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    by MW68674


This is the kind of movie that makes you wish that they didn't open the Taiwan film archive. The film is all right for historical purposes. It's worth seeing once if you have a passing interest in Chinese folk heroes. But if you're into martial arts, look somewhere else.
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    by TV42892


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    by Min




This movie is a riot! I'm sure that at the time it was made, it was considered quite an epic, big budget movie. By today's standards, the effects, costuming, and make-up could still be considered quality with a few exceptions.

The opening of the film is clever, as a band of entertainers start out telling the story; then we are transported to the place and time to follow the tale. Too much singing for me (another musical--ugh!), but great mysticism and clever humor as we follow the Immortals in their quest to eliminate the bad guy and make everything right in the human world again.

There are brief side stories along the way, just to make it interesting. For some reason, though, the big budget must have run out at the end (or appears to), because the vampire's hair style looks like a 1970s disco fright wig, with matching eyebrows and wild make up. There's also some sort of wild creature that is obviously some unfortunate actor on all fours wearing a shaggy arrangement of skins (most likely fake fur).

All in all, though, it's a pretty neat story, very entertaining.

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    by TN26476


This is not a kung fu movie, something that reading any synopsis would easily lead you to believe. Judging this movie as such is silly.

"Eight Immortals" is a fantasy film, and a pretty enjoyable one too. Well worth checking out if you like the Shaw Brothers' "Journey to the West" movies like "Land of Many Perfumes" and "Cave of the Silken Web". Also has a smattering of hilariously blatant political allegory.

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    by Kung Fu Classic Viewer


Singing magic, what the...? A taste of kung fu. Not worth checking out, save your money.
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