Another Run Run Shaw Mediocre Run Run Of The Mill Kung Fu Film.
I am an absolute huge fan of Martial Art films (especially the early Hong Kong Shaw Bros releases...of which I have seen almost all of them). This is not one of my favourites though.
The martial Arts action sequences were always the important factor of Hong Kong Kung Fu flicks (which was just as well considering the acting was always chauvanistically wooden and made worse by bad editing). In this film - also known as 'DEATH KICK' - you see it at its worst. The main character, Huang Fei-Hung or Wong Fei Hung (as he is more commonly known as in the west) is a legendary Kung Fu master in Chinese history. He had an unstoppable, incredibly fast invincible kick called ' The Invisible Kick' (hence the secondary title of the film, Death Kick) and, when shown in this film it is embarrassing. Coupled with the rest of the second rate fight choreography it makes for a very poor film; unless you are a Kung Fu practioner which in the case of the very slow action moves, gives you the ability of studying the moves perfectly...especially the 3 sectioned staff sequence fight.
Its worth a watch as a Kung Fu fan but its the Jet Li films about Wong Fei-Hungs life that you should really watch.
The martial Arts action sequences were always the important factor of Hong Kong Kung Fu flicks (which was just as well considering the acting was always chauvanistically wooden and made worse by bad editing). In this film - also known as 'DEATH KICK' - you see it at its worst. The main character, Huang Fei-Hung or Wong Fei Hung (as he is more commonly known as in the west) is a legendary Kung Fu master in Chinese history. He had an unstoppable, incredibly fast invincible kick called ' The Invisible Kick' (hence the secondary title of the film, Death Kick) and, when shown in this film it is embarrassing. Coupled with the rest of the second rate fight choreography it makes for a very poor film; unless you are a Kung Fu practioner which in the case of the very slow action moves, gives you the ability of studying the moves perfectly...especially the 3 sectioned staff sequence fight.
Its worth a watch as a Kung Fu fan but its the Jet Li films about Wong Fei-Hungs life that you should really watch.
- silicontourist
- Dec 24, 2021