I'd be lying if I said this movie wasn't a hoot. Sure it's silly, but it's also campy, brainless fun, and just how often to get to see stuff like this on the big screen anyway?
Master of the Flying Guillotine(獨臂拳王大破血滴子)
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Taiwan, Hong Kong · 1976
Rated R · 1h 33m
Director Jimmy Wang Yu
Starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Kam Kong, Doris Lung Chun-Erh, Sham Chin-Bo
Genre Action, Fantasy
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A one-armed martial arts master discovers that he is being stalked by an Imperial assassin. When he is invited to attend a martial arts tournament, the assassin tracks him down with the help of his three subordinates competing in the tournament: a Thai boxer, a yoga master, and a kobojutsu user.
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The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Just know that you'll owe Master of the Flying Guillotine for the pleasure you'll get from viewing a venerable example of the kung fu genre.
New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein
It's refreshing and unusual to see clever strategy trumping ritual honor in a film of this genre, even if one of the tricks seems gratuitously brutal.
L.A. Weekly by Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
Yus filmography includes dozens of pictures between 1965 and 1994, but with its nonstop flurry of fighting, ersatz bloodletting and incidental hilarity, this remains his signature work.
Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan
Simultaneously modern and yet gorgeously primitive with its budget sets and simple but influential score, this is not just a film re-release but a film event.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
A must-see for martial arts enthusiasts.
Needs to be seen to be believed, and even then defies belief.
Village Voice by Nick Rutigliano
Snags the viewer's attention by lacing its martial-arts high jinks with a compelling weirdness.
A noisy, chaotic affair.
The low-budget "Master" lacks the polish and romance that made "Crouching Tiger" so popular. But for old-fashioned raw energy, it's tough to beat.
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