The Buddhist Fist
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Movie Reviews of The Buddhist Fist
Movie Review: Great Action, but Not the Best DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
The Buddhist Fist traces the lives of two friends, one of whom is a Buddhist monk. Unwittingly, the monk is framed and must resort to misdeeds to keep from being blackmailed. His misdeeds put him at odds with his lifelong friend (the same actor who played the villian, White Tiger, in Dreadnaught), and ultimately into a final match of "good vs. evil." Lots of well choregraphed action.
Note, however, two irritating features of the DVD: (a) for the first half of the film, there is a bothersome, vertical, hairline bar on the left side of the screen; (b) despite providing 5.1 Chinese audio, there are no English subtitles! Too bad, since I prefer the original language audio, whenever possible. Chalk it up to another, Tai Seng careless oversight. In fact, I'd rather get the original Hong Kong release of this film in light of Tai Seng's frequent editing foibles.
5 stars for the production. Deduct 1 star for the careless transfer.
Movie Review: Buyers Beware!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a wonderful, classic Yuen Wo Ping movie. It even stars Yuen Shun Yi, the star of Yuen Wo Ping's original sequel to Jackie's "Drunken Master", the amazing "Dance of the Drunk Mantis". There is one, very large downside to this though, regardless of the accompanying info Tai Seng printed to describe this disc, THERE ARE NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES! Please buyers beware! I first learned this at a wonderful website that includes a synopsis of DVD quality for nearly every version of every Hong Kong DVD you could imagine. Please visit here before buying your next Hong Kong DVD. You will find that some Hong Kong DVDs are of excellent quality, but you will also find that some are of either bad quality, or are misadvertised. "The Buddhist Fist", although a wonderful movie, is unfortunately a prime example of the latter.Movie Review: A must see Kung Fu movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Buddhist Fist is truly a great work from the director, Yuen Woo Ping, who choreographed the stylish fight scenes from "The Matrix." He has also directed the amazing "Once Upon a Time in China" series as well as one of Jackie Chan's best, "the Drunken Master."
If you enjoy Jackie Chan movies, you will LOVE this movie. The film is packed with amazing, acrobatic fight scenes quite similar to the styles you see in Jackie Chan movies. This is definitely a Kung Fu classic. Okay, I gave 4 stars simply because it has way too many fight scenes. Perhaps, the story could be a little more developed. But if you are just looking for a pure action, it's a six star flick!
Movie Review: Old School Yes Sir
Summary: 4 Stars
The movie is in itself, comical and action packed. These guys are a bit slow but they make up for it in technique. Some of the best. I give Woo-ping yuen his props for this one. If you like Kung Fu movies, this one should be in your library. The old man at the temple of the Jade Buddha has been around for a long time. They did a great job on his stunt double. However don't be fooled, this man can throw down i real life.
The old Monk in here is one of the best. And this movie is action packed from start to finish. A must see for Kung Fu fans.
Movie Review: Woo-ping yuen is the master.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is one of the first Woo-ping yuen movies I ever watched. I rented it and like it so much that I had to go buy it.