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The Buddhist Fist
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List Price: $9.95
Our Price: $9.95
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Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Starring: Shun-Yee Yuen, Siu Ming Tsui, Siu Tien Yuen, Hoi San Lee, Mei Sheng Fan
Directed By: Woo-ping Yuen
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0601643750743
Format: Color
Label: Tai Seng
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Tai Seng
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2000-04-25
Running Time: 90
Studio: Tai Seng
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
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Editorial Reviews:
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Director and martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping is best known to American audiences for transforming Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves into kick-ass kung fu cyber-warriors in The Matrix, but this Hong Kong pro has been turning out some of the best fight scenes in Asian cinema since 1971. He directed Jackie Chan in his breakthrough hit Drunken Master and helped turn martial arts champion Jet Li into a screen legend by choreographing Once Upon a Time in China and Fist of Legend. By contrast his 1980 The Buddhist Fist is achingly old-fashioned, a familiar revenge film about a poor but stalwart small-town orphan who returns home from the big city to find a tangled mystery involving oodles of assassins and a criminal godfather known only as "Big Small Feet." The plot is secondary to the spectacle, a tight series of precise strike-and-pose sequences that were all the rage in the 1970s, slick and practiced but stiff compared to the fluid 1980s style. Stars Yuen Shunyi and Tsui Siu Ming have neither the charisma nor the grace of Jackie or Jet, but they do pull out some furious moves in flare-ups both grim and goofy, including a deadly dinner date that brings new meaning to the term food fight and an impressive climactic duel to the death. Chunks of the score were shamelessly ripped right out of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. --Sean Axmaker
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic
Comment: My father was into Kung Fu movies so i grew up watching many of them. It wasn't until recently i decided to start my own collection and this was one of my first choices. I love the story, choreography and the humor in this film. A definate must have for your Kung Fu library.
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Summary: Top notch classic kung fu movie
Comment: This movie is a classic for several reasons. Most importantly, the fight scenes are great and well coreographed. Secondly, the story is actually quite good. Lastly, the comedy in the movie is beyond what I would've thought. It's LOL funny at times. Especially the scene with the hunchback guy fighting with the chopsticks. That whole segment is worth buying the movie. Don't get me wrong the english dubbing is partly responsible for the humor, but it still had to be funny nonetheless. GET THIS MOVIE! You can't go wrong!
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Summary: erratic, but not liking this is most difficult...and most difficult
Comment: Now this is old-school. A fun, imaginitive film with really good fights. The humor is mild, which is a plus. The funniest thing in this flick is how Yuen Shun Yi's hair-cut frequently oscillates length and style.
Two orphans are raised by monks, go their separate ways, and are later reunited by tragedy. There are little twists, but that's pretty much the story. But as you know, story is not (usually) why we watch kung fu. Care to calculate a guess? That's right, the fights. The choreography here is a nice stepping-stone between "7 Grand Masters", where the fights are lengthier and more acrobatic, and "The Prodigal Son", where they are faster and more precise.
Presentation here is inconsistent, as the film quality fluctuates a little, but mostly it's very good, and widescreen. This is another gem that I'm sorry I didn't see sooner. I wanted to watch it again as soon as it was over. You've seen better films in every individual aspect that this one has to offer, but is still collectively great. I even liked Simon Yuen in this.
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Summary: Old School Yes Sir
Comment: The movie is in itself, comical and action packed. These guys are a bit slow but they make up for it in technique. Some of the best. I give Woo-ping yuen his props for this one. If you like Kung Fu movies, this one should be in your library. The old man at the temple of the Jade Buddha has been around for a long time. They did a great job on his stunt double. However don't be fooled, this man can throw down i real life.
The old Monk in here is one of the best. And this movie is action packed from start to finish. A must see for Kung Fu fans.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Unexpected joy
Comment: This was a shocker for me, i expected a slow paced half cut plot like most other martial arts movies made during the 70's and 80's but this was actually a shocker. The plot was intresting and fun with a bit of a twist at the end. Of course the fight sceens were far beyond what i expected and quite fun to watch. I would recomend anyone to watch this.
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