Hell's Windstaff
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Actor: Hwang Jang Lee, Mang Hai, Mang Yuen ManDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Xenon
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Movie Review: Dragon Fist and Paddle Staff
Summary: 3 Stars
I really had to debate on the rating. The box says "digitally remastered", and the picture quality is good, but not great. I didn't expect the kind of job that Celestial does to Shaw Brothers' flicks, but I was at least hoping for a picture close to "7 Grand Masters". I can only assume the old print really sucked. I know nothing about the film making process nor restoration, so perhaps this is a tip-top job.
I was also disappointed that this DVD is subtitled only. In newer movies, I tend to prefer subtitles to dubs, but old-school kung fu is definitely dub-worthy. What's worse is that the subtitles are burned in to the screen and blend in with the picture about a third of the time. I could live with it if they were legible
On to the movie. This is a pretty good film. A little confusing at times (see previous paragraph) but still very enjoyable with some great fights. You see better stuff now, but for the late 70's, I don't know many movies with better choreography than this. Hwang Jang Lee ("Drunken Master") is the bad guy in this and is really something. If our talented heroes are lucky enough to not die by his staff (snicker), they still have his Sky Eagle Claws to contend with. Yuen Man Meng ("Daggers 8") and Hoi Mang play our protagonists and bust loose with some incredible acrobatics, which is another reason I like the older films. Not enough back flips in the modern ones.
3 of 5. Again because of poor use of subtitles AND lack of English dubbing. Otherwise this is probably 4 stars.
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