The True Story Behind Kill Bill's Pai Mei

The True Story Behind Kill Bill's Pai Mei | The Reel Story

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6 жыл бұрын

We all loved the character of Pai Mei in "Kill Bill" for his trash-talk and stunning kung-fu skills. But did you know that Pai Mei has a deep history in film (Shaw Bros. movies), music (Wu-Tang Clan), and ancient Chinese history (Bak Mei - the Judas of Shaolin mythology)?
This video delves deep into the story behind this iconic character from Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill". From the wisecracks to the Five-Point-Palm-Exploding-Heart Technique, it's no wonder Pai Mei is such a beloved icon. The Reel Story of Kill Bill's Pai Mei.
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@ElReyNetwork 6 жыл бұрын

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@MisterPotter 6 жыл бұрын

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@jailsonnovaolinda4271 5 жыл бұрын

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@hawkstringfellow 5 жыл бұрын

Pai vs ip

@snapdragon9300 5 жыл бұрын

Ironic, Bruce Lee spent his entire life ridiculing traditional martial arts as a waste of time, and a qoute, classical mess' of ineffectual moves. Then teaching better. He actually foresaw the popularity of MMA and kickboxing. And after his death, movies like this and Kararte Kid ect that say the opposite. I pity the student that wastes his time and money on styles like this shown, only to be crippled or killed in an actual mugging or brawl.

@bobbyforce1957 5 жыл бұрын

Hey el ray, you guys nailed it on your video here. Really cool stuff

@roncolem4558 3 жыл бұрын

In typical Tarantino fashion, he actually wanted to cast Lo Lei , who always played him as Pai Mei but found out he had passed away. So he cast Gordon Liu ( who fought Lo several times) as Pai Mei.

@nexusSix_237 2 жыл бұрын

Not true. Tarantino himself was gonna play pai mei then decided he was too busy so THEN he cast Liu

@R-Mc-3 2 жыл бұрын

@@nexusSix_237 too busy filming feet!

@AITreeBranches 2 жыл бұрын

Is typical Tarantino to borrow characters, scenarios, and aesthetics of South Asia Cinema and playing it cool until someone notices it.

@thepeasant269 2 жыл бұрын

@@R-Mc-3 NOT FALSE LULW

@IDontBuyIt50 Жыл бұрын

@@AITreeBranches in typical "of today" fashion to point out such things as though every piece of pop culture we consume isn't 98% recycled from somewhere. This makes Tarantino no different from anyone at all. For instance, I just caught an obscure independent film called "laugh killer laugh", with William Forsythe as the main character. Very dark and not surprisingly obscure. Watching it though showed me that not only was "Joker" already recycled as a character, but this incredibly lauded and popular films other portion is stolen right from this earlier film that nobody has seen so its safe to copy. Its just the nature of all art, our civilization is too successful. When you keep written records into the thousands of years and are able to access them, how can anything not be derivative of something else? Maybe thats why our successful western societies are dying of existential boredom. edit...i didn't mean to do a dive that deep, my fingers took off without me, apologies if its too serious for the tone, cuz it is.

@R1ch4rd74 5 жыл бұрын

thumbs up if you think there should be a standalone movie of Pai Mei.

@steiventhatmexicanguy570 5 жыл бұрын

I think so to. Who would play pai mei.

@ryanjones6902 5 жыл бұрын

@@steiventhatmexicanguy570 Tony Jaa

@steiventhatmexicanguy570 5 жыл бұрын

@@ryanjones6902 Tony Jaa would be a good Pai Mei.

@KutWrite 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. He selects, trains and leads a gang of woman warriors. Maybe they even use the acupuncture needles as in that one clip in this video. Could Liu act the role from a wheelchair? It could be loaded with weapons!

@MrJfizzle11233 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely. He should be the main character and the hero should lose in the film. Then they can make two more and he finally gets defeated in the third one by the vengeful brother of the first movies hero.

@SamuraiPie8111 6 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei isn't actually 1000 years old, he just trains a successor to take his place and his name. So it appears as if he is alive all this time, but it's just people carrying on his legacy.

@Shadowman9348 2 жыл бұрын

That's a very interesting theory and makes a lot more sense. I like that idea: Pai Mei is a title - not an individual, a mantle which is passed down.

