Kung Fury, thoughts?

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Re: Kung Fury, thoughts?

Post by John Upham » Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:57 am

MJMcCready wrote:
Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:09 am
In terms of realism I doubt whether that comes close to Kung Fury.
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Re: Kung Fury, thoughts?

Post by MJMcCready » Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:29 pm

But Kung Fury is based on a true story.

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Re: Kung Fury, thoughts?

Post by Neil Graham » Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:32 am

Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:31 pm
"Emma Peel - The Avengers"

Or was it Tara King? I thought Emma was karate? I suspect the programme makers wouldn't have a clue - it was just a fight sequence to them!
In a footnote to the above I've just watched The Avengers this morning (ITV4) in which John Steed is soundly defeated at chess by the witness he is protecting (played by Angela Douglas). Needless to say the board was the wrong way round and the board/set looked like they had been purchased from W.H.Smith for about £3.00. As well there was some chat about "grandmasters" and "grand mistresses".

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Re: Kung Fury, thoughts?

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:03 pm

Neil Graham wrote:
Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:32 am
Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:31 pm
"Emma Peel - The Avengers"

Or was it Tara King? I thought Emma was karate? I suspect the programme makers wouldn't have a clue - it was just a fight sequence to them!
In a footnote to the above I've just watched The Avengers this morning (ITV4) in which John Steed is soundly defeated at chess by the witness he is protecting (played by Angela Douglas). Needless to say the board was the wrong way round and the board/set looked like they had been purchased from W.H.Smith for about £3.00. As well there was some chat about "grandmasters" and "grand mistresses".
Would have been quite a bit less in those days.....
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