| SHOULD SAMMO HUNG'S PROIGAL SON BE ON EVERY HKFLIX FANS TOP TEN LIST (316 views) | AUTHOR /
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| There is something about this film that resonates with me time and time again. Is the story or characters? Is it the fight choreography? Is it the beauty of Wing Chun? Is it the editing? Or is it a combination of all of the above? What ever it is, Prodigal Son always comes to mind when thinking of a top ten list. Any thoughts? | Little Dragon Fan
9/29/2008 1:05 PM |
| #2 | This is a no-brainer. This movie is a certified CLASSIC! I dare any one to say that this movie is not one of the pinnacles of action movies. It is a combination of wonderful acting, great plot and old school action! Recommend this to any non-action fan and they should thank you for it!On my list of 100 favorite films of all time..this is #4. That's saying something. | EH21620
9/29/2008 1:54 PM |
| #3 | No doubt! This film is such a treasure. | Choco
9/29/2008 3:37 PM |
| #4 | One of the best. No doubt about it. Never seen a negative review for this movie. | YoMama
9/30/2008 12:32 AM |
| #5 | I totally agree with my peers. It is one of the all-time best and it should be in everyone's top ten. Or at least in their kung fu top ten. Notable high quality. Legendary status. | Bastard Ronin
9/30/2008 6:22 AM |
| #6 | While I really enjoyed Prodigal Son, and definitely agree that it is a classic, it's definitely NOT in my top 10 Martial Arts films. I'd rate both Magnificent Butcher (calligraphy fight) and Knockabouts (tag team monkey style)higher. | TheDenizen
9/30/2008 12:50 PM |
| #7 | Yes. The fight between Lam Ching-ying and Frankie Chan alone qualifies it as one of the greatest of all time. The movie also has some very funny moments that don't veer off into the realm of the annoying, something that happens all-too-often in old-school kung fu movies. There may be ten old-school flicks out there better than this one, but I can't think of that many. Prodigal Son is top-notch entertainment. | MS10197
9/30/2008 1:25 PM |
| #8 | Virtually any Sammo flix from this era are sure to be winners. | Choco
9/30/2008 1:45 PM |
| #9 | I totally agree with everyone else! This film is a classic not only is the action great, but the scenes between Sammo and Lam Ching-ying are hysterical!! As Choco stated virtually all of Sammo's films from this era are golden! | Sgt. T
9/30/2008 2:29 PM |
| #10 | Yeah Sammo didn't do much between 1977 and 1985 that wasn't really entertaining. | TheDenizen
10/1/2008 9:09 AM |
| #11 | Without question, one of the greatest of all time. Get the HKL version before it goes out of print. That is the BEST version to own. It is uncut and the transfer is perfect. It also contains one of Bey Logan's best audio commentaries ever. | WuxiaFan
10/1/2008 2:08 PM |
| #12 | It is with out a doubt one of Sammo's best movies.
The action was outstanding along with Warriors two I
think they are two of Sammo's best films. | TF7379
10/1/2008 2:58 PM |
| #13 | Prodigal Son is truly awesome!! While we're on the subject of Sammo, I would like to include "Eternal Conflict" (AKA Odd Couple)in the talks as one of his best. But back to Prodigal Son...Lam Ching Yings overall performance has to rate as one of the all time best. I honestly think it's that good. | William Giordanella
12/20/2008 6:17 PM |
