We've been following the work of indie director Micah Moore in these pages for a good while now, ever since he was turning out his goofy cult title Ninjas Versus Pirates. Moore's latest effort is the feature length Dogs of Chinatown, a micro-budgeted martial arts noir that has been in the works for a solid year or so now. The film has just completed post production and to celebrate Moore has passed us a collection of exclusive clips from the picture. The budget limits are visible in spots but so are Moore's visual creativity and the martial arts skills of San Francisco's Stunt People. Very nice. Check the clips and the official trailer in the Twitch Player below the break.
Still feels amateur, from the actors down to their general direction. Plus, the style and colours in the trailer seem pretty pointless. But I guess Micah does have some potential.
Every time i watch Contour the quality of the martial arts choreography, execution and editing blows me away. Glad to see some full-on fighting in this clip. This film certainly steps up the production compared to Contour.
If this is a low budget production by unexperienced cast & crew, it looks and feels pretty damn good.