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The Big Showdown (1974)
Directed by Wong Tin-Lam
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After his father’s brutal murder, Ton Tin-Kuo sets out to seek the killer. He is befriended by evil casino owner Don Yee, who actually sets Tong up to fight his bitter enemy Pau Tze-Pin, but Pau reveals the truth of Don Yee’s tricks to Tong and later makes firm their alliance by rescuing him from prison and explaining that Don Yee is his father’s murderer. When his sister is also killed by Don Yee, Tong thirsts for revenge!
Rated R | Length 92 minutes
Actors
Charles Heung | Fu-Wan Chin | Lily Chen Ching | Shao-chia Chen | Chin Chun | Ho Pak-Kwong | Wei Hu | Jen Kwan | Shao Hua Liang | Tina Chin Fei
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2014 | TV | DVD | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another from my Woo Ping set (he was the action director). Could probably rate this higher if I viewed a better version, one not cropped to full screen, dubbed and too dark. Most of all the fight scenes (until the finale) are shot at night so it’s already murky. And some of the fighting is crazy but you can’t see what’s happening. The 4x3 cropping really hurts this.
Pretty basic premise too. “A damn good fighter, no ordinary guy” is setup for his father’s murder then goes on the run trying to find the killers. All while getting mixed up with unsavory characters. Gambling, brothels, boobs, and lots of kung fu fighting. Not great but good enough. Plus the final fight is exhausting.
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