Barbarian Invasion - Dir. Tan Chui Mui [2022] (Malaysia)

[Yihetuan]

Anyone seen this one? I know Spectrum Films is coming out with a blu ray soon. The premise sounds interesting.

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Moon Lee, a celebrated award-winning actress, has become a full-time mom and divorcée since retiring. Desperate to regain her sense of self, she jumps at the chance to work with her long-time collaborator, director Roger Woo, again. Only this time, he casts her as the lead in a do-your-own stunts martial arts film. The role requires extensive training and though Moon is at first uncertain, she leaves her young son in the care of Roger’s assistant and commits herself to back-breaking training. As soon as she starts to gain some confidence, Roger breaks the news to her: the only way the film can move ahead is to cast her ex-husband, Julliard, as the male lead.

 

[Yihetuan]

This quote from AsianMoviePulse got me interested:

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Martial arts feature prominently in “Barbarian Invasion”. Mui said she grew up watching wuxia and martial art TV series in the 80’s, but she took up some Jiu-Jitsu training only after giving birth. For the film, the team wanted to follow Matt Damon’s example who trained in Krav Maga and Filipino Kali for “The Bourne Identity”, and ended up with brilliant filmmaker James Lee, an expert of Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu, as action director and also in Master Loh’s role. Lee is particularly brilliant for the sense of humour he injects in Master Loh, a brutal sifu, who talks solemnly like Bruce Lee but could easily be an impostor.

Plus pretty rare to see a female direct, write and star in her own action vehicle. I'm going to have to check this out soon.

[sifu iron perm]

Trailer looks good. 

Thanks for the reccomendation. 

 

 

[One Armed Boxer]

For a second there I thought this was going to be the actual Moon Lee’s version of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ‘JCVD’, now that I’d watch!

[ShaOW!linDude]

I'm watching the trailer, going "That ain't Moon Lee." Now I get it.