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Summary: 3 stars for the movie, 5 for the dvd release
Comment: I very much enjoyed this movie but found it a little too weird to call it a great kung fu movie. also there is really no hand to hand so don't freaking buy this and then say it has no kung fu, cause I just told you that.
The opening fight scene is the closest to kung fu you are going to get. Norman Chu defeats hwang Jang Lee and the movie starts. David chiang is gonna go around killing everyone to cause trouble and make it known that a true swordmaster is around these parts. he is doing this beacuse he has heard about the return of the deadly blade. Some guy in a wheel chair proves the toughest opponent in a quick match that leaves david wondering who this guy is. Then you have the lonely winner (yusuaki kurata) who is on the run with a huge price on his head for raping a lady. So him and chiang meet up and kurata kind of follows him and when they like sit down for lunch, people will show up and throw a rope around kurata's head and get into a huge brawl. Unfortunatley, there is no real kung fu. Kurata pulls out a few kicks, but no real good stuff. But some very good sword fights, and fun action all around. And the fire master was really cool. Also the ninja fights were great. But without a widescreening, the fights seriouosly suffered.
So all in all, a ton of fights, and a bunch of the TOP shaw brothers stars in this. GReat flick and look out for the final fight, not better than any of the others, but another unique one. Now that is the understatement of the century.
So the dvd qhality is pretty poor but watchable. And the extras are a major attraction to buy this. Between 4-6 clips of 5 or 6 guys. I will name all teh guys and we will count.
Hwang-5 OR 6 CLIPS I HAVE NEEVR SEEN BEFORE!!!!!!!! Now I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE Hwang fan and this was a nice pleasent surprise. I would never buy any of these, so thank you wutang clan.
There is one where Hwnag is trying to run away and a fighter comes up to him and says "Give me the formula". Great.
Kurata-3 really good clips and one of his greatest kicking dispays of his career.
Bruce Leung-2 freaking awesome bruce clone movie clips, and 2 more good ones also.
Norman Chu-5 decent fights, one had him rippign through a whole army like "Hero", of course not quite as high budget. Btu actually decent for it's time.
David chiang-weird one where Chiang is fighting a guy wearing a devil's costume he must have stole out of my trash can halloween 15 years ago. His clips were the worst but were still very enjoyable.
Lo Lieh-only four clips but a good one where he is fighting Lee yi-min, and the rest are pretty funny. One is a Bruce Lee clone movie where "bruce" looked white, black, and chinese all mixed together.
And I have to say that I had never seen ANY of these. WOW!!!!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Return of the Deadly Blade - - Say What?
Comment: Some of the fighting scenes were pretty decent, but if you are not into "exotic" Kung Fu stunts, fire flying through the air, people flying through trees and doing other outragous acts, than this is not the flick for you. Some of the stunts were totally unbelievable. I'm sorry, but I've seen better kung fu flicks than this. A rating of a "3" is too much. At times, I wasn't sure if I was watching a kung fu flick or something I would see at a circus. The overdubs were kind of crappy and if you don't pay attention very closely, you will get lost with the references to the past then flipping to the present.
Most of the fighting scenes took place at night - it was just that kind of movie and everything about this flick just appeared to be dark all around. I'm sorry, I'm just not into "kung fu experts who fly through the air with the greatest of ease." I've just started to learn to live with them jumping off of roofs!
Personally, I'm not into all of that SCFI nonsense. If you're a fan of than stuff, then you'll love this one. But, if you are into straight up real Kung Fu try watching, "The Evil Masters", "The Leg Fighters", "Ninja Checkmate", or the "The Five Venoms." These are true classics that display fighters with skill you can actually see!
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Summary: A Shaw Bros. film-yet it's not!
Comment: At first glance you think this is a classic Shaw Bros. film.It isn't,but it's just as good,if not better than most.The array of weapons and styles is too numerous to mention.The extra features are also too numerous to mention.I also recommend the Wu Tang Clan's latest releases such as Shaolin Drunkard,Kung Fu of 8 Drunkards and Revenge of the Patriots.
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Summary: The Return of the Deadly Blade...pretty decent movie
Comment: The Return of the Deadly Blade....1981First lets start off with the extras on this DVD. This is part of the WuTang Hidden Treasures collection out out by Ground Zero. It has the same ill opening graphics As Fury in the Shaolin Temple, and Shaolin King Boxer. This DVD lacks the Nice interviews with the stars but it still has the small bio for the stars and pretty Good video fight clips from all of the stars. It has the Wu Tang video for "Da Mystery of Chessboxing" and a wu interview with PaPa Wu who I ain't never heard of before.
It also has two more questions about Martial Arts that are answered by an Abbot And a Tai Chi master. The questions were what are the difference between internal And external styles and what is the conflict between martial arts and fighting...as I recall.
For the movie....It seems to be an uncut version of the original. It plays as a fullscreen Version that is in pretty decent shape. (I'd give the quality at about a 3.95 out of 5). This seems to have been a copy from a video with good sound and very few major Blemishes. (There are some minor artifacts.)
The open has "dumb" fight sequence with Wang Jang Lee fighting Norman Tsui Siu Keung Which is mad nice. This is a hand to hand fight, but then the story breaks into what you would Expect from the title, which was David Chiang weilding the deadly blade. As the movie Played one could get the feeling that this was some kind of prelude to "Duel To the Death" Which also stars Tsui Siu Keung, but this movie had comedy of sorts provided by Yausaki Kurata of all people. Wang Jang Lee's performance was alright and clearly Not the best. Probably because this is a David Chiang vehicle.
Overall this movie was better than Shaolin King Boxer and Fury from the Wu Tang releases, However, I wouldn't say that this was one of those over the top movies. It was good As it had a storyline but with all of the great stars it fails to be a movie that makes you Say Damn! Maybe because I fail to see what is so great about swordplay movies. Swing a sword, watch them die. Swing a fist and see several different ways to watch them Fall...ten times better!
Definitely on for the collectors box especially if you are a fan of swordplay movies.
Overall this movie is a 3.95 out of 5 stars. The DVD for quality and extras is a 5.
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Summary: An all star cast featured in a sword style film. Good Flic!
Comment: Featuring a Who's Who in kung fu films, with stars like; David Chaing, Hwang jang lee, Lo lieh, just to name a few. This story deals with a young man trying to get revenge for his father. He takes the name of the man he searches hoping it will bring him out in the open. the young man even uses his targets weapons as well (the deadly blades). challenging every fighter he can hoping that he can finally get a chance to heal his inner hate and kill teh man responsible for stealing his father. Spectacular sword play, and a showcase of weapons that you will not soon forget (Steel rings, Saw Blades, Spear unbrella, Fans, etc.). I recommend this film not only for the amazing cast but also for the great choreography and story.Also the DVD has some very interesting extra features including selected fights from each of the movies stars, and a photo gallery, along with some other ver nice added goodies.
