Member kungfusamurai Posted December 21, 2007 Member Share Posted December 21, 2007 I was at the local Walmart and saw a bunch of Tai Seng titles. Actually it turned out while they had 100 DVDs, they were of the same 4 or 5 titles. 3 of them I already had, but then I saw one that I didn't have - 'Death Ring'. There was another and I almost didn't pick it up because I figured it would be a crappy, frame-cutting movie - 'Killer From Above'. I haven't sat through the whole film, but did scan to the fight scenes, and found them to be really well done for an indie film from '77! Not only are there a lot of well known faces in the film, like Chang Yi, Lo Lieh, Carter Wong, and Cliff Lok, they all look great. The undercranking is so slight, you barely notice it. And I have to say that while I'm not a fan of Carter Wong, he hadn't looked this good since Hapkido. Has there been any other releases on DVD of this flick, preferably a wider screen version? I should add that this film is terrible in the continuity department, so don't buy it expecting an incredibly well constructed films. The last fight scene is especially hilarious. One moment Lo Lieh and Carter are fighting in some kind of fighting arena, then Lo Lieh throws a spear in the air, and when he catches it, they're in the middle of nowhere, probably miles away from the arena. It's so stupid, it's hilarious. Anyway, it's mainly about the fight scenes. I didn't recognize the fight choreographer (whose name escapes me right now). KFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 21, 2007 Member Share Posted December 21, 2007 Carter Wong is BADASS in this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted December 21, 2007 Member Share Posted December 21, 2007 The last fight scene is especially hilarious. One moment Lo Lieh and Carter are fighting in some kind of fighting arena, then Lo Lieh throws a spear in the air, and when he catches it, they're in the middle of nowhere, probably miles away from the arena. It's so stupid, it's hilarious. KFS That's like in TIGER LOVE (LEGEND OF THE TIGER) Lo Lieh gets tossed off a cliff near the beginning then shows up halfway through and nothing is ever mentioned about what happened earlier. Also the first movie I've ever seen in which a tiger swears revenge for those who've killed his master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted December 21, 2007 Member Share Posted December 21, 2007 Is KILLER FROM ABOVE on the martial arts theater label from Tai Seng? The wal-marts in my area carry nothing like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted December 21, 2007 Member Share Posted December 21, 2007 Yeah, Tai Seng. Bad pic quality, but still more than watchable. Cliff Lok has this one short fight where he throws a bunch of combinations really fast. I have never seen him look better than he does in that short fight scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Toad Posted December 22, 2007 Member Share Posted December 22, 2007 i thought this movie was good too. I'm a big lo lieh fan and it was cool to see him playing a good guy which we rarely get to see since he usually is the villan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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