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Dance of Death (1979)
Directed by Chen Chi-Hwa
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Overview
An orphan boy seeks revenge upon a villainous kung-fu sect that killed his friends. He chances upon two old kung fu masters who are fighting to determine who’s the better fighter; one is a drunk, the other puffs constantly on a pipe. Fei Fei convinces them to teach him kung fu, and then he’ll fight using both of their techniques and will discover which is superior. So Fei Fei ends up fighting his way up the ranks of the evil sect with the two old men trailing after him, evaluating the battles and counting how many of their individual moves Fei Fei uses. The final battle with the white-haired master of the sect, using new kung fu moves inspired by dancers in a brothel, is amazingly gymnastic.—Bret Fetzer
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Dean Shek | Paul Chun | Angela Mao | Shih Hao Ko
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19/2015 | TV | DVD | Borrowed | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Kind of tedious to watch because of the 4 x 3 widescreen transfer, which made the viewing area pretty small on a 16 x 9 TV and made the subs hard to read.
This was by far the silliest of the Mao movies I’ve watched so far, featuring the sort of silly kung fu made famous by Drunken Master. The forms are pretty fun though, and the final battle is a great piece of choreography. Would love to see a nicely restored print of this in actual widescreen.
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