Member GwaiLoMoFo Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 Rewatched this one last night, and it is still one of all time favorites. Imo, this features some of the best group fight choreography the studio ever put on film. Also some of the most creative fight sequences. Wang Lung Wai, Fu Sheng, Fu Sheng's brother, Gordon Liu, Liu Chia Yung are all in top form. The fights are blistering, story is servicable, and the comedy is actually very funny. The film is just a blast to watch, never a dull moment. I love this film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 I agree! Great movie! I laughed most of the way through, and the fights are very good. My favorite fight is the one where Gordon Liu is injured and he is like laying on top of monks while fighting. Crazy stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yakuza954 Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 Even though he was mostly in the shadow of his brother, Lau Kar Wing was very good as a director. This and Fist and Guts are two of my favorites of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Amazing Psycho Per Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 Mmm... If there were a smiley with a raised eyebrow, i'd be using it now. Did we see the same movie? I admit the first time I watched this flick I moderately enjoyed it... But unfortunately it didn't pass the second viewing test. I mean the whole final fight is just such a let down. Sure there's the crazy monk formation, but that hole thing with Fu Sheng and his glue and the part with the wooden dummies... urgh! Give me good intricate fighting in a finale fight... Not stupid gimmicks. Lau Kar Wing is no Lau Kar Leung... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sentswordsman Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 I really enjoyed this film. I wish that this was getting an American release instead of movies like Journey of the Doomed and Battle Wizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 I didn't like this one, bored me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venoms5 Posted October 1, 2008 Member Share Posted October 1, 2008 Great movie. The Booger scene with Fu Sheng and Gordon Liu was comic genius as was the antique shop sequence where EVERYTHING was old including the tea and food. Also, the library scene was tops. The opening segment was lifted from a spaghetti western whose title escapes me at the moment. Possibly the best example of Shaw comedy. Watched this one many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chinatown Kid Posted October 2, 2008 Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 I agree, one of my favorite Fu Sheng movies. Great mix of comedy and Kung Fu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GwaiLoMoFo Posted October 2, 2008 Author Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 I mean the whole final fight is just such a let down. Sure there's the crazy monk formation, but that hole thing with Fu Sheng and his glue and the part with the wooden dummies... urgh! Give me good intricate fighting in a finale fight... Not stupid gimmicks. The fights fit the tone of the whole film. I thought it was a good mix of intricate choreography and comic creativity. I could see how some people wouldnt care much for it. Always a blast for me. Lau Kar Wing is no Lau Kar Leung... Who is?? Only 2 other kung fu directors/choreographers I'd even mention in the same sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted October 2, 2008 Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 I was a little disappointed with the final fight. I actually liked Fu Sheng's glue trick, but still I thought the final fight should have been better. Maybe some more 1 on 1 hand to hand stuff would have fully satisfied me. But I enjoyed the movie all the way through so I can't complain too much about the final fight being a bit of a letdown. Still cool to see WLW go off on those wooden dummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GwaiLoMoFo Posted October 2, 2008 Author Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 Still cool to see WLW go off on those wooden dummies. Yeah. I really like the part where WLW fights Fu Sheng and his brother in the old building. When he is breaking everything in site and knocking them through brick walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ching li Posted October 2, 2008 Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 I thought the movie was very funny; also there was two big surprises, fu sheng's brother(chang chan peng) and Yeung jing jing. They fought very, very well and more than held their own against the more established cast. Big kudos to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member venom10463 Posted October 2, 2008 Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 A great movie with a great cast. The bumbling cop had me in tears, the library scene was well done. IMO, the ending could have been a lot better. I would have prefer Gordon Liu didn't break his leg and Fu Sheng found another alternative method besides the glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Delirious Posted October 2, 2008 Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 the library scene was gimmicky, somehow i giggled when i thought about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaw Scope Guy Posted October 2, 2008 Member Share Posted October 2, 2008 The comedy was just terrible in my opinion, and ruined the movie for me. I watch this movie every now and then but I fast forward to the fight scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ironfistedmonk Posted October 3, 2008 Member Share Posted October 3, 2008 I love this film, one of my favourite shaws, yes a stand out balls to the wall end fight fight would have been better but the ending we got actually fits the tone of the film prefectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shawbro Posted October 14, 2008 Member Share Posted October 14, 2008 I havent seen this and might get the IVL or wait for a english dub dvd to come out. Do you guys recommend subs or the english dub for this movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tdb Posted October 14, 2008 Member Share Posted October 14, 2008 As far as I can tell, this isn't due for a R1 release (which wouldn't guarantee an English dub anyway). It's possible; still don't know what Well Go's other five movies are, but I'm pretty sure the movies listed for BCI, MB, DD, and Image are complete. If you really want to see the movie, don't worry about the English dub. It looks like the Thai/HK/Taiwanese editions are all still readily available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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