Wild Panther (1984) - Chang Shan Modern Day Actioner

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After hearing that Chang Shan will be making a new movie, I decided to check out his 1984 modern day actioner 'Wild Panther'.  Directed by kung-fu movie legend Lee Tso Nam, and filmed in Shan's birthplace Korea, it was a surprisingly entertaining movie, of which the finale almost plays out like an Asian version of 'First Blood'!  Check out my full review here - 

 

http://www.cityonfire.com/wild-panther-aka-the-pursuit-1984-review/ 

 

[lungfei]

i have this interesting movie looks like another taiwan/korea co production like ninja vs shaolin guards and shaolin vs black magic

[DrNgor]

My review from earlier this year:

 

Wild Panther (1984)

 

Modern action film from Taiwan starring Chen Shan, Don Wong Tao and Eagle Han Ying as the villain. Chen Shan plays an ex-Special Forces guy who now has a family in South Korea and owns a boutique with one of his female colleagues. Eagle Han Ying plays a Vietnamese criminal who's killing members of his team trying to find your typical name list McGuffin.

 

According to the IMDB, this film was a Category I (like a G or PG) film. That's weird, when you consider the brutal treatment of the film's female characters (torture, rape, beatings, shootings, etc.) and the general violence of the subject. Sadly, Don Wong Tao spends most of the film in an office, though he gets two short fights, including one against Chen Shan. Wong Tao gets to kick a little bit more than usual here. The action, staged by Peng Kong, mixes basher-like fighting, gunplay, explosions, and even some improbable trap-oriented action. Chen Shan doesn't impress so much here, although Eagle Han gets in some good kicks in the finale. Entertaining, but nothing great.