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Great film. It reminds me of how hard China had it during the Boxer Rebelion. There are some brutal scenes that are hard to watch, but the kung fu is superb.
-Warrior Cleric (see my profile)
As a rule, I like Chang Cheh films set before 1900 and dislike those set after. This is set in 1900, and I like it very much.
Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan Chen are considered by many to be very limited actors, but if that is so, they were brilliantly cast here. Fu Sheng played essentially the same character he always did: mischievous, agile and impetuous. He did so very well. Chi Kuan Chun played his usual role: a superior, wiser martial artist trying to protect Fu Sheng from himself. He also did so very well.
Although the film was set in the mass uprising of the Boxer Rebellion, its focus always remained on its three heroes. It felt as if some important development was missing from the middle of supporting player Wang Lung Wei's story, but this is a minor flaw. Chi Kuan Chun's physical abilities are stunning.
-Jeffrey Frawley (see my profile)
This is a movie that I loved to watch years ago and that I have looked for for years. I own over 200 movies myself and of these movie THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. The other is "The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin". I am still looking for movies with the main characters. This movie was great in the story of how China was attacked so offen but the poeple fought them off anyway, even knowing they would die, but wanting to take as many as possible with them. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!
A bit comical at times but full of action from beginning to end. Meng Fei and the leg king make a good combination in this one.
WOW! I was pleasantly surprised. I've learned about the history in an Asian course I was taking, and I must say that most of this movie is accurate. But what made this movie 5 stars (in my opinion) is the martial arts. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The first 45 minutes of the movie was very slow, I must admit, but after that--man!
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| N | it was all right, I give it 4 and half because the beginning was slow. But it was enjoyable. | Rambo part 5 please |
I loved this film. It's one of the best yet!
Very good action. Fu Sheng's skills were very good.
| Chang Cheh directs this epic about the boxer rebellion. He tells the story of three brothers (Chi Kuan Chun, Fu Sheng and Leung Kar Yan) who join the boxer movement led by Bruce Tong ("Young Master", "Heroes Two"). When they find out it's a fake, they split up and try to escape from the invading forces. This film is good, but it's too long--it's about two hours but the film only needs to be about an hour and half; and the end fight we've waited to see between Chi Kuan Chun and the evil Wang Lung Wei is very short. Chi Kuan Chun and Fu Sheng were being groomed for success, and the two went on to make loads of other films together such as the brilliant "7 Man Army", "Shaolin Avengers" and "Disciples Of Shaolin". The two are very good together in this film. Chi Kuan Chun gets my vote for the best actor in the film, his martial arts skills are just as good. He practiced hung gar and gets to show off a very interesting form. Leung Kar Yan ("The Victim", "Warriors Two") is very good too, he fights alongside a young Gordon Liu in one of the film's best fights. Also you can see a young Philip Kwok of the Venoms and also Yip Fei Yang ("Instant Kung Fu Man", "Snuff Bottle Connection"). I'd say this film is definitely worth seeing, but there are a lot better Shaw Brothers films you can see. |
Great movie. My favorite part is when the three heroes are demonstrating their kung fu for the Empress Dowager. I believe that the German language portions is intentional since it is the German general Kaiser Wilhelm that leads the foreign punitive forces in the movie. Either way I fully enjoyed this movie and am glad to have it be a part of my collection.
Not bad at all.
This is an excellent flick--one of the best old school kung flix around. Don't wait any longer! See it NOW!
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