Master of the Flying Guillotine

Master of the Flying Guillotine
by Yu Wang

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Movie Review: Watch your head!
Summary: 5 Stars

Probably because of this ponderation, I once arranged a weapon Myself by attaching a sawblade to a chain, affixed with a bolt and nut through the chain and the center of the blade, and what I essenially concluded with was a weapon that if thrown at an opponent, could wrap itself around their neck, and with enough force, the sawblade could quite possibly decapitate them. At the very least, some very palpable hits would be suffered, even if it struck an extremity or the torso.. Another time, I considered the arrangement of removing the blades from a chainsaw, wrapping electrical tape around one's hands, and what one would essentially wield would be flying knives.

The first kill transpires in a bar in which a drunken bum claims to be an invincible one-armed fighter in order to get out of paying the bill for his dinner. The monk just so happens to be nearby awaiting his "vegetarian noodles", and forthwith dispatches of the dreg, swearing to kill every one-armed man he comes upon.

The second kill happens at the actual tournament, upon which another one-armed fighter was present. The "one-armed man" turns out to be a Kung Fu instructor who becomes alerted to the monk's intentions at a tournament featuring several schools and styles including a Mongolian with a Vlad-like moustache, an Indian with extending arms {his accent dubbed in an accent reminiscent of Apu from the Quickie-Mart; to catch shoplifters and reach items across the store}, a Tibetan kick-boxing fighter here characterised as a filthy, barefoot, and uncouthe barbarian, staff vs. tri-staff, tonfa wielded by a mysterious cloaked Japanese contender, a lovely girl proficient at the eagle-claw, the always amusing monkey style vs. snake style, preying mantis, etcetera {and I Am sure much of Mortal Kombat was based upon this movie} - and thus sets out to plan his clever methods of self-preservation.

Finally, the monk finds the Kung Fu teacher and persues him into a coffin shoppe temporarily converted into a battleground, in which traps have been arranged. So essentially, he realizes that he was no match for the magnificent weapon, and cheats his way to survival. And with the help of his students, manages to kill the afore-mentioned kick-boxer who also happened to become the monk's asistant, in an exceedingly cruel manner of fighting him in a small shack with a metal floor, which has been fire-heated in order to singe the flesh from the soles of his feet. Any attempt to flee out the window was met with spears.

Also notable are the garments worn by the monk, most particularly the Grammadon on his robe, lest it be confused for the Nazi Swaztika, thus asserting that this is indeed an ancient symbol signifying the four elements. A Chinese character which means "ten thousand" and "longevity". It was originally a symbol of Buddha's heart, and was a term borrowed from Sanskrit.

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