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Summary: Overrated
Review: I bought this DVD based on the reviews. After watching it I have to agree that this movie is overrated. It's worth watching and the fight scenes are well choreographed but too much time was spent on comedy I was beginning to wonder when he was going to settle down to some serious teaching. I prefer "Flying Guillotine II" over this one anyday.
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Summary: amazing
Review: i'm lovin this movie man! right when tha movie starts, there's fighting! the story line is awsome too... ghost face is my hero because of this movie now. he's tha best villian
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Summary: chess boxing rocks!!!!!
Review: If your a fan of older kung fu movies by this film, it's awesome. With Sam the Seed,Jack Long and Lee Yi Min you can't go wrong. The fights are great,creative and are really over the top. So if you liked Drunken Master or Snake In The Eagles shadow, ( also starring Sam the Seed )get it now.
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Summary: Overrated
Review: Mystery of Chess boxing contains good fight scenes, well choreographed and well executed, but not much else. The acting, cinematography, costumes, sets, and story are all average and not very good. The movie contains a good amount of "comedy", which I do not really like in kungfu films. The hero, played by Lee Yi Min, is not good at acting, and his kungfu is nothing special. The Ghost Faced Killer however, is a good fighter, and the fight scenes with him are excellent. If you enjoy good fight scenes but do not enjoy good movies, I would recommend this movie to you.
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Summary: This is a retitled kung fu classic, MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING
Review: NINJA CHECKMATE (aka MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING, 1979) is a top-drawer work from Taiwan-based kung fu filmmaker Joseph Kuo (18 BRONZEMEN, SHAOLIN TEMPLE STRIKES BACK). It stars Lee Yi Min (WORLD OF DRUNKEN MASTER) as a kung fu student-in-training and co-stars Jack Long as his main teacher and Mark Long as the feared villain, "Ghost-Face Killer." Simon Yuen, the old "Drunken Master" himself, puts in a cameo as a cook who makes Lee his kitchen apprentice and gives him his first kung fu instruction in a couple of clever (and funny) scenes involving cooking and kitchen work.Lee undergoes plenty of training in this film, eventually studying both chess boxing and "5 Elements" kung fu under Chinese chess master Jack Long (who has a pretty daughter, played by Jeannie Chang). The training scenes are interspersed with fight sequences involving "Ghost-Face Killer" and the various kung fu masters he tracks down and kills as part of an elaborate revenge campaign. Ghost-Face's path leads him eventually to the chess master and his student and a final stretch involving three major kung fu bouts, which all involve chess fighting moves like "Double Horse Attack" and 5 Elements moves like "gold cuts wood" and "earth absorbs water." The expert fight staging is photographed simply and efficiently in wide angle compositions, giving the performers ample time and space to show their stuff, never once resorting to unnecessary cutaways or camera tricks. MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING is actually a more appropriate title than NINJA CHECKMATE, since there isn't a ninja in sight. This is easily one of producer-director Kuo's finest films, ranking just below his all-time masterpieces, BORN INVINCIBLE and 7 GRANDMASTERS, both of which also starred Jack Long and Mark Long, while the latter film also starred Lee Yi Min. The name, "Ghostface Killer," was later appropriated by a member of the rap group, Wu Tang Clan, as part of the group's ongoing and deeply felt homage to classic kung fu films.
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Summary: AKA 'Mystery Of Chess Boxing'
Review: Tai Seng indicates on their website that this film is 'Mystery of Chess Boxing'. A film that features Mark Long as the Ghost-Faced Killer, MOCB also has some great acrobatics courtesy of Long's brother Jack, and the lead Li Yi Min. The basic premise of the story is that the Ghost Faced Killer has been going around exacting lethal revenge against a group of men who plotted against him. Li Yi Min's character's father was one of the victims when he was a child. While the story and martial arts aren't as engaging as the other Jack Long, Mark Long, Li Yi Min, and Joseph Kuo film '7 Grandmasters', it's still great fun. Mark Longs repeated round house kicks are a treat to watch.
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Summary: AKA 'Mystery Of Chess Boxing'
Review: Tai Seng indicates on their website that this film is 'Mystery of Chess Boxing'. A film that features Mark Long as the Ghost-Faced Killer, MOCB also has some great acrobatics courtesy of Long's brother Jack, and the lead Li Yi Min. The basic premise of the story is that the Ghost Faced Killer has been going around exacting lethal revenge against a group of men who plotted against him. Li Yi Min's character's father was one of the victims when he was a child. While the story and martial arts aren't as engaging as the other Jack Long, Mark Long, Li Yi Min, and Joseph Kuo film '7 Grandmasters', it's still great fun. Mark Longs repeated round house kicks are a treat to watch.
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Summary: Chess Boxing ranks as one of my all-time favorite movies
Review: The movie "Mystery of Chess Boxing" is one of the best works of motion picture I have experianced in my entire life. The movie, simple yet poignant, delivers in a way every movie should. The action sequences in this movie are the most amazing I have ever seen and show the true beauty of the art of Kung Fu. The movie's plot really sucks you into the story and is by itself a reason to watch the movie. To accompany the plot, the fighting scenes are just spectacular and will leave you shocked. These men defy the rules of gravity and no one should go without seeing this film. It's obvious this movie did not have much money poured in it however it is better than any big budget movie i've ever watched. Chess Boxing RULES.
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Summary: Chess Boxing ranks as one of my all-time favorite movies
Review: The movie "Mystery of Chess Boxing" is one of the best works of motion picture I have experianced in my entire life. The movie, simple yet poignant, delivers in a way every movie should. The action sequences in this movie are the most amazing I have ever seen and show the true beauty of the art of Kung Fu. The movie's plot really sucks you into the story and is by itself a reason to watch the movie. To accompany the plot, the fighting scenes are just spectacular and will leave you shocked. These men defy the rules of gravity and no one should go without seeing this film. It's obvious this movie did not have much money poured in it however it is better than any big budget movie i've ever watched. Chess Boxing RULES.
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Summary: This is the reason film was invented.
Review: This is the best movie I've ever seen. The amazingly high levels of wonderfulness it contains will astound you. The rice bowl scene is perhaps one of the best images ever captured on film, and there's a guy in it that looks like an asian version of Wierd Al. Mystery of Chess Boxing is a tribute to the human race. If you do not watch it, your life will most likely be bad. But beware the ghost faced killer.
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