I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.
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Great visuals, story delivers no surprises
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
View MoreFunny, well paced and endlessly entertaining The One Armed Boxer Part 2 gets better with every viewing. Watch the bizarrely dubbed version, which only adds to the film's charm.The colourful characters have been shamelessly ripped off by movie, manga and video game directors and producers who like me, saw this gem in their student days.Well choreographed fight scenes, despite the obvious low budget and complete lack of special effects.This film is a treat for all but the most hardened film buffs and I urge everyone to watch this at least once.
View MoreIf you read all the reviews here you can see the affection for this unique and bonkers cult classic martial arts movie. I've seen loads of martial arts movies but there ain't nothing like this. I bought it for £2 only because the box art looked intriguing . The best two quid ever !I wont repeat what every body else has said but here are the little things that made this one stand out for me.SPOILERS AHEAD. *One of the baddest villains ever - no talking or fancy speeches, you just loose your head and thats it ! Did I mention he's a blind pensioner. *The signature incidental music for each character *The crazy plot - it is essentially a blind but lethal vengeful pensioner relentlessly pursuing a mild mannered one-armed man who apparently murdered his two disciples. Forget about disability benefit! *The way the cast members play it with straight faces throughout the ridiculous sequences - eg the one-armed boxer teaching his class how to perform 'the flying jump' ! *The extended tournament sequence , with each character more bizarre than the next. *The punk rock intro sequence with pastel coloured freeze-frame montages in a period Chinese movie ?! Its noisy but cool. . . *The slight super natural overtones - stretchy arms, a character who casually walks up walls, another manages to rotate his head 360 degrees without breaking a sweat. *The clever ways the charismatic one-armed boxer uses to defeat his unusual and varied foes ! And more . . . This film is a little delight , its a fast paced plot with not a single dull moment. In fact it might just be the worst film ever made but I give it 10 out of 10 for effort !
View MoreWang Yu can play a good guy like no other actor and he shows his style in this movie too. Part of his one armed boxer series, this time he battles a blind monk with flying guillotine. Being an old school kung-fu movie, there's not much to the story, and lot of kung-fu action, but because it's directed by Wang Yu, the fight scenes are better than average. A blind monk with flying guillotine is after Liu Ti (Wang Yu) to kill him. Not knowing about this, Liu Ti goes on his daily affairs as a master of a kung-fu school. When he realizes that he's been targeted for assassination, he prepares to counter the monk's attack.This is not part of the original Flying Guillotine saga made by Shaw Brothers, and is a stand alone piece. The quality, while acceptable, is not par with the original Flying Guillotines, and its sequel Flying Guillotines II.Some of the skills Wang Yu teaches to his students, while appearing preposterous to the westerners (like walking on the wall) was known have been taught by actual Chi-Kung master named Lee in the 18th century, so it's not completely without basis in the annals of Chinese martial arts.Not much in the way of the plot, but this movie contains some good fight scenes, and is worth a watch.
View MoreA blind warrior, whose weapon is a flying guillotine, sets his sights of revenge for the one-armed boxer who killed members of his clan. The backdrop setting provided for this revenge plot is a tournament to the death where various fighters, with their unique brands of styles and skills, face off to determine a winner.Yu Wang, who plays the one-armed boxer, directs an amazing kung-fu epic where we see lots of fantastic fighting. One has to go into this without reservation towards the film's heavy use of loud sound effects because Wang even has swifting sounds as arms move in every direction even when contact isn't made. Wang also adopts alternate electronic music scores and ominous sounds within the soundtrack to make the experience even more unique and worthwhile. This is a complete fantasy where Wang adopts some elements where men do outrageous, unrealistic things such as balance on beams, empty baskets, up walls, swords from the ground, etc. There are some unusual fighters such as an Indian who can extend his arms(he's a heavy who has a harrowing battle with Wang's heroic Lu Ti Lung), a fighter who can choke you with his pony tail, the blind guillotine master who has ears that actually move showing just how good his hearing is even despite his handicap. You have a fighter, barefoot, who is quite an impressive fighter until he walks into Liu Ti Lung's trap..a room where the floor is heated with fire underneath and open windows are blocked by his students equipped with spears.The finale, where Liu Ti Lung and the blind guillotine master do battle within a bird and coffin house is spectacular. This flick is made with enthusiasm, style, but suffers from age(the film stock has shown signs of wear as the color fades at times..this really deserves a digital touch-up)which is one of it's few liabilities. Sure you can see Wang's arm underneath his shirt, but that's a small mistake one can easily look over as they watch the man do some amazing things with his other hand and feet. The blind guillotine master is a delightful creation when sparring with those fortunate(..but not as skilled)to have all their senses. You see how good he is with the other senses and just how fast that flying guillotine hits a target.
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