@nicholasm7822 2 жыл бұрын

But in Daoism, which is intertwined with kung fu, one is thought to be able to align with the Dao and this means all kinds of things but one important one is amazing longevity (even several centuries in some legends) and in principle, immortality. So that should not be thought of as too fanciful in this context.

@antoniomatthews4459 2 жыл бұрын

Like the Phantom

@edyg2551 2 жыл бұрын

Actually Pai Mei is inmortal.... he can manipulated gravity at his will... in every movie they try to kill him by punch his balls withouth any succes.... He is like a Super porn star

@goldengun9970 2 жыл бұрын

How dare you slander his legacy and doubt him. I would like to see you try say that to his face

@BigFloofyCat 4 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei didn’t die of poison, he “played Opossum”, as actual Opossums can “sleep” and regulate their body temperature to combat bacteria, poisons, and parasites. He’s alive.

@Jemalacane0 4 жыл бұрын

Botulinum toxin would kill any person.

@Jemalacane0 3 жыл бұрын

@Silvio Manuel Botulinum toxin comes from bacteria not a snake.

@Jemalacane0 3 жыл бұрын

@Silvio Manuel "Opossums are not persons." Thank you, Captain Obvious.

@Jemalacane0 3 жыл бұрын

@Silvio Manuel Are you being an asshole?

@edyg2551 3 жыл бұрын

If he can brake newton's laws by hidding his balls! no fish heads can kill him

@weldon9254 5 жыл бұрын

“It is the wood that should fear your hand, not the other way around.”

@davec3651 4 жыл бұрын

But apparently hands (and feet) were no match for his wood.

@AroundElvesWatchUrselves96 4 жыл бұрын

@@michaeljean2593 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@stevesmith9447 2 жыл бұрын

"You acquiesce to defeat before you even begin. No wonder you can't do it!"

@fesswah 4 жыл бұрын

Gordon Lu is an amazing actor. In Kill Bill he played Pei Mei as well as the leader of the Crazy 88! Sadly this epic actor had a severe stroke in about 2013 losing all feeling on one side of his body and can no longer act.

@marv5078 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man that sucks :(

@Bladerunner4924764 2 жыл бұрын

A doctor once told me, due to my high blood pressure, that I could "suffer a heart attack and die... or worse, I could suffer a stroke and not die." That left me thinking for a long time that there are fates worse than death.

@MCorpReview 2 жыл бұрын

Or someone using the tiger 🐅 fist 🤛 thing on him

@pookienumnums 2 жыл бұрын

Gordon was in so many movies. He's awesome

@smorgasbroad1132 2 жыл бұрын

Aww. That's sad. ✌️Gordon Lu.

@benconnor3206 5 жыл бұрын

Tarantino literally put his favorite movie character into one of his films, this is amazing

@robertoliver7368 2 жыл бұрын

From what I was told, Pai Mei was able to live so long because he mastered his Chi to the point that it constantly regenerated him.

@arnoldschwarseneger1947 9 ай бұрын

Já eu não domino nem o meu xixi😂😂😂

@BakemonoShiz 6 жыл бұрын

that epic, timeless beard stroke tho

@hruff7787 3 жыл бұрын

And the Laugh sooo sinister

@surge123456789 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Don't make me laugh cat, There is a saying that might Serv you well here, fear the old in a job where the careless die Young. It basically means you don't get to be old in a field where the death count is so high and an older person is to be respected, I bet Pai Mei would have your tongue for such talk as this.

@GermanicHispanic 6 жыл бұрын

Oh mY God, he is the Darth Vader of the martial arts world!!!

@michalvalta5231 6 жыл бұрын

Where is his son though? And his twin sister.

@perfectsplit5515 6 жыл бұрын

And Lloyd Irvin and Ryan Gracie - of BJJ.

@mackinshizzaveli4202 6 жыл бұрын

Don't disrespect Pai Mei. Darth Vader is a child murdering dead beat dad. Pai Mei is a warrior.

@misterjei 6 жыл бұрын

More Supreme Leader Snoke, if he wasn't taken out like a punk in the Last Jedi/

@haloCE6 6 жыл бұрын

Don't you disrespect Darth Vader! He has discipline and will beyond anyone, Pai Mei may be a warrior just as Vader is, but he isn't exactly a saint either.

@RareVDO 5 жыл бұрын

1:25 "Like all Yankee women..all you can do is order in restaurants..and spend a man's money." Best quote ever.

