Comments on: Stephen Chow is Kato! http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:12:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: stephen chow 20050420061319356 000 jpg | Images Archive http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-3365404 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:22:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-3365404 [...] http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato [...] […] http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato […]

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2363548 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:52:38 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2363548 Kat Kan: "On the TV show, at least Williams didn’t act like a buffoon. The show didn’t totally camp things up the way Batman did with Adam West — mostly thanks to Bruce Lee." Ok ... stop right there. Van Williams was terrific as Britt Reid. Bruce Lee played Kato, and he was terrific, but he was not responsible for the show being played straight. William Dozier, the executive producer of BATMAN, intended for the Hornet to be played seriously all along. Van Williams wouldn't agree to Britt Reid/Hornet role until he was assured that it would NOT be like the BATMAN show. I agree that Lee was perfect as Kato — you give credit where credit is due. But you don't take the credit away from the other guys just because you're a fan of Lee. Having said that, I hope these guys actually make a Green Hornet film, and NOT a Kung-Fu movie with the Hornet making a cameo. Kat Kan: “On the TV show, at least Williams didn’t act like a buffoon. The show didn’t totally camp things up the way Batman did with Adam West — mostly thanks to Bruce Lee.”

Ok … stop right there. Van Williams was terrific as Britt Reid. Bruce Lee played Kato, and he was terrific, but he was not responsible for the show being played straight.

William Dozier, the executive producer of BATMAN, intended for the Hornet to be played seriously all along. Van Williams wouldn’t agree to Britt Reid/Hornet role until he was assured that it would NOT be like the BATMAN show.

I agree that Lee was perfect as Kato — you give credit where credit is due. But you don’t take the credit away from the other guys just because you’re a fan of Lee.

Having said that, I hope these guys actually make a Green Hornet film, and NOT a Kung-Fu movie with the Hornet making a cameo.

]]> by: gene phillips http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2363240 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:51:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2363240 Cary: "So to paraphrase: I go equally nuts for movies made from this genre." I hate to be picky, but... Medium, not genre. (At least now comic books aren't the only medium to have been thought of as a "genre.") Cary: “So to paraphrase: I go equally nuts for movies made from this genre.”

I hate to be picky, but…

Medium, not genre.

(At least now comic books aren’t the only medium to have been thought of as a “genre.”)

]]> by: Fred http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2362306 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:18:09 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2362306 "What a farce. Letting these two comedians take the reins of a serious character like the Green Hornet. Fran Striker will be turning in his grave. " YEAH! Everybody knows funny people can't do serious films!!!! “What a farce. Letting these two comedians take the reins of a serious character like the Green Hornet. Fran Striker will be turning in his grave. ”

YEAH! Everybody knows funny people can’t do serious films!!!!

]]> by: Cary Coatney http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2361442 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:16:45 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2361442 Ditto what Kit Kan said. As a kid I listened to a lot of old time radio in the mid-seventies - or I should say, what remained of it and I always remember listening to the Green Hornet on Monday nights, as well as the Shadow and the Lone Ranger. The only new shows that were still on while growing up were the Fantastic Four (with Bill Murray as the Human Torch), CBS Radio Mystery Theater with E.G. Marshall, and some Sci-fi show called Alien Worlds - which I believe to this day you can listen to on a Sirius radio station somewhere. So to paraphrase: I go equally nuts for movies made from this genre. ~ Coat Ditto what Kit Kan said.

As a kid I listened to a lot of old time radio in the mid-seventies - or I should say, what remained of it and I always remember listening to the Green Hornet on Monday nights, as well as the Shadow and the Lone Ranger. The only new shows that were still on while growing up were the Fantastic Four (with Bill Murray as the Human Torch), CBS Radio Mystery Theater with E.G. Marshall, and some Sci-fi show called Alien Worlds - which I believe to this day you can listen to on a Sirius radio station somewhere.

So to paraphrase: I go equally nuts for movies made from this genre.

~

Coat

]]> by: Captain Spectre http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2361216 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:07:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2361216 What a farce. Letting these two comedians take the reins of a serious character like the Green Hornet. Fran Striker will be turning in his grave. What a farce. Letting these two comedians take the reins of a serious character like the Green Hornet. Fran Striker will be turning in his grave.

