| OK, I am giving this one a higher rating than most people. Still, I really loved this movie!
I read that Gordon Liu considered this his preferred sequel to "Shaolin Master Killer". You know what, I agree with him. "Return of Master Killer" is fun, with excellent fight scenes, but this movie just seems more in the spirit of "Master Killer". Why?
First, the Ching villain is more clever, more formidable, and thus more worthy of a comeuppance. Second, the fight choreography is truly excellent, really good. What made it especially fun is to see is the rivalry between the sword of wu-tang vs boxing of Shaolin. Gordon Liu did the right thing to spice things up with the school rivalry. I knew the contrast between wu-tang and Shaolin would be great just from the opening sequence. The difference between the training practices of wu-tang vs Shaolin was also fun to see.
Finally, the resolution was better than most fu flix. It was not the typical case of I killed everyone else, so now I rule the martial world, etc.
Just get it, you'll have a blast. |