@qwertymanova2652 5 жыл бұрын

Epic . Didn't realise at the first time

@Kelberi 5 жыл бұрын

Who do you think 361 down vote belong to...

@qwertymanova2652 5 жыл бұрын

@@Kelberi,them!

@totobermundo 5 жыл бұрын

Not true though.

@qwertymanova2652 4 жыл бұрын

@@neeraj_nair,what?

@XMakeHitz 2 жыл бұрын

RESPECT to Quentin Tarantino for even acknowledging the character!!! 💪💪💪

@toxendon 6 жыл бұрын

Should be made a Tekken character.

@darkorse9752 6 жыл бұрын

Wang wasn't visible to you?

@toxendon 6 жыл бұрын

Legendary Goken I don't necessarily think Wang is based on Paid Mei... Would like to see a super elaborate, rightfully cocky character in a long white robe, super large eyebrows going "AHAHAHAH" and caressing his beard after each win!

@darkorse9752 6 жыл бұрын

Eratosthenes I don't think you're gonna get any closer to a white bearded man with forgotten shoalin martial art (Xingyi Liuhe Quan) in Tekken. Plus Wang was OP AF.

@CraigMansfield 6 жыл бұрын

Eratosthenes definitely!

@4midable4ce 6 жыл бұрын

Eratosthenes I'm sure the character "Gen" from street fighter was inspired by pai mei.

@advancedmonkey7702 6 жыл бұрын

Paimei was not a eunuch, he simply trained his ball to be harder than steel. it's call 帝王神功.

@Bofu050 6 жыл бұрын

right.. im surprised he said Pai Mei is eunuch...

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 6 жыл бұрын

Right - to say he was a eunuch just shows El Rey does not understand the secrets of real Shaolin qi energy training! I have 20 years research for free - giving the secrets of the training. On my channel. You must know the secrets already. Thanks.

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 6 жыл бұрын

It means men's reproductive organ go inside the belly, just like the horse. I don't know if horses have this situation. One who practices Ming goun very well can have the situation like this. Is anyone here has this situation? 馬 horse 陰 reproductive organ 藏 hide 相 look like

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 6 жыл бұрын

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@dvlarry 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly Neal Golden. In Chinese martial arts movies eunuchs are never super villains. They are usually conniving ass kissing sometimes comedic villains.

@Schmidt54 5 жыл бұрын

Techniques like that are said to exist in Kung Fu, as the "10 day death punch", "30 day death punch" etc. They were called like that because those attacks were directed to damage certain organs, like ripping the spleen. Those injuries were within the body and not treatable by the medicine in these days. The dying took different time, depending on which organ was damaged, or ruptured. So it is not a mere trope, but was taking back on facts from times with no modern medical equpiment to diagnose and treat interior bleedings/damaged organs.

@dr.burtgummerfan439 5 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the Exploding Skin Technique

@finzenberger 4 ай бұрын

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_of_Death mentions „Kill Bill“

@Chunda8 5 жыл бұрын

Chinese History is interesting as it is often fact mixed with liberal doses of fiction. The version of Bak Mei's story that I know is: 1) Not a Eunuch, but had the skill to withdraw the testicles & possibly the rest up into the body. 2) Supposedly not Shaolin, but a Taoist monk from Wudang mountain who was visiting to test his Gung fu. 3) Was kicked out of Shaolin temple because his style was very vicious- Bak Mei is known to typically rip off ears, grab the nose, fast finger strikes to sensitive areas like nerve bundles, grabbing & twisting flesh, etc.... This style is real and survives to this day in at least 2 direct lineages, it is known for extreme speed and agile, evasive defense as well. It is considered an 'internal' style. Fighting one of these guys if you don't have a lot of skill and experience will likely result in a trip to the hospital and possibly permanent injury. 4) The Qing dynasty supposedly gave Bak Mei a choice: either 1) Help us sack Shaolin & kill everyone or 2) we kill all of your students. I took a few lessons and found the style exotic and difficult, as if I was dating an attractive woman who did not speak any of my languages.... Your mileage may vary, I'm not sure if there is any definitive historical scholarship on this man. Also the picture shown here is not Bak Mei.

@harrymills2770 2 жыл бұрын

I never mastered the standing on the opponent's sword in mid-air technique.

