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Lone Wolf and Cub kick some serious butt

Advantages: a decent samurai movie
Disadvantages: dubbing, sound quality in parts as well as picture quality

This is a classic old school samurai film. This film was previously banned in this country for it's violent graphic nature, but nowadays I guess we are made of sterner stuff. If you are easily distressed then this moive is not for you. There are very explicit scenes of swords being buried into heads, heads splitting in half, and more blood gushing than you can shake a stick at. The film centres around Ogami Itto, who is played by Tomisaburo Wakayama ...
...to be referred to has Lone wolf and Cub. Itto is the shoguns chief executioner and a powerful man. So much so that lord Retsudo soon wants him dead out of sheer fear. In the initial attack Itto's wife is slain, and Itto decides to dedicate his life to taking the life of lord Retsudo and all those close to him, {one way of getting rid of the existential angst i guess} In a scene at this point he places a ball on the floor and a sword and he makes ...

tayloa22 29.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Shogun Assassin (Strong Uncut Version) (DVD)

I am Wong-Fei Hung from Fu-Shan

Advantages: something for everyone, even women love these movies
Disadvantages: A little dated now, sometimes a little to tongue in cheek.

...portraying this person but the Once Upon A Time in China movies tell the legend the best. Some small elements of fantasy within some fight scenes but for the most part raw hard hitting martial arts. Films are better in cantonese with subtitles rather than cheesy dubbing. This box contains the first three of a total of six movies. The other three movies are titled Last Hero in China, Once upon a Time in China and America, {Kung-Fu shenanigans in ...
...6 {avoid this, this is the only one that doesn't star Jet Li and it's very poor} Much like Rocky through the course of the movies you see a love relationship blossom between Fei-Hung and Aunt Yee {no relative} The films also continue the story so you really build an affection for the charachters, such as Ah Soh, Ah Fu, porky, and Clubfoot. The films contain loads of humour and in parts are hysterical. I love ther part where Wong Fei-Hung woh happens ...

tayloa22 29.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Once Upon A Time In China - Complete Trilogy (DVD)

Bulletproof Monk

Advantages: amusing in places
Disadvantages: over the top in places

this film really suprised me! i was expecting to be rubbish, but to be fair its not really that bad. im very picky with my martial arts films as i find the flying through the air and bouncing off arrows very hard to watch, but this is watchable and sometimes even amusing! the ending is the only bit of this film that lets it down for me, but dont let that put you off, just giving my own opinion as i dont like 'fairy tale' endings, all the action throughout ...

amyloveys 15.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Bulletproof Monk (DVD)

Stunning

Advantages: Stunning visuals with great martial arts
Disadvantages: None

I purchased this film after seeing the trailer. The film is revolves around the outlaw of all martial arts. From start to finish the film captures your attention with a well thought out story along with stunning martial arts. This is what you expect from a great martial arts epic, a great story, amazing martial arts, stunning action and substance. I would highly recommend this film to anyone, it is not just for martial arts fans but also for action ...

jai247 01.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Seven Swords (Subtitled) (DVD)

ZU WARRIORS FROM MAGIC MOUNTAIN (1983)

Advantages: A magical fantasy with intriguing storyline and full of actions.
Disadvantages: Very dated with complex storyline.

...sank. The problem with Zu Warrior is that Tsui Hark is trying to fit one of the biggest novels into a 95 minute movies. This meant that a lot of actions were happening and many stories were interweaving, which perhaps, can be confusing at times. I believe that the time scale of the events in the film were approximately one month, yet I'm not sure if I was able to identify that in the movie. The pace of the stories was told so quickly that I felt ...
...think this film could be a disadvantage for audiences who knows little or nothing about the Chinese culture, as it could be confusing or it could be hard to grasps some of the concepts. If you were to watch it today, you will probably find it more comical than scary as I did 15 years ago. The Special Effects are so dated, you cannot help but to laugh the cheesiness of it. However, you must appreciate the high standard achieved for 1983. I can not ...

Moogiekupo 30.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain (Subtitled and Dubbed) (Wide Screen) (DVD)