09-26-2014, 03:59 PM
Flying Five Finger One Armed Eight Pole Shaolin Exploding Death Touch Thursday on EL REY!
Chang Cheh, one of the old skool Shaw Brother directors, turns in this orgy of weird weapons and ultravi that has DOOM written all over it. I had seen this before, but I couldn't remember it very well. Perhaps it was playing at a party or something in the background. It's basically bloody fight scene after bloody fight scene. The ninjas come and kick all the Kung Fu guys asses in crazy challenge matches. Then the few surviving Kung Fu guys exact revenge. That's it. The weapons are crazy - the gold ninjas (gold lame ninja suits!) with those crazy gold shield hats, switchblades pop out of every odd angle, the wood ninjas look like tree beings from H.R. PuffnStuff (Jurassic Groot). There's a death by drawing and quartering, blood everywhere, blood, Blood, BLOOD! It's even got a ninjette that only wears a fishnet body suit in several scenes (only quick flashes of her breasts however, which was the Shaw style for exploitative nudity - most of the time she's positioned to cover her naughty bits). Sword fights a plenty but it's the pole arm work that really shines here. The Kung Fu fight scenes are so complex and relentless. I luv watching them figure out how to fight with this insane arsenal and making it all look convincing.
Chang Cheh, one of the old skool Shaw Brother directors, turns in this orgy of weird weapons and ultravi that has DOOM written all over it. I had seen this before, but I couldn't remember it very well. Perhaps it was playing at a party or something in the background. It's basically bloody fight scene after bloody fight scene. The ninjas come and kick all the Kung Fu guys asses in crazy challenge matches. Then the few surviving Kung Fu guys exact revenge. That's it. The weapons are crazy - the gold ninjas (gold lame ninja suits!) with those crazy gold shield hats, switchblades pop out of every odd angle, the wood ninjas look like tree beings from H.R. PuffnStuff (Jurassic Groot). There's a death by drawing and quartering, blood everywhere, blood, Blood, BLOOD! It's even got a ninjette that only wears a fishnet body suit in several scenes (only quick flashes of her breasts however, which was the Shaw style for exploitative nudity - most of the time she's positioned to cover her naughty bits). Sword fights a plenty but it's the pole arm work that really shines here. The Kung Fu fight scenes are so complex and relentless. I luv watching them figure out how to fight with this insane arsenal and making it all look convincing.
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