Can We Talk About This Picture Of Sun Chien And Kuo Chui Because Its Adorable

Can we talk about this picture of Sun Chien and Kuo Chui because it’s adorable 🥹

Lo Mang in Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)

Lu Feng in the series《天师钟馗》

This series came on CTV and I believe the date it aired was 1995!

Were any venoms assistant directors?

Hi! We appreciate you sending us an ask. Several of the Venoms have added "assistant director" to their list of credits. Since you specifically asked about assistant directing, I will not be including other credits like co-director, executive director, and director.

Chiang Sheng worked with Chang Cheh as an assistant director on 22 Venoms films in total!

Lu Feng worked on Shanghai Thirteen (1984) and Death Ring (1984) as an assistant director.

Sun Chien's only assistant director credit (to our knowledge) is Angry Ranger (1991)!

As far as I am aware, Wei Pai, Kuo Chui, and Lo Mang never worked as assistant directors. If anyone has information to the contrary, then please feel free to send it to us!

-Mod Fox

I decided to make a gif set solely focused on the movie that got me into the Venom Mob and martial arts films in general! Lo Mang and Chiang Sheng will be in the next set! I genuinely cannot express my love for this film enough. While I loved how it was filmed and all of the beautiful scenery throughout the movie, it was truly the actors that really captivated me, along with the unique plot.

I was drawn to how each actor portrayed the character and their development throughout the movie. It was my first time seeing Lu Feng, but I found that he played Dao Chang with a colder, more menacing demeanor, which fit well after everything he went through at the beginning of the movie. However, there was something about his performance that made me think about the character himself. It is just my personal opinion, but I genuinely think a lot of his temper and violent nature were partially due to his father. I felt that perhaps there was something deeper to Dao Chang, like he was actually a pained, traumatized character underneath his demeanor, since it seemed he was raised with the purpose of harming the Tian Nan Tigers’ children. This is not me saying that I approve or condone any of his actions, since I don’t. It just made me think about some of the depth of the character, even though it isn’t explicitly stated. I found it intriguing and those thoughts really traveled with me even after the movie was over, since there were moments where you could see him just watching his father or listening closely. His fights were so precise with little details that made them even more exciting. I remember how thrilled I was during his fight with Chiang Sheng. It had me on the edge of my seat!

At first, I wasn’t sure what to think of Sun Chien’s character, but I did enjoy how expressive he was when you first saw Hu Ah-Kue. He seemed to have a good grasp on how to portray anger without it becoming physical. I was saddened when (spoilers ahead) he lost both of his legs because the pain did come across quite well. It especially broke my heart when some other characters were purposely mean to them because Sun Chien looked hurt/scared. I even noticed that he gripped onto Kuo Chui’s arm while they were being attacked. Hu Ah-Kue really started to grow on me when I noticed how he began to change as time went on, since he was much more concerned and caring after his anger at the beginning dwindled. I liked how determined and heroic he happened to be as he kept trying his hardest to learn how to walk again. The happiness and strength he displayed had me rooting for them all to succeed. He had such great chemistry with the other actors. Sun Chien truly has gorgeous kicks. My jaw almost dropped because I had never seen anyone kick like that or even jump so high. I had never really seen anyone practice taekwondo, but Sun Chien's form and obvious skills drew me in. Truthfully, he still does since it never gets tiring seeing him perform.

Kuo Chui had me in awe. Chen Shuen is probably my favorite character in the film. I was shocked that Kuo Chui did such a great job when it came to not looking directly at any of the actors or things around him (except for maybe one occasion), because his character was blind. I remember being so curious how he could do his acrobatics or even practice with the rings without focusing directly on them for the most part. I could never do anything like that! I probably would have flinched or had to keep looking if I were doing such incredible fight scenes. Chen Shuen was such a lovely character as well, because he always tried so hard to communicate with Wei Jia-Jie (Lo Mang). Their relationship and chemistry had me smiling the entire time because they were so cute when they interacted. My heart was also warmed when he held Hu Ah-Kue protectively when Ah-Kue grabbed onto his arm since they both seemed shaken up by what had happened to them. Kuo Chui had such a great way of displaying how Chen Shuen interacted with each character in a different manner, as he found a way to work with them in a way that was fitting towards their personality. It didn’t matter what Kuo Chui was doing honestly. I eagerly followed each graceful movement as he demonstrated his opera training or acting abilities.

Honestly, there is probably not enough room in one post for me to pour out all my thoughts, but I tried to get my point across. I will never forget my first time watching Crippled Avengers and how magical it was. I adore the Venom Mob with all my heart and I’m really passionate about them, so you will have to excuse my rambling. I just wanted to talk more about them as I feel I don’t do it enough.

Chu Ko in Masked Avengers (1981)