AKA: Kung Fu Killer; Kung Fu Killers; The Annoyed Guest Hong Kong: 1972
David Chiang, Ti Lung, Chang Che, Chan Sing, Yasuaki Kurata Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: This is a sequel to "Duel Of Fists". An architect and his brother capture a wanted man named Killer in Thailand. When he escapes from prison his only thoughts are of getting revenge against his captors.
This is an aesthetically beautiful film with an interesting storyline, and it has lots of terrific fight sequences to boot. Top quality, and thoroughly enjoyable.
Plot: Chang Cheh, was given one of the highest budgets to date to tell this sweeping war story of disillusionment and revenge. Choreographed by Liu Chia-Liang and starring international favorite Alexander Fu Sheng, it rates as a revelatory masterpiece.
AKA: Kung Fu Warlord 2; Kung-Fu Warlords 2; Shaolin Archers 2; The Brave Archer Part 2 Hong Kong: 1978
Alexander Fu Sheng, Nau Nau, Danny Lee Sau-Yin, Lee I Min Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: Three childhood friends fight to prove their places in two riotous worlds--the uprising ridden Hong Kong and Viet Cong-infested Saigon in the 1960's. They run into bloody troubles with ruthless gangs, corrupt militia and eventually against each other.
Not a bad film, and it's fun to see Gordon Liu looking so young (and Eric Tsang, if you can spot him!). But there wasn't enough action, and the whole Pao competition just didn't work for us.
AKA: Hammer Of God; Hammer Of Gods Hong Kong: 1970
Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, Wong Ping (Wang Ping), Chiu Hung (Chao Hsiung) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: A group of Japanese fighters kill most of Wang Yu's schoolmates. He barely escapes to a retreat to learn Iron Palm--the only technique that can defeat the Japanese karate. After his rigorous training, he returns to face his foes in a series of duels.
Plot: A timid young man finds a hidden courage after his best friend is murdered. He trains with a kung fu master and then tracks the killer in search of revenge.
AKA: Drunken Tai-Chi; Laughing Tai Chi; Tai Chi Master Hong Kong: 1984
Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Yuen Cheung Yan, Lydia Shum Tin-Ha Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: When angry nobleman Wang Tao's son is turned into a basketcase by Ching Tao, Donnie Yen ("Iron Monkey") and his brother (Yuen Yat Chor), employs a sadistic killer (Yuen Hsin Yee) to do away with the two.
AKA: Fearless Hyena; Crazy Monkey; Revenge Of The Dragon Hong Kong: 1979
Jackie Chan, James Tin Jun, Yen Shi-Kwan, Lee Kwan Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: After his grandfather is murdered, Lung plans his vengeance and is aided by a crippled kung fu master who imparts to him a new kind of "emotional kung fu". Mentally and physically ready, Lung finally seeks out the wicked general to see justice done.
Plot: Chen Kuan-Tai plays the leader of a group of killers, commissioned by the Ching Emperor to use a deadly beheading weapon to assassinate dissidents.
Plot: It's literally brother against brother as Chiang and Lung display their remarkable martial arts prowess--battling insiders and outsiders in a duel to the death for the fate of China.
Plot: Contains the following films, remastered, in a collector's box: "Games Gamblers Play"; "The Last Message"; "The Private Eyes"; "The Contract"; and "Security Unlimited".
Plot: Chang Cheh directs Alexander Fu Sheng, Lo Meng, and Kuo Chue in an exciting tale of a kung-fu blacksmith taking on four famous robbers while a villainous gambling boss plots to destroy them.
AKA: Killer Constable; Karate Exterminators; Karate Warrior Hong Kong: 1980
Chen Kuan Tai, Guk Fung (Ku Feng), Jason Pai Piao Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: Gold is stolen from the Emperoress Dowager and a hard-nosed cop who would rather kill criminals than arrest them is given one month to find and return the gold--or else he dies!
Plot: Bandits, beauties and bounty hunters inhabit this story of murder and greed. Robbers buried a treasure and are now looking for the unsuspecting lady who "wears the skin map" they drew on her to use later to find the treasure.
AKA: Magnificent Ruffians; The Destroyers; Destroyers Of The 5 Deadly Venoms; Destroyers Of The Five Deadly Venoms Hong Kong: 1979
Lu Feng, Lo Meng, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: The Venoms star in this Chang-Cheh directed fu flick about a group of down-and-out fighters who all wind up battling each other after a series of betrayals and set-ups.
Plot: Fang is an undercover detective from Hong Kong sent to Australia to crack open the operation of a Sydney mob boss named Wilton. Fang puts his skills as a hang-glider pilot and martial artist to work as he sets up Wilton for a literally explosive finale.
AKA: The One-Armed Boxer; Chinese Professionals Hong Kong: 1971
Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Blacky Ko Sau-Leung, Tang Hsin Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: Jimmy Wang Yu tests his skill as he takes on a myriad of martial arts opponents from around the world, including Japanese and Okinawan karate experts, Tibetan monks, Thai kick-boxers, and Indian yoga experts.
AKA: Delightful Forest; Happy Forest; 7 Blows Of The Dragon Part 3; Seven Blows Of The Dragon Part 3 Hong Kong: 1972
Ti Lung, Zhu Mu, Yue Fung, Chiang Nan, Tin Ching, Lee Man-Tai Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: The lovely Ching Li and handsome Chang I star as star-and-sword-crossed comrades who take on the vicious Black Tigers gang in a quest for hidden wealth.
Plot: Director Ho Meng-Hua teams up with Mr. Kung Fu Hero, David Chiang, and Mr. Kung Fu Villain, Lo Lieh, in this funky, over the top martial arts chiller based upon a secret kung fu technique that is also the film's English title, "Shaolin Hand Lock".
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This is an aesthetically beautiful film with an interesting storyline, and it has lots of terrific fight sequences to boot. Top quality, and thoroughly enjoyable.
Not a bad film, and it's fun to see Gordon Liu looking so young (and Eric Tsang, if you can spot him!). But there wasn't enough action, and the whole Pao competition just didn't work for us.
A perfect movie? No. A martial arts extravaganza that both boggles the mind and soothes the soul? Yes. This is pure, concentrated martial arts joy.
