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The Magic Blade: Shaw Brothers
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List Price: $19.99
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Starring: Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Ching Li, Tanny Tien Ni
Directed By: Chu Yuan
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381319927
Format: Color
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2008-03-11
Running Time: 97
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
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Two rival swordsmen in imperial China poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh (Ti Lung Drunken Master II A Better Tomorrow) and Yen nan-Fei (Lo Leigh 5 Fingers of Death 36th Chamber of Shaolin) vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.Featuring non-stop action astonishing touches of fantasy and an eye-popping climactic showdown on the villain's island lair this remains one of kung-fu cinema's most staggering achievements!System Requirements:Running Time; 97 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â FOREIGN/ASIAN Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 014381319927 Manufacturer No:Â ID3199XFDVD
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Summary: Swordplay at its finest.
Comment: Two swordsman agree to meet and have a second duel. During the duel they are attacked by two assassins. They later learn the attack is ordered by a man who fears the both of them plus a powerful weapon. The weapon is called the Peacock Darts and has sometype of unknown power.
Fu Hung-hsueh played by Ti Lung is the main character and he carries a spinning sword. I have to say the battles he engage in are spectacular and something to see. The battles are mostly swordplay and get better each time. The story is well written and some of the battles have a new twist. This is due to the villians who are introduced and they use some interesting tactics. The final battle is pretty well done with a very good ending. There is some brief nudity and a very short girl on girl scene. And the girls are hot.
The battles of course are the main attraction. However, the main character gets a bit more credit. He later shows that there is another side to him which actually adds a little more depth to his character.
The scenary and the battle locations are nice to see. It never gets too dark to see the action and there isn't heavy editing. The DVD is of very good quality with english language and there isn't the slightest bit of grain. The sound is also very good.
This is an excellent film and I can watch it at anytime. I highly recommend this for those searching for an excellent martial arts flick. This is one that shouldn't be missed.
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Summary: Magic Blade Review
Comment: All I can say is Watch and enjoy. An outstanding kung fu movie of the 70's.
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Summary: magic indeed
Comment: This one had me going from the beginning to the end with the battle of the two main actors. Then they work together for awhile then we have a plot twist or two and one of the actors disappears for awhile, dead right? Hmmm maybe not you'll have to check this one out to see what happens. The action is on point they fight with a variety of weapons a revolving sword, fans, darts and hand to hand fighting as well. All the characters whether it be hero or villian are on top of their game throughout this movie. Minus a couple ooops on the subtitles all is great with The Magic Blade.
Pick it up you'll feel a part of the story by the time its through and some classic martial arts in this one as well.
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Summary: Must See!!! A Classic!!
Comment: This is an excellent film. The plot is convoluted, but understandable. The plot is classic good versus evil, with a few plot twists. This film, shot mainly on sets, has an otherworldly 'fantasy of China' feel to it. Ti Lung is a gifted martial artist, but also a fine actor. He brings a great authenticity to the role.
There is a small amount of gratuitious nudity and sex, but not enough to detract from an otherwise fine morality play.
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Summary: Best kung fu movie I have seen in awhile
Comment: Wow, I can't believe how blown away I was by this. Ti Lung is great as the lead. He plays it straight faced all the way through, and he uses this awesome spinning blade and gets into tons of fights. It's a wuxia, so that means that some evil dude is trying to become the leader of the martial arts world. Ti Lung has to protect some special darts from the evil guy, but as you can guess it isn't going to be easy. There are 5 assassins after Ti Lung, 4 of them played by Ku Feng, Fan Mei Sheng, Lily Li and Norman Chu. There's really no point trying to explain the story. It's just typical wuxia stuff, except it's a lot easier to understand than most of Chor Yuen's other movies. Basically, all that you need to know is that Ti Lung is super cool in this, there are tons of good fights, and the final fight doesn't disappoint. The main villain is one bad old man. It's a short final fight, but very satisfying. The sets are even better than the normal Shaw Brothers standards, and I must mention how darkly shot the film is. I only remember a couple scenes that weren't completely dark. A brilliant movie in every way, a perfect 5/5.
The Image DVD has good picture quality. Subtitles are well written and the Chinese track sounds good, and there's an English dub. Not a perfect sounding dub, but good enough. Here are a couple of my favorite lines-
"Right, I'm the 5th Swordsman, Sao Chien... Invincible, killer of many, and other things."
"I practiced 20 years to move the nerve center of my body, just one inch, so that your paralyzing blow had no effect."
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