10-04-2021, 10:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-04-2021, 10:32 PM by Drunk Monk.)
The first great Kung Fu horror comedy that launched a lasting franchise and a slew of imitators. I could’ve sworn I watched this last year or so but couldn’t find a thread. I remembered it well enough but maybe it’s because I was more impressionable in the 80s so more stuff stuck.
The humor, horror and great Kung Fu come together perfectly here and each story arc has its amusement. It’s a good example of 80s HK filmmaking.
It’s still great. The martial arts is amazing - full of big falls and high flying hijinks that reek of Sammo. who produced this but wasn’t the choreographer. Most of the actors do their own stunts. And there’s some solid stunts - some big jumps like from the 2nd story to the ground and a terrifying fire stunt, something lost in the era of cgi. I’m amazed that even those cheeses 80s effect work here.
I watched this in anticipation of Den’s call for Halloween related pieces. They did that last year and I gave them an overview of the chinese ghost story franchise.
Sword fights! Well, there’s a magic Daoist sword that glows but the vampires don’t wield.
Totally D00M recommended. I watched it on Youtube but if you e never seen this, great yourself to a better version.
The humor, horror and great Kung Fu come together perfectly here and each story arc has its amusement. It’s a good example of 80s HK filmmaking.
It’s still great. The martial arts is amazing - full of big falls and high flying hijinks that reek of Sammo. who produced this but wasn’t the choreographer. Most of the actors do their own stunts. And there’s some solid stunts - some big jumps like from the 2nd story to the ground and a terrifying fire stunt, something lost in the era of cgi. I’m amazed that even those cheeses 80s effect work here.
I watched this in anticipation of Den’s call for Halloween related pieces. They did that last year and I gave them an overview of the chinese ghost story franchise.
Sword fights! Well, there’s a magic Daoist sword that glows but the vampires don’t wield.
Totally D00M recommended. I watched it on Youtube but if you e never seen this, great yourself to a better version.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse