02-19-2016, 01:12 PM
I caught this on Flying Five Finger One Armed Eight Pole Shaolin Exploding Death Touch Thursday last night. I hadn't seen it since it came out and I remember thinking at the time 'meh' (even though that wasn't a word back then). Now that it has aged, OMG, what a total masterpiece of Shaw Brother weirdness. Kara Hui is spectacular (she won the very first Hong Kong Film Award Best Actress for this). And it's a who's who of Shaw at the time - Lau Kar Leung, Hsiao Ho, Gordon Liu, Johnny Wang - all decked out in some of the gaudiest costumes and sets ever. The fight sequences are hysterical and very long and complex. But mostly, it's an absurd comedy Kung Fu flick that is just delightful if you look at it right.
It's a musical.
There's not only a sword fight, there's a Three Musketeers vs. Three Musketeers fight - with fencing sabers! 100% DOOM flick.
It really needs a Hollywood remake, directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Harry Shum Jr. in Hsiao Ho's role and well, I was pondering who should be the Auntie...Kara Hui is a tough act to follow.
It's a musical.
There's not only a sword fight, there's a Three Musketeers vs. Three Musketeers fight - with fencing sabers! 100% DOOM flick.
It really needs a Hollywood remake, directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Harry Shum Jr. in Hsiao Ho's role and well, I was pondering who should be the Auntie...Kara Hui is a tough act to follow.
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