| There are two reasons why I liked "Smart Cavalier".
1. Doris Lung. Now I find her screen fighting to be impressive, but she is indeed the hottest chick in kung fu film lore. Urgh! She was so damn cute in this film. Every time she says "grandpa" in her native tongue, I would hump a wall. Considering she said it 70 times, I'm technically a eunuch. Egads!
2. The final fight with Lo Lieh. Anything with Lo Lieh is bound to be epic, and the final fight with him was so awesome, it made up for this film's mediocrity. Much like "Fearless Hyena" with Jackie Chan, I was allured by the kung fu technique called Joy/Sorrow/Anger/Happy fist. I felt Lo Lieh pulled it off much better than Jackie.
Other than that this film is crappy. The kung fu fights were not very good. The choreography was sloppy, making these fighters seem like they are having a bitch-slapping contest. It gets dreadfully worse with the story as the story is commonplace in these kung fu films, pertaining to the "find the list of rebels" motif. And with an uninspiring story comes the comedy factor. It is so thoroughly annoying, it made me wanna' puncture my hearing process with a shovel. Ouchy. :(
Not recommended unless you have a carnal infatuation with Doris Lung or if you like Lo Lieh as much as I do. The comedy, kung fu action (except the final fight), and the story all sucked bananas. :) |