Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog: Reviews

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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
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Rating, Out Of 5 Stars
This action comely Martial Arts movie combined the talents of 3 members of the prolific Hong Kong cinema: Samo Hung, Lau Kar Wing and Karl Maka who became partner in the Gar Bo films company.

Lau Kar Wing like his elder brother, Lau Kar Leung started his Martial Arts training under their father Lau Charn and later worked as a stuntman, Kung Fu fighter and actor on the Wong Fei Hung series.

The great Samo Hung coming from the famous Peking opera school showcased his unparallel skills with Lau Kar Wing in this movie!

The opening scene starts with a dazzling display of weaponry by Lau Kar Wing and the movie ends with a spectacular fight between these two, showing their excellent weaponry; the amazing fight with a Bo (staff) which turns to a 3 section staff is second to none!

Samo Hung and Lau Kar Wing also play together in "Odd couple", in 1979 one year after, which resembles this movie.

"Odd couple" directed by Lau Kar Wing. Both movies demonstrate their amazing weapon skills.

Despite of "Dirty tiger, Crazy flog" which emphasized on long staff and 3 section staff, in "Odd couple that emphasize shifts towards sword and spear!

This movie is one of the great accomplishments of Samo Hung and Lau Kar Wing and it does not neglect the importance of weaponry as a importnat part of a good Martial Arts movie!

-Dragon Temple
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Rating, Out Of 5 Stars
This film is a perfect companion piece to "Odd Couple", which was made the following year by the same people, and also stars all the same people. Sammo Hung and Lau Kar Wing are again reluctantly teamed up despite their differences, this time to locate the "Invincible Armour"--a priceless heirloom, a chainmail vest that makes the wearer impervious to attack. Unlike "Odd Couple" this film doesn't have a very interesting plot, and instead makes do simply on the (respectively) dirty and crazy antics of its two antagonistic protagonists.

The story begins with a heroically unattractive old woman hiring a man, "Tiger" (Lau Kar Wing), to locate and bring back her husband, "Frog" (Sammo Hung), who has run away from her to gamble, drink, and generally get into trouble. Frog, it seems, has left his wife and taken her "Invincible Armour" (literally, "metal cloth shirt") with him. After a brief run-in with a couple crafty pickpockets, Frog is quickly relieved of his Invincible Armour--along with most of his dignity. It is at this time that Tiger finds him and hauls him back home to his wife. Frog's wife, not surprisingly, is aghast when she learns that her bumbling husband has lost the priceless "Invincible Armour". Frog and Tiger then set out together to locate it--for the purpose of selling it themselves.

The film follows the journey of these two troublemakers across the land as they do battle with assorted nefarious folks, all of whom are anxious to get the Invincible Armour themselves. The bulk of the film centers on Tiger taking advantage of and making a fool out of Frog during their escapades. Though this gets tiresome after the first few gags--and we really begin to resent Tiger--it makes for some incredible martial arts exchanges between the two. Sammo, despite his bulk, is more than able to hold his own against all opponents, and his physical action is a joy to watch.

As in "Odd Couple", Dean Shek Tin serves up a truly bizarre character that is so ridiculous and strange it grates. His "Mr. Rocking" character in "Odd Couple" was pathetic, whiny, and almost offensive in its relentless slitheriness. Here he plays "One-Eyed Panther", a one-eyed villain who is again so slithery and bizarre it's hard to take him at all seriously--and also hard to watch after awhile. Luckily, he doesn't regurgitate raw eggs on camera this time, as he so nauseatingly did in "Odd Couple".

Though the final battle with the White-Haired Monk was a bit of a letdown for us, there is luckily another playful battle between Tiger and Frog tacked on afterwards that is incredible. If you're going into this film looking for plenty of great fight scenes, you're in for a treat. We strongly recommend picking both up "Odd Couple" and "Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog", and having yourself a kick-ass double-feature.

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ILLITERATE SYNOPSIS:
Crazy Frog's wife entrusted Dirty Tiger to look for her husband, while Frog is gambling with big stakes. Unfortunately, he is imputed by a pick-pocket, Multi-hand Chick. He ends up in a fight and escapes with Chick to her home. Chick lures him, scheming to get all his money and "Invincible Armour". She succeeds. Dirty Tiger will help Frog to get back what he lost, if he gets a split of the profits. The two Kung Fu fighters scheme a complicated plot to lure Chick...

-Mei Ah

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