui Hark
The chopsocky films garnered a small following in this country precisely because
of their often-ludicrous dubbing and the unrealistically-hard smacking sounds of
fists hitting skin (which usually sounded more like boards being struck together).
2
Film Genre Introduction: Backstage Musical, Bad Girl Movies, ...
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3
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
1973–. chopsocky adjective 1 characteristic of a genre of film featuring violent
action involving martial arts, esp. kung fu. 1978–. noun 2 A chopsocky film. 1982–
. [A punning alteration of chop suey, alluding to sock1 verb 1.] chow noun 1 derog
...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
4
Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema
This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, illustrations of individuals and film stills, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on ...
5
The Essential Jackie Chan Source Book
As far as the American market was concerned, the Bruce Lee imitators further
sullied the perception of “chopsocky” films as cheap and tacky entertainment. For
all intents and purposes these even cheaper productions drove them out of ...
6
Political Communications in Greater China: The Construction ...
When we're NOT doing chopsocky characters, we're getting beat up like little girls
—see Rick Yune get his head pummeled in Fast and the Furious along with his
Asian sidekick getting beat down 284 POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN ...
Gary D. Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley, 2003
7
Hong Kong Film, Hollywood and New Global Cinema: No Film is ...
17 A. Verrill, 'ChopSocky Fad Shrinks, butExpectits Survival', Variety, 8 January
1975, p. 8. 18 'Chow, TowaFilmPowerSpans AsianLands',Variety, 14May 1975,p.
70. 19 J. McBride, 'Chow's Golden Harvest: Pitch Hong Kong Firm World Mart', ...
Gina Marchetti, Tan See Kam, 2007
8
Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Film Stardom
The tendency to indiscriminately label action-oriented Hong Kong films as action
cinema has led to many critical cliches, among which the most enduring one
might be that Hong Kong action is chopsocky. This disparaging term was
originally ...
9
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
204, 2003 chopsocky noun oriental martial arts; low-budget martial arts films us
Probably a blend of chop suey (a popular Chinese dish) and sock (to hit). • (Stan
Shaw] got to play bone-crushers on TV cop shows, a martial arts maestro in a ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
Chopsocky. Career. We design, engineer and make everything you see here .
Fiona Shaw and Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot. ©1989 TWENTIETH
CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION. Paul Heller, executive producer of
Miramax's ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOPSOCKY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
chopsocky is used in the context of the following news items.
Pow to the People
... telegraphed pun right out of jokey chopsocky, and the back-page “classics” menu full of Shanghai surprises and Sino-American stepchildren ... «Willamette Week, Jun 15»
Combat Rock: New doc unearths Cambodia's rock & roll spirit
... Tarantino's Greatest Hits soundtrack anthology or lending backup sounds to an early, non-ironic Shaw Brothers chopsocky masterpiece. «Austin Chronicle, Jun 15»
Nostalgia trip: a book, film and album on the theme of trouble
In its Hong Kong-style chopsocky blend of overly choreographed fight scenes, the film predated the '90s obsession with the kung fu genre. «South China Morning Post, May 15»
Kumu Kahua features dark comedy
IN THE PLAY, Guy is a big fan of Kikaida, the chopsocky android TV superhero from Japan. The 1970s show always featured a sequence in ... «Honolulu Pulse, May 15»
Aikawa's brainless fun in 'Deadman Inferno'
The girls, however, not only find themselves in a chopsocky battle with some local guys (which they handily win), but fending off zombies, ... «The Japan Times, May 15»
Lost in translation: when Disney lyrics turn Italian
... if a Studio Ghibli film has been re-recorded with care and it's true that dubbing is part of the charm of retro chopsocky and spaghetti westerns. «Den Of Geek, May 15»
Cannes 2015 Preview: Get To Know Your Palme d'Or Contenders
... a film movement that was all about pivoting away from chopsocky and historical remove, in favor of politically engaged, here-and-now tales of ... «TwitchFilm, May 15»
'Mortal Kombat X' fights for a new life
Styled after 1960s chopsocky kung fu films, the Mortal Kombat X story is elaborate and exciting, though not terribly friendly to series newbies. «Toledo Blade, May 15»
Film Review: 'Wolf Warriors'
... Kong chopsocky delights as “SPL” and “Fatal Contact.” Still, there's no shortage of pummeling action to distract them from the crude direction, ... «Variety, Apr 15»
Hollywood Shuffle (Blu-ray)
... some chopsocky, and climaxes with a scene where the jheri-curled bad guy, played by Wayans, is threatened with a bottle of activator spray. «DVD Talk, Apr 15»
