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Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu Reviews
Eye catching movie from the opening bell
This Movie would have got a 5 star rating if it wasn't for the middle. A little bit too much talking. The begining & end make up for it though in this old school classic. Most movies with Gordon Liu in are great. This one is no exception. He is a monk & he has a epic battle with one of the Masters in this movie. The end fight is the reason they named the movie. The evil master fights the good with 18 different weapons. A must see For true kung fu fans.
Stunningly weak "classic" movie
I first read about this film in the book _Sex and Zen & A Bullet
In The Head_, which was one of the first books to take a serious
look at the Hong Kong film industry. This is not a great or even
a good film, despite the glowing reviews both the previously
mentioned book and some film fans give it. The plot line is
surprising thin, even for a Hong Kong film.... The whole purprose
of the film seems to be to construct a flimsy story to show off
the "18 Legendary Weapons of China" that the film keeps talking
about. The great Gordon Liu makes a glorified cameo appearance
in a vain attempt to save this film. Despite top billing, he's
only onscreen for about 5 minutes, although he does have one
fight scene. Maybe it's just me, but I found it very difficult
to keep up with some of the characters and I often confused the
kung fu master every one is trying to kill with his brother.
Did all 18 Legendary Weapons get used? I have no idea, but I
suppose so. The ending could not possibly be more abrupt than
it was and the dubbing is fairly poor. I give it 2 stars instead
of 1 only because of some decent fight scenes. _Shaolin Master
Killer_ is a much, much better movie and Gordon Liu really is
the star of it, unlike this one. ...I don't recommend it.
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