Master of Flying Guillotine: Yu Wang, Tien Wu Chu, Kang Chin, Chung-erh Lung, Chia Yung Liu, Lung Wei Wang, Chien-Po Tsen, Fei Lung, Hou-Chiang Chi, Pai Cheng Hau, Ming Fei Wang, Tak Chi Chen, Yao Hu Chiu, Ting Hung Kuo, Cheuk Hon Wong: Amazon.ca: Video

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A classic kung fu movie, Master of the Flying Guillotine stars martial arts legend Jimmy Wang Yu (who also wrote and directed) 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. After the One-Armed Boxer defeats two of the blind master's disciples, the blind master goes to a martial arts tournament to kill every one-armed man he meets until he has slain the One-Armed Boxer. The wild mix of fighting styles at the tournament (using ropes, swords, sticks, Eagle's Claw, Thai kickboxing, and Hindu magic) provides a spectacular centerpiece. Hokey and campy, sure--but the culminating battle in a coffin shop will have you on the edge of your seat nonetheless. --Bret Fetzer

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3.0 out of 5 stars if it was anamorphic...., July 19 2004

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Sebastian Haselbeck "SebH" (Germany) - See all my reviews
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...then it would be great. But unfortunately this pretty good disc has a non-anamorphic transfer which makes it a no-no for widescreen enthusiasts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Kung Fu, Classic Weapon, July 11 2004

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This movie is one of the best70s kung fu movies ever! Sure its not a serious movie; so some of the Bruce Lee fanatics have given it a low rating, but if you like fantastic themes in your kung fu movies than this is for you.

There is Wudan style flying, mystical powers of fighting, and of course the unforgettable gillotine.

Of course its goofey in its own way: when the gillotine master comes to town, (trying to find the one armed boxer), all of the one armed people come out of the woodwork to get killed by him, but so what?

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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best old school kung fu flicks of all time, May 24 2004

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Ian Riggins (Fairfax Station, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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i got to see this film in a theater in pittsburgh a few months ago on a beautiflly restored 35mm print... it was amazing. definately one of the best old school kung fu flicks of all time, and this DVD version is very well transferred.

i'll just say a few things about the DVD, since so many other people have really reviewed the film. the colors of the video transfer are only SLIGHTLY faded, and there are a few scratches here and there. the DVD provides both the original chinese language track (thankfully) and an english dubbed track (which actually isn't too awful). the subtitles are bold, yellow, and outlined and very easy to read. for some reason, when watching the film dubbed, it would occassionally pop into the chinese audio track and subtitles for half a scene here and there. i have no idea why it does that and my friend had the same problem on his DVD, but it's not a big drawback.

overall, this is an amazingly preserved and transferred DVD version of this film, well worth it. it's a shame all classic kung fu films don't get this great treatment upon US release.

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2.0 out of 5 stars don't believe the hype ! !
theres been some great reviews of this flick but i wouldnt trust them all. this film starts out great but goes down hill quik. Read more

Published on May 24 2004 by shaolin-punk

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost 5 stars
This is a very good movie. IF you like old school Kung Fu movies this is one of the best. The final fight seen draged out a little for me but all and all it was a good movie.

Published on May 22 2004 by Michael Meglasson