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Master of the Flying Guillotine
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List Price: $24.98
Our Price: $21.99
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Manufacturer: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Starring: Tak Chi Chen, Fu Chiang Chi, Tien Wu Chu, Pai Cheng Hau, Wai Hsiung Ho
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PATHFINDER HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0825307911596
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Manufacturer: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-12-07
Running Time: 93
Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Theatrical Release Date: 1977-02
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Editorial Reviews:
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Limited Deluxe Edition of the classic kung fu movie staring martial arts legend Jimmy Wang Yu as the One-Armed Boxer a warrior who has remained true to the recently overthrown Ming Dynasty. A league of kung fu masters are tracking down rebels with a new deadly weapon--the flying guillotine; an unbeatable almost supernatural blind man is the king of these killers.System Requirements: Running Time 87 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 825307911596 Manufacturer No:Â PH-91159
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Summary: Master of the Flying Guillotine
Comment: I think any one who is interested in Kung Fu/ Martial Arts movies really MUST see this movie! It's got it all...the blind master of the flying guillotine (what a title!) out for revenge, the one armed martial arts teacher, who is the subject of said revenge and a fantastic martial arts tournament that feels like a precursor to Final Combat.
A friend turned me on to this movie years ago, and we watched via a crappy vhs tape copy, so I was real happy to see it come out on DVD. The production value is on the cheap, and the dialogue dubbing certainly veers towards ridiculous (making it all the more fun!), but I bet you any thing that you are gonna wanna watch it over and over again! Highly recomended.
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Summary: Master of the Flying Guillotine
Comment: There are alot of great fighters in this movie, but the main reason I bought this movie is because " The Master of the Flying Guillotine " is my favorite villain.
He's a blind man, that has his own music everytime he appears, and some of the coolest quotes. I love how relentless he is in catching " The 1 Armed Boxer "
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Summary: Classic of its generation
Comment: Great film for its generation!!! A remake today, with all the new, state-of-the-art visual effects would do this movie some justice. The villain is on point, while the hero is crafty. Good film to have in your collection.
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Summary: a 70s cult classic
Comment: This movie was ahead of its time as many Kung Fu films were. A lot of the fight correography in these 70s Kung Fu film far surpassed what was made in the west and to this day, I don't think western cinema can match the fight correography (with a few exceptions).
I can tell that the main character who plays the one-armed bandit never had any formal training in the martial arts or his training was very limited. Perhaps this is why he always plays one-armed characters. It's easier to hide a lack of skills if you pretend to have one arm.
I liked the film commentary on the DVD but it's interesting that they didn't talk about how the character who played the Indian yogi was not really an Indian but a chinese made up to look that way. He looked very caricatured. I can see how something like that could easily be taken as very offensive to Indians. The character who played the Jappanese fighter however was not caricatured like many Chinese films have done during this time period. Another interesting thing about the expert commentators is that they erroneously said that the only fighter from a style different from Kung Fu was the Thai Boxer. This is not true because there was a Mongolian wrestler and Mongolian wrestling is a very ancient original martial art. I don't know much about Mongolian wrestling, but could tell that the fighter was not doing Kung Fu and his atire was a lot different from the Chinese.
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Summary: A classic.....
Comment: What can you say about this flick that hasn't already been said? Maybe, "hmmm.....so he has knives after all.....very clever!" If you love bad english overdubbing & impossible physics, this is the one for you. A must have for any fan of kung-fu foley editing. The fight tournament sequence is great fun. Bet amongst yourselves on the outcome!
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