Dvd was damaged and skipped over 50mins in the middle ;from 40min to 1hr30min. Look like very small burn marks on DVD. Love martial arts films and looked forward to watch this but I guess I got a bad disc
The First Martial Arts movie that I witnessed before the Arrival of Bruce Lee movies 😎
The movie that started it all (in the US)! Love this movie! Started me on my martial arts journey.
Classic Kung Fu Cinema. Wish the quality was better though.
I have no idea how many times I watched it over the years ,but its been a lot. I love 70's era kung fu films and this is one of the best.
His best role before his Shaw Bros lineup.
I liked everything including the memories!
Action packed, good plot and great blood spraying gore, who could ask for more. A true kung fu flick classic!
Good well-written story. Special effects made up for lack of real physical skill.
This classic fillm can be seen on Amazon Prime in it's full glory in the King Boxer version.Exact same movie, but released through Celestial Pictures Limted like so many other classic Shaw Brother's movies.3 stars as a movie a great as this one deserves 3 stars even if it is a cruddy version.5 stars for the King Boxer version release by Celestial Pictures.
The resolution of the video was kind of poor.
As the film that really introduced the west to the genre, this really should be watched by any fan of kung fu movies. That said, it's a little bit clunky here and there; some of the action isn't all it might be, the time frame doesn't make a lot of sense, and sometimes it's hard to know exactly why certain characters behave the way they do (that might be cultural ignorance on my part, of course). But there are definitely some fine sequences and places where the story takes surprising turns, and any kung fu fan ought to be able to enjoy it, Plus, of course, as a page of history it almost compels viewing anyway.
Finally saw this film after many years and in this genre and being fairly old and showcasing a younger Lieh Lo, whose later martial arts films I've seen, it's slightly above average.
A good classic just as I remembered it to be.
One of my favorites
Limited production value, cheesy script but I love it. First thing I watched after signing up with Amazon Prime. It brought me right back to when I was a kid and saw it in the movie theater as my first martial arts film. A classic!!!!!
This movie takes me back to my childhood,first martial arts movie I saw.I still get fond memories watching it.The quality and prompt delivery makes this seller one of the best in my opinion.Iwould recommend this seller to any and everyone.Thank you very much for taking me back to asimpler time.
I can't believe that Amazon shipped me a "pirated movie". The quality was so poor that the movie couldn't be watched! I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to return the movie but will be doing so now that I'm reminded when writing this review.I wish someone would have told me how bad this pirated move was going to be and would have never purchased it!
To all you martial arts fans out there, this movie is not the greatest you'll ever see but it is a good one. You won't see people flying across roof tops or up into trees, but you will see some very interesting styles. The story line is great and the fighting scenes are well done.
I was surprised to see some reviewers give this movie a lukewarm rating--not for the fighting as much as for the movie's plot. I've seen maybe 12 martial arts fliks--fewer than many reviewers, so maybe I'm a bit green. But I thought the plot was FASCINATING, and the acting outstanding. Although the plot features very typical outcomes for the good and the bad guys, and predictable subplots (like the hero's faithfulness to his first girl back home in the little village in spite of the very hot but proper second girl who tempts him),the magic is in the details--we can guess that A will lead to B, but HOW THIS MOVIE GETS FROM A TO B is VERY WELL CRAFTED. As for the acting, the hero truly manages to be subtle at the same time that he is passionate. He shows a nice mix of the old-fashioned vs. the flashy (though still understated) hero. I loved the clever switch from his playing the role of submissive reserved student who crawls out of the bar after being humiliated by the newly arrived fearsome bad guy one day, to his return the next day to the bar in an oustandingly heroic and funny payback scene. The women were stereotyped, but managed to play their roles with that sexy Asian girl grace, and with a sweetness that didn't seem overdone. As for the fighting? Who am I to say, but my eyes feasted. There was always a nice balance between the fighters so that it wasn't obvious till the very end who would win. And the transitions from one fighting scene to the next in the last half hour were done so well, and with such surprising plot twists and drama that I was on the edge of my seat!