great action mix match on subtitles and dubbingMonday, April 04, 2005
this movie has all the excitement of a classic kung fu film. including flying and even a indian guy with arms that extend out several feet to fight. however it switches from sub titles to dubbing periodically. the cinimatography is excellent for this era kung fu movie and i highly recomend it
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Great Movie... Defective DiscThursday, January 20, 2005
This review is referring specifically to the new 2-Disc Anniversary Edition of MotFG. Needless to say, this movie is a kung fu classic and this remaster looks and sounds excellent (as good as it can get). The first disc includes the original Mandarin version, while disc 2 includes the dubbed version. However, on Disc 2 (the English dubbed disc) there is a glitch which keeps chapter 10 from playing (roughly 32 minutes into the movie). I don't know how widespread this problem may be (or not), but keep this in mind.
7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:
AmazingSunday, October 10, 2004
I do not know if there is a better adjective then amazing to describe this movie. There are so many different fighting styles to observe, a great story, and great characters. I honestly could not get enough of this movie. I wish it was an hour longer.
The movie beginnings by describing a fight tournament that is about to begin. It continues to a lead up of how some of the participants qualify to be in the tournament, as well as some dramatic entrances.
Once the tournament begins, you cannot remove your eyes from the television screen. Shear amazement. Each fighter called out has a different fighting style. Each fight concludes in a different way. Some fights even have different rules. I enjoyed this sequence of the movie greatly, and I do not know if there is a better back-to-back-to-back fight sequence in any other martial arts movie.
The tournament comes to a screeching halt when a one armed boxer participates. A blind man who is the Master of the Flying Guillotine, and is on a mission for revenge to kill the one armed man who is the main character of the film. However, the main character is not a participant of the tournament.
Nevertheless, the main character, the one armed man, fights some of the participants of the tournament who joins the Master of the Flying Guillotine in his quest. The one armed man sets up situations where he gets to fight them individually under his conditions, which makes for great action.
In the end there is a great fight sequence between the one armed man and the Master of the Flying Guillotine that cannot be missed. In all this is a must have movie that you can feel comfortable buying before seeing.
Grade: A+
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if it was anamorphic....Monday, July 19, 2004
...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.
3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Classic Kung Fu, Classic WeaponSunday, July 11, 2004
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?