LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA (1982)

[Xenorama ™]

Director: Lau Kar-leung

Producer: Mona Fong Yat-wa

Action Director(s): Lau Kar-leung, Lee King-chue, Hsiao Ho

Writer: Lau Kar-leung

Cast:
Lau Kar-leung ... Lui Gung
Hsiao Ho ... Tien Hao
Alexander Fu Sheng ... Wu
Kara Hui Ying-hung ... Fang Shau-ching
Gordon Liu Chia-hui ... Ti Tan
Lau Kar-wing ... Lui Yung
Jue Tit-woh ... Lord Tieh
Wong Ching-ho ... Mr. Li
Lee King-chue ... (cameo)
Lin Ke-ming ...
Cheung Chok-chow ...
Wang Han-chen ...
Mak Wai-cheung ...
Ng Yuk-sue ...
Cheung Gwok-wa ... Extra
Lui Daat ... Extra

THIS is the movie kung fu critics wet themselves over? it's fun, but
it's hardly the best ever. far too disjointed in plot and lacking in
characterization. i couldn't even figure out what was going on for 68
minutes into the movie.

the fights are over course, very well done, and it's always great to
see traditional weapons being used. but it's so confusing. just too
much going on. Fu Sheng is completely wasted in a useless role, which
might have had to be changed since he might have died before the end of filming.

some of the "magic" sects are trying to learn how to use kung fu to
stop the Westerner's bullets. the righteous Lui Gung quits the clans
because he realizes it's all trickery and they will never stop bullets
with kung fu.

the new DVD looks great and has the English dub, but it's not the
greatest kung fu movie. not even a top ten.

[hman]

I think the finale is one of the greatest. I haven't watched the rest of the movie yet. Most people rank it as a classic that never quite reached its full potential.

[Xenorama ™]

the last fight is pretty great, no question. but the movie takes so long to get where it's going, and the comedy... well, LKL has done better comedies, and worse, but i've yet to see that worse one. it just meanders so much.

[hman]

I watched this last month. The last 30 minutes are great, but the greater part of the first hour just isn't all that interesting to me.