@amdebrahan9189 Жыл бұрын

@@harrymills2770 Tut..tut...tut... Very disappointed in you..

@phillipbug958 Жыл бұрын

That was a good comment & im interested in ancient cultures. Thank you.

@ricardogalvan1031 12 күн бұрын

What is the name of this "internal" style?

@miafillene4396 5 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei has drunk the elixir of immortality and will live forever...In film and TV. 😉

@darkknight7545 6 жыл бұрын

As much as I watch Kung Fu movies, I'm surprised I never noticed who played Pai Mei in kill bill.

@henrychui168 6 жыл бұрын

Maniak15 He appeared in both Kill Bill 1 and 2. Did u know?

@alexanderl7491 6 жыл бұрын

It is a surprise because when I showed the pei mei scene to 2 different Chinese girls I knew, (both with no prior kung fu or kill bill knowledge) they both immediately knew who the actor was.

@HoTuckLoong 6 жыл бұрын

Only because he is famous in Hong Kong cinema.

@pennyfish89 6 жыл бұрын

he also plays crazy88 in this series by the way. In real life, he is also a kung-fu master

@HayashiShirou 6 жыл бұрын

ahaha. if u watch this video carefully, the actor who acted as Pai Mei in Kill Bill actually fought against old ver Pai Mei. he is in 3:00 holding needle.

@Kill2Hard101 6 жыл бұрын

I had grown up watching "Martial Art Theater" with my father. When I saw Kill Bill for the first time, I was super excited to see her master was going to be Pai Mei. Quinton did his homework.

@ExMachina70 Жыл бұрын

Gordon Liu became the Pai Mei he fought against in the old films. What a perfect transition of acting. Please give Gordon Liu some love as he has been through a great deal in these past years.

@hawkstringfellow 5 жыл бұрын

When that one guy pummeled his nuts and he smiled at him you know he's a baaaaaaaad MAN!!!!!

@kingkongdingdonggaming4638 3 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei : you fool , that is exactly what I wanted you to do. Fell for the oldest trick in the book. Pai Mei : 👿 Also Pai Mei : 🤤

@disagreeablesob 6 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei's not dead.Poisoned fishheads?Big deal,all they did was give him some indigestion,Pai Mei's too mean a bastard to die.

@bastardjustice 5 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei is so awesome that I got inspired of writing a character based on him.

@XB10001 3 жыл бұрын

"The Cruel Tutelage of Pai Mei" has to be the single greatest line of Kill Bill.

@Misterz3r0 5 жыл бұрын

NOT A EUNUCH! Getting kicked in the balls and not displaying pain is a traditional demonstration of Kung Fu prowess.

@darktetsuya 6 жыл бұрын

I'll never forget seeing Executioners from Shaolin one thursday after discovering the channel... had no idea the character came from those old kung-fu films!

@maninredhelm 6 жыл бұрын

Hattori Hanzo was another pre-existing character Quentin Tarantino borrowed, this time from an old Japanese TV show called Shadow Warriors. In that case he was able to get the original actor to play him. Hattori Hanzo was also a real historical figure, but in the TV show he's a descendant of the real person, as is the Kill Bill character.

@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide 5 жыл бұрын

maninredhelm wow never knew that, that is great information.. im going to look that up.

@robertcampbell9946 5 жыл бұрын

Lost track of how many marital arts movies ive seen in 70s early 80s with these silver fox characters .

@lakerstekkenn 2 жыл бұрын

Saturday Kung Fu theater in so Cali on channel 5 after that Elvira Mistress of the Dark

@Malachidaone 3 жыл бұрын

He was not a eunuch. Because of his high level of skill in Chi-Gong he was able to pull his testicles back up into his body. This is a rare but real Kung-Fu skill. He was probably a fictional character though.

@YaredYahu1212 3 жыл бұрын

Lo lieh was the greatest version of Pai Mai hands down. He was an amazing actor, in multiple films. Pai Mai and Sam the Seed, were great legends of kung fu, portrayed by 2 of my fav actors.

@RobbyBabes 6 жыл бұрын

I love how this video was edited.

@alxsend8045 6 жыл бұрын

Because you’re an idiot.

@RedForeman 6 жыл бұрын

Shujinko from Mortal Kombat must be Designed after Pai Mei 😂

@triplea7071 4 жыл бұрын

More like Shang Tsung

@patriotrob7066 5 жыл бұрын

Kung fu theater at 3 in the morning!! I loved all those movies.