]]> by: Bob Musgrave http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360957 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:55:38 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360957 I loved Kung Fu Hustle and I frequently listen to the soundtrack too, great stuff! I watched CJ7 with my 4 girls (aged 8 to 13) and we all enjoyed it with the exception of some of the 'discipline' inflicted on the son and the little alien in the movie, but otherwise a very enjoyable family film. I will be on the lookout for Chow's other movies and will be looking forward to The Green Hornet! I loved Kung Fu Hustle and I frequently listen to the soundtrack too, great stuff! I watched CJ7 with my 4 girls (aged 8 to 13) and we all enjoyed it with the exception of some of the ‘discipline’ inflicted on the son and the little alien in the movie, but otherwise a very enjoyable family film. I will be on the lookout for Chow’s other movies and will be looking forward to The Green Hornet!

]]> by: Tom Spurgeon http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360945 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:50:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360945 DAMN YOU YET TO BE MADE MOVIE AS IT EXISTS IN MY HEAD DAMN YOU YET TO BE MADE MOVIE AS IT EXISTS IN MY HEAD

]]> by: gene phillips http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360917 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:41:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360917 Re: Tom's comment: I think Seth Rogen should be dogged for not living up to the portrayal of Gordon Jones. But then I also thought Alec Baldwin shoulda been dogged for not doing as well as Victor Jory. Cue imdb hookups. Re: Tom’s comment:

I think Seth Rogen should be dogged for not living up to the portrayal of Gordon Jones.

But then I also thought Alec Baldwin shoulda been dogged for not doing as well as Victor Jory.

Cue imdb hookups.

]]> by: Kat Kan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360891 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:30:48 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360891 I was a fan of the radio show first, due to my father's storytelling of the old shows he used to listen to as a kid and teen. Told y'all I'm old. On the TV show, at least Williams didn't act like a buffoon. The show didn't totally camp things up the way Batman did with Adam West - mostly thanks to Bruce Lee. And in the comics, Britt/Green Hornet was a hero, not just someone there to make Bruce Lee's Kato look good. I was a fan of the radio show first, due to my father’s storytelling of the old shows he used to listen to as a kid and teen. Told y’all I’m old. On the TV show, at least Williams didn’t act like a buffoon. The show didn’t totally camp things up the way Batman did with Adam West - mostly thanks to Bruce Lee. And in the comics, Britt/Green Hornet was a hero, not just someone there to make Bruce Lee’s Kato look good.

]]> by: rich http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360585 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:26:41 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360585 "Anyway, sometimes we wonder why all comic book movie sites write about GREEN HORNET, anyway. The character wears a mask, sure, but he originated as a radio serial." Yes, but the same can be said for Tarzan, Zorro, Sherlock Holmes, and the Lone Ranger. All of them originated in different media -- magazine fiction and radio drama -- before moving into comics. But just try and stop comic fans from writing about them. Besides, the Green Hornet is all kindsa cool ... “Anyway, sometimes we wonder why all comic book movie sites write about GREEN HORNET, anyway. The character wears a mask, sure, but he originated as a radio serial.”

Yes, but the same can be said for Tarzan, Zorro, Sherlock Holmes, and the Lone Ranger. All of them originated in different media — magazine fiction and radio drama — before moving into comics. But just try and stop comic fans from writing about them.

Besides, the Green Hornet is all kindsa cool …

]]> by: Comics, historietas, animación y manga en Supercomics.com.mx » Archivo del Blog » Alvaro Pons opina de la nueva película sobre The Green Hornet http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360500 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:47:08 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360500 [...] Sumados a la noticia de que Stephen Chow, será Kato en la nueva película de The Green Hornet, ahora les queremos presentar la opinión de Alvaro Pons en torno a esta película. Entre la vorágine de adaptaciones comiqueras que se avecinan, hay una que debo reconocer que me ha provocado bastante curiosidad y no pocas buenas vibraciones: parece ser que Stephen Chow será el encargado de llevar a la gran pantalla The Green Hornet. [...] […] Sumados a la noticia de que Stephen Chow, será Kato en la nueva película de The Green Hornet, ahora les queremos presentar la opinión de Alvaro Pons en torno a esta película. Entre la vorágine de adaptaciones comiqueras que se avecinan, hay una que debo reconocer que me ha provocado bastante curiosidad y no pocas buenas vibraciones: parece ser que Stephen Chow será el encargado de llevar a la gran pantalla The Green Hornet. […]

]]> by: Charles Skaggs http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360168 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:39:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360168 Stephen Chow is THE MAN. After watching SHAOLIN SOCCER and KUNG FU HUSTLE, there's no way I can pass up this project now. Stephen Chow is THE MAN. After watching SHAOLIN SOCCER and KUNG FU HUSTLE, there’s no way I can pass up this project now.

]]> by: Evie http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360110 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:13:57 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360110 We actually went on a marathon of Netflixing every Stephen Chow movie with subtitles, and there are a bunch of winners besides Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle that never got any press in the U.S. I don't remember the names of any of them, and they all have essentially the same story, but who cares--he's a gem. We actually went on a marathon of Netflixing every Stephen Chow movie with subtitles, and there are a bunch of winners besides Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle that never got any press in the U.S. I don’t remember the names of any of them, and they all have essentially the same story, but who cares–he’s a gem.

]]> by: Tom Spurgeon http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360047 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:55:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360047 CJ7 is just fine, by the way, although I'm more of a God of Cookery guy than a Soccer/Hustle fan. It's clearly intended to be a movie for kids and an homage to ET, but some of the gags are great and I didn't miss some of the usual Chow predilections. CJ7 is just fine, by the way, although I’m more of a God of Cookery guy than a Soccer/Hustle fan. It’s clearly intended to be a movie for kids and an homage to ET, but some of the gags are great and I didn’t miss some of the usual Chow predilections.

]]> by: Tom Spurgeon http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360040 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:49:35 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2360040 The fact that Seth Rogen is going to get dogged for not living up to the example set by, uh, Van Williams, while most of those same people are going to be totally cool with the admittedly great Stephen Chow putting on the mask of one of the five great icons of 20th Century world cinema? THAT's Seth's Rogen's humor. The fact that Seth Rogen is going to get dogged for not living up to the example set by, uh, Van Williams, while most of those same people are going to be totally cool with the admittedly great Stephen Chow putting on the mask of one of the five great icons of 20th Century world cinema?

THAT’s Seth’s Rogen’s humor.

]]> by: James http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359997 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:35:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359997 "Whereas Rogen’s involvement in an action movie summoned only visions of the Zone Diet" Wow, that's... kind of mean? And wasn't Pineapple Express an action movie? “Whereas Rogen’s involvement in an action movie summoned only visions of the Zone Diet”

Wow, that’s… kind of mean? And wasn’t Pineapple Express an action movie?

]]> by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359973 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:30:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359973 Tricky. I agree with Kat--I'm not a huge fan of Rogen's movie career (tho' I worshipped him in "Freaks and Geeks"). But Chow! That's another story completely. SHAOLIN SOCCER was one of the most creative and innovative, not to mention funniest, movies I've ever seen. KUNG FU HUSTLE didn't have quite the same charm, but it was still pretty good. Chow's involvement could lift this project into another sphere. He's also pretty good at directing fat guys. Tricky. I agree with Kat–I’m not a huge fan of Rogen’s movie career (tho’ I worshipped him in “Freaks and Geeks”).

But Chow! That’s another story completely. SHAOLIN SOCCER was one of the most creative and innovative, not to mention funniest, movies I’ve ever seen. KUNG FU HUSTLE didn’t have quite the same charm, but it was still pretty good. Chow’s involvement could lift this project into another sphere.

He’s also pretty good at directing fat guys.

]]> by: Kat Kan http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359869 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:03:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359869 I guess I'm too old to appreciate Seth Rogen's humor. I really dislike the kinds of characters he has played and can't stand the movies in which he has starred, and therefore the idea that he will portray Britt Reid/Green Hornet bothers me immensely. I don't think that Chow's involvement as Kato and as director will be quite enough to make me want to see this movie. I have enjoyed the radio serial (I have recordings), the TV show (which made me fall in love with Bruce Lee - I was 11! It's allowed!), and the comics (Gold Key and Now). I guess I’m too old to appreciate Seth Rogen’s humor. I really dislike the kinds of characters he has played and can’t stand the movies in which he has starred, and therefore the idea that he will portray Britt Reid/Green Hornet bothers me immensely. I don’t think that Chow’s involvement as Kato and as director will be quite enough to make me want to see this movie. I have enjoyed the radio serial (I have recordings), the TV show (which made me fall in love with Bruce Lee - I was 11! It’s allowed!), and the comics (Gold Key and Now).

]]> by: Chris http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359854 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:57:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359854 CJ7 is a great kids movie. Since they got Stephen Chow to play Kato an direct the movie, I'm guessing the plot involves Kato doing all the work and heavy lifting to keep Rogen's Green Hornet from screwing up ala Inspector Gadget. CJ7 is a great kids movie.

Since they got Stephen Chow to play Kato an direct the movie, I’m guessing the plot involves Kato doing all the work and heavy lifting to keep Rogen’s Green Hornet from screwing up ala Inspector Gadget.

]]> by: Ole Hagen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359751 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:16:12 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359751 Seth Rogen and EVAN Goldberg :) Seth Rogen and EVAN Goldberg :)

]]> by: Martha Thomases http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359662 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:43:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/09/22/stephen-chow-is-kato/#comment-2359662 We really enjoyed CJ7. We really enjoyed CJ7.

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