The Buddhist Fist
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Features
• Color
• Dolby
• Dubbed
• DVD-Video
• Letterboxed
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 1979
DVD Release : 25 April, 2000 |
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The Buddhist Fist description
Director and martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping is best known to American audiences for transforming Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves into kick-ass kung fu cyber-warriors in The Matrix, but this Hong Kong pro has been turning out some of the best fight scenes in Asian cinema since 1971. He directed Jackie Chan in his breakthrough hit review details
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The Buddhist Fist Customer Reviews
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erratic, but not liking this is most difficult...and most difficult
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Now this is old-school. A fun, imaginitive film with really good fights. The humor is mild, which is a plus. The funniest thing in this flick is how Yuen Shun Yi's hair-cut frequently oscillates length and style.
Two orphans are raised by monks, go their separate ways, and are later reunited by tragedy. There are little twists, but that's pretty much the story. But as you know, story is not (usually) why we watch kung fu. Care to calculate a guess? That's right, the fights. The choreography here is a nice stepping-stone between "7 Grand Masters", where the fights are lengthier and more acrobatic, and "The Prodigal Son", where they are faster and more precise.
Presentation here is inconsistent, as the film quality fluctuates a little, but mostly it's very good, and widescreen. This is another gem that I'm sorry I didn't see sooner. I wanted to watch it again as soon as it was over. You've seen better films in every individual aspect that this one has to offer, but is still collectively great. I even liked Simon Yuen in this. |
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