5 Fingers of Death

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Summary: Average Kung-Fu Movie
Review: "Five Fingers of Death" was apparently the movie that launched the kung-fu craze of the 1970s in America. Released by Warner Bros., it had an elaborate marketing campaign and ended up being a big hit. It's actually a very typical, not extremely interesting movie for the genre. There are some good fight scenes and a couple of moments that really stand out (like when the guy gets his eyes poked out), but the story isn't interesting even by 70s kung-fu standards, and the star isn't charismatic. Still, its minor historical significance makes it worth seeing for a hard-core kung-fu fan.
The DVD ("limited widescreen edition") is in its correct 2.35:1 aspect ratio, which automatically makes it better than the millions of bad kung-fu DVDs clogged up a remainder bin near you. Still, the picture quality is far from perfect, with many scratches and some truly horrible colour bleeding. It looks very similar to a VHS tape. The sound is the English dubbed version from the 70s, which, if you ask me, adds to the fun of this goofy flick. There are no extras whatsoever, which is a disappointment considering the relatively high price tag (I bought it for $24.99). Are a trailer, photo gallery, production notes, biographies, or liner notes too much to ask?

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Summary: THIS MOVIE IS SOMEWHAT OVERRATED
Review: A MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL FEUDS WITH ANOTHER MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL PRIOR TO A BIG MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT. IT'S UP TO ONE STUDENT [LO LIEH] TO WIN THIS TOURNAMENT. BUT, STUDENTS FROM THE RIVAL SCHOOL STAND IN HIS WAY. THIS MOVIE IS CREDITED AS BEING THE MOVIE THAT STARTED THE MARTIAL ARTS CRAZE IN THE 70S. BUT, THIS MOVIE IS KIND OF OVERRATED. WHEN YOU CAN'T ENJOY A MOVIE BY YOURSELF, YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT MOVIE LOSES SOME CREDIBILITY. THE FIGHTS ARE OK, BUT THE MOVIE ITSELF IS HARD TO GET INTO. LO LIEH WAS OK IN THIS MOVIE. I JUST THINK IT DOESN'T DESERVE ANY MORE STARS TO THIS BEING THAT I NEED A CROWD IN ORDER TO ENJOY THIS MOVIE. UNFORTUNATELY, LO LIEH DIED IN 2002.

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Summary: very good
Review: a very i opening movie for me i love action pack fight

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Summary: Great Kung Fu Movie -- Mediocre DVD Presentation
Review: I bought the DVD hoping to improve the presentation quality over the letterbox VHS but there seems to be no improvement. This is a fun film which helped start the Kung Fu craze in the pre-Bruce Lee period, and is quite entertaining despite its creatively dubbed dialog -- lots of outrageous martial arts stunts probably achieved by off-screen trampolines and in one case by running the film backward. A great romp, spoiled by lackluster color and focus and a grainy, muddy tinge. Not terrible, but very mediocre DVD technically speaking. In this case, you get only what you pay for.

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Summary: broke alot of new ground for this genre but! 2.5 stars
Review: I just didnt care much about this film for a few reasons one the fights are extremly slow i guees thats how it was back in 1974,the lighting is terrible,and the video transfer is just crap!If you want it buy it on VHS it'll be alot cheaper and the picture quality cant get no worse.This may deserve a better rating due to its ground breaking achievments but I see a film as it is. I dont pay lots of money for imported films just for sentimental value!

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Summary: Entertaining Flick, Impact on Kill Bill
Review: I just saw this movie for the first time, after watching Kill Bill sparked an old taste for kung-fu flicks. I was pleasantly surprised to find some influences that showed up in Kill Bill, especially a certain sound effect. Don't know what I'm talking about? Watch both movies to find out...

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Summary: Five Fingers of Death
Review: If you want some over the top kung fu action with a little horror mixed in then you've got to see this movie ! A man can lose his eyeballs before he blinks.Anything you can think of to put in a martial arts flick is here,this is the stuff Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon is made of.The action gets kind of gross at times but you'll love it. Put this sleeper in your collection, you won't regret it !

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Summary: Lo Lieh has the touch.
Review: Lo Lieh was one of