@alecunkel2471 27 күн бұрын

his role in kill bill was one of the most memorable and encapsulating characters I’ve seen in any movie or story, easily worthy of his own story . His strength of character makes him absolutely fascinating, he is ruthless but principled

@livingstone1974 5 жыл бұрын

bring back kunfu theatre on Saturdays .. remember the old days late 80's for me

@gaarasama1719 5 жыл бұрын

Kung Fu theater is three times a week at my house. just watch them on your computer

@Tomken8d2 6 жыл бұрын

Pai Mai is a "walk in" spirit that will live forever from body to body.

@atarikidd8979 5 жыл бұрын

An amazing character and I would LOVE to see a new movie based on Pai Mei (as long as they show the same respect to the character and the story is written well).

@johnlaw7572 4 жыл бұрын

They can only make Pai Mei as a villain. The Chinese cinema has been influenced by too many Wong Fei Hung and Yip Man movies. Therefore it is a taboo to show the priest Bak Mei/Pai Mei as a hero or good guy in a new movie. Too many Chinese people see Hung Ga(Wong Fei Hung) and Wing Chun(Yip Man) as "good guy" arts and Bak Mei(the martial art) as a villain's art. (Also because of the legend that priest Pai Mei was a traitor to Shaolin)

@larindanomikos 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. I love Gordon Lui, love all the work he did in Kill Bill. His scenes with Sonny Chiba were hilarious and I know he had a history of working in Pei Mei films. Never saw anything posted about him before. Subscribed!

@ManeOuattara Жыл бұрын

Pai Mei is one of my favorite characters.

@jakesmith5278 3 жыл бұрын

Lo Lie portrayed the legendary monk Pai Mei for so long and he was great at it. Still my favorite to this day.

@robertobeltran9987 4 жыл бұрын

It would be amazing a Pai Mei's movie, and amazing to see that massacre of the Shaolin Temple, Tarantino should have made a whole movie of Pai Mei, because the Pai Mei of Kill Bill have a lot of years.

@UGOkilleth 5 жыл бұрын

Funny how Gordon Liu went against Pai Mei at 1:13 and then became Pai Mei in Kill Bill. Lmao.

@ninjabreadman8166 5 жыл бұрын

Those who defeat Pai Mei in both body and soul are destined to become him.

@UGOkilleth 5 жыл бұрын

@@ninjabreadman8166 lmao

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@Haywood2 6 жыл бұрын

You are wondering how he survives right? The answer is quite simple. His style is passed on to the next male successor and then the successor takes the name Pai Mei. Pai Mei is not immortal it is just several different people throughout the centuries. The original Pai Mei has been dead for a long time. The male takes on the physical features of his master out of respect. Soon Beatrix is going to be the new Pai Mei.

@halburd1 6 жыл бұрын

you did an excellent job on this. thanks :)

@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 6 жыл бұрын

If he is a eunuch why does he use "iron crotch" qi energy to suck in his opponents feet? Also when he is caught off-guard then he feels pain in the groin - which shows that it is only due to the qi energy. This is called the horse hiding inside - the qi energy sucks the balls back into the body after celibacy training. I have the training secrets for free on my channel.

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@sonnylikesdisney7711 6 жыл бұрын

Shaw Bros. was the bottom line in martial arts flicks, period. Nothing better.

@mournblade1066 5 жыл бұрын

This. . . this was actually really enlightening. I had no idea that Pai Mei wasn't a Tarantino-original.

@Alusnovalotus 3 жыл бұрын

What?!?!? BILL WASN’T EVEN A TARANTINO ORIGINAL!!! The actor and the character are from an old king fu western called “king fu”. Tarantino loved that and all old Kung fu movies, he decided to make a version of his own in a very similar style.

@mournblade1066 3 жыл бұрын

@@Alusnovalotus I've seen just about every episode of the original Kung Fu, and long before Kill Bill came out. The ONLY similarity between Bill and Kwai Chang Caine is that both characters were played by David Carradine, and both were Kung Fu masters. Bill is pure evil; Kwai Chang Caine was pure good.

@Alusnovalotus 3 жыл бұрын

@@mournblade1066 you’ve made an interesting point. As a paradox. Pai Mei is canonically evil as well. Makes sense that he’d teach Bill. I’m not sure what he saw in Beatrix that made him decide to teach her his ultimate technique, but there’s the continuity. And I think Tarantino got inspiration from many many other king fu films. Maybe that’s what made him ask the actor that always played Pai Mei’s antagonist in the old films to play the legendary Pai Mei!

@ninjafruitchilled 2 жыл бұрын

Kill Bill is so packed full of homages and references that I always assumed Pai Mei was at very least an homage of some sort, but I never knew what to exactly. Kind of funny to know he is just straight up taken from other movies.

@emptyblank099a 2 жыл бұрын

All his characters are plagiarized though, even the bride.

@shy2kg 5 жыл бұрын

Pai Mei would have known the fish heads were poisonous

@ba_2three458 4 жыл бұрын

He did and he knew she would gloat to Beatrix about killing the Master. Just fueled B further

@me58kko 6 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Lo Lieh Loved the role he played in those movies.

@dvlarry 6 жыл бұрын

QT is a genius with conviction(and clout) to put Pai Mei in Kill Bill. Thanks for this video.

@Deikoka 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. This was really great! I appreciate the education. Thanks for sharing ✌️🏿🖤

@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God 3 ай бұрын

I'm glad you mentioned Gordon Liu. He was my favorite from all of the old kung fu movies. When I was little I saw The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and was hooked.

@freakyold 5 жыл бұрын

That was very informative. I had seen bits and pieces of the old kung fu flicks with his character, but I never heard his back story before. I knew that he was arrogant and cruel, but I didn't know that he was a traitor to Shaolin. I didn't know he was supposed to be a eunuch either. As eunuchs go, that old dude had some balls!

@yourmum69_420 4 ай бұрын

in Kill Bill, Bill tells the story of Pei Mai massacring the Shaolin. Also he is shown to be unaffected by the bride's groin kick.

@damimlookinggood 4 ай бұрын

i love the one wear they decide to punch him in the nuts only to realize he has none

@leeluv96 5 жыл бұрын

He wasn't a eunuch in the movie "The Cavalier". His privates became invincible during certain times of the day. This was done through a technique he perfected.

@lpg12338 8 ай бұрын

Outstanding video, well done, subscribed! 👍

@wrongfootmcgee 2 жыл бұрын

very cool thank you for making this video an excellent one to enrich the archives

@nospoiler9550 3 жыл бұрын

Every time he straightens his beard, he recharges his energy bar.

@crumbb_m 6 жыл бұрын

*Maybe it's a Dread Pirate Roberts kinda deal?*

@freddykisback123 6 жыл бұрын

the fuck does this even mean ? silk road ?

@ps3shakes123 6 жыл бұрын

freddykisback123 It's actually a very good analogy..Dread Pirate Roberts was not one person, but a title passed from one successor to the next. They all perpetuated the same legend. Originally, it's from the movie, "The Never- ending Story". ( If you want to read a good book that explains the silk road connection read "American Kingpin". Sad af...)

@freddykisback123 6 жыл бұрын

ah.. so its a mask of zorro kinda thing, thank you :)

@numerical25 6 жыл бұрын

ps3shakes123 Dread Pirate Robertson is from the movie Princess Bride, not The Never Ending Story

@ps3shakes123 6 жыл бұрын

Ty- Your right it was Princess Bride . *Roberts

@00SAGE Жыл бұрын

Every old master in most action anime cartoons resembles this guy in some way 😂

@peterward2275 6 жыл бұрын

Great informational video! Thank you!

@hexdrexl4604 2 жыл бұрын

Bak mei was a Taoist, he was at Shaolin when they were attacked, he's one of the surviving 5 elders and speculation about him betraying Shaolin I think are relatively recent and originated in a fiction martial arts novel. He's known for his Phoenix fist, which looks like what kids make to give out charlie horses. His martial art is considered an internal style.

@MFSGamePlay 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge fan of Pai Mei, I remember when I was a kid and they did that sliding split to kill him, I've tried to do that same move and almost knocked my TV over. Lol my mother was going to kill me. LOL

@zidanelionheart 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn’t know this before now! This makes it so much better!

@franzweber7494 3 жыл бұрын

I love Pai Mei’s unboxing videos. One of the best sword reviewers on KZfaq

@phillipsantana2633 6 жыл бұрын

Wow enjoyed the footage as well as the information RIP Lo Lie who was going to be in Kill Bill but passed away that year.

@HeyouCrow 6 жыл бұрын

Phillip Santan Santana *DeepBowCredit 🙏 .., 'Gordon Liu', doesn't need to remember moi. It's enough that (When v% the UK 😎 ), I recall him.

@alexsanchez3635 6 жыл бұрын

Phillip Santan Santana If you really Believe that Paid Mei can train the Main Character from kill Bill ,and train her so she can beats dudes up like that ,then you really need to get your head Checked,The Real Pai Mei would even touch a women,let alone teach her ,Dude that Bitch Looks like she couldn't lift 100 pounds ,When I see these Movies there a Insult to Kung Fu

@WasteFaced 6 жыл бұрын

Well he was training her to fight, not to move furniture.

@maximefamily6208 5 жыл бұрын

Alex Sanchez he was previously defeated and thought dead by a female version of Kung Fu. It's very plausible he would find training women as the only worthy successor of his style.

@thomaslanham3863 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexsanchez3635 Not so ,did you know that Wing Chun was invented and developed for a woman(named Wing Chun) to defeat a much larger male opponent. Look at Yip Man if you can find any footage of him. You may change your mind.

@adamant4107 6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an actual Hollywood made movie of this character. I bet he'd be great. Make it a little humorous and fun and you'd have a movie people would like.

@bruceaskew2107 5 жыл бұрын

Adam Ant it was the story line for kill bill 3,, his was supposed to train vivaca fox daughter with is back story explained

@Dtzeo503 5 жыл бұрын

@@bruceaskew2107 wow so he isn't really dead. Pai Meis never die.

@idurisu930 4 жыл бұрын

@@Dtzeo503 pai mei is a role

@emptyblank099a 2 жыл бұрын

Hollywood kung fu movies are crap.

@banjobear4820 Жыл бұрын

Just go watch all the Shaw Bros films. They're way better.

@spaideman440 3 ай бұрын

pai mei still lives, he taught me 'heart breaking point kill' yesterday.

@BKWhite07 Ай бұрын

thank you pai mei for saving Beatrix' life. the scene of her being buried alive - her enemy being 3" in front of her.. then his transcendent revenge on Elle when mamba snatches her remaining left eye.. deep. just ran the series back & it's always a treat to pick up the subtle nuances.. so many more to digest upon. 😊

@pugilist102 6 жыл бұрын

"Like all Yankee women, all you can do is order in restaurants and spend a man's money." No truer words have ever been spoken.

@einzelganger4262 3 жыл бұрын

#RedPillTruths

@nicholasjolt6200 2 жыл бұрын

Because Pai Mei knows all American women. I am sure Beatrice would have put him in his place if she wasn't afraid of him.

@kirbymarchbarcena 5 жыл бұрын

This character brings back good memories of Hongkong flicks

@sevsag38 6 ай бұрын

Great and full of information video!

@johnmooney9444 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that video. Cheers

@tsunamisimms1939 6 жыл бұрын

Greatest channel ever!

@maryhilario9114 6 жыл бұрын

I watch all of his movies he is a legend

@route30production 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you awesome video.

@benconnor3206 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome thank you for sharing

@TheJohnnyCalifornia 6 жыл бұрын

I would love a Pai Mei spin off where he wakes up after processing the poison using yet another secret Pai Mei "resurrection Kung Fu." Some believe that Bill himself could've used something like that for a potential sequel had Carradine not actually died. Great video - would like more on historical figures from Chinese Kung Fu who've inspired the films we all loved on local TV in the 70's. Are there any historical antecedents for the 5 DEADLY VENOMS?

@RoninYeti 2 жыл бұрын

Murdered, you mean.

@MrEmrys24 5 жыл бұрын

I never thought that Kill Bill's Pai Mei was Wong Fei Hong that I used to watch when I was younger

@tovopro 5 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised Marvel or DC hasn’t done an iteration of Wong Fei Hong yet. In the DC Universe, he’d beat the shit out of Batman. In the Marvel-verse, he’d destroy Iron Fist and put up a damn good fight with Capt America.

@richkunkiewicz1357 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video 👍 We want PAI MEI back on the screen....... What a character!!

@roybatty- Жыл бұрын

Pai Mei organizes the Mortal Kombat tournaments.

@davidwoodrow5287 5 жыл бұрын

I have got a book on white eyebrow kung fu and is a good book to read. A very rare style of kung fu to learn.

@wonkothesane8691 3 жыл бұрын

A great character, certainly, and I'm thrilled to know the historical context and significance of Pei Mei. However, my favorite fictional martial arts master is Chiun, Master of the House of Sinanju, from "The Destroyer" novels. In the fictional world of books and movies, he would easily defeat Pei Mei.

@tonyennis1787 2 жыл бұрын

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long long time

@martyemmons3100 2 жыл бұрын

In my youth, The Destroyer books initiated some fantastic visions of imagination. It's my opinion that the books lost some of the sarcasm I liked when Richard Safir stopped. Some of their creativity is still impressive today. Safir and Murphy's imaginative creation of Mr. Gordon's is the most memorable reading of the books of that time. And yes I know this is supposed to be about Tarantino's Pai Mei; but when I saw your comment on Chiun, I couldn't help myself.

@michaelcoffey1991 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video :)

@ronniesingleton8877 Жыл бұрын

EL Rey was my whole reason for having Spectrum Cable when it left I discontinued the cable service. The Kung Fu films were awesome it brought back a lot o good memories I also loved the grind house films that the channel had also.

@KenMabie 6 жыл бұрын

Did you know Hattori Hanzo was a real Japanese samurai during the Sengoku era?

@vandamme6379 6 жыл бұрын

I don't get it? Pai mei is just the Mandarin version of Bak Mei. They both mean white eyebrow. 白眉

@juansilva1917 5 жыл бұрын

6343 Gharaidh Thomson - your right. it those non chinese fools think differently.😎

@naturemanironfist5621 5 жыл бұрын

Damn Man you know your history I dont where you got it from, I know a little about this history being a martial artist and watching those old shaw brother movies. Good job, Shaolin Executioners my favorite movie of all time.

@boganbogai894 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the beginning of kill Bill 3, we see pai mei open his eyes and boast his ultimate poison immunity technique

@HIMcules2112 5 жыл бұрын

I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style.......

@shadeshiest22 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@designbookInc 5 жыл бұрын

Oh Boy! My Undergraduate thesis is about Hong Kong Cinema and your intersection with hollywood. Great memories.

@johnnybongjovi7902 2 жыл бұрын

i actually just got asked to rate this video by yt :D now, im not a sub or anything, ive only ever seen this vid made by you but dont'cha worry my guy, i got u. your informative content def deserved 5 stars (it did deserve the stars btw)

@Saiful.phom978 6 жыл бұрын

A true OG.

@bunyan4.20 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet

@LeonRamkumar 2 жыл бұрын

I mean seriously, I went from increased efficiency photovoltaics to this? I really need to get some sleep.

@YouAwakeYet 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVED that Gordon Lui was Pai Mei.....it just made sense

@stephoneley6771 5 жыл бұрын

I hoping that Boondocks would introduce him since they did hunt at that white lotus clan 🤷🏽‍♂️

@bujoun76 5 жыл бұрын

I'm all in for a stand alone kung-fu flick but only if it is written and directed by Quentin Tarantino or Guillermo Del Toro......

@frankenzion0001 5 жыл бұрын

...or Robert Rodriguez.

@normandrolland 4 жыл бұрын

But NOT by Disney!!!

@FlipMacz 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@EricChien95 6 жыл бұрын

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself turn into the villain. Gordon Liu's Pai Mei

@schizophrenia6402 6 жыл бұрын

2:47 the young guy on the right plays Pai Mei in KILL BILL's

@wilykat 6 жыл бұрын

schizo phrenia The young guy you're referring to is Lau Kar Fei aka Gorden Liu Chia Hui.

@mightybatillo 6 жыл бұрын

schizo phrenia Who is that on your PP?

@miguelm7302 6 жыл бұрын

Its your mom

@michalvalta5231 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, how did you figure that out? Is it because he says it in the end? You are a great listener. Impressive. Much respect!

@marloncoates7389 6 жыл бұрын

Yes Gordon Lu

@ROCKSTAR3291 6 жыл бұрын

You got a few things wrong. Firstly he was a Taoist priest, not Shaolin (Buddist). He wasn't a eunuch, he had a technique that allows him to suck his genital inside the body so it can't be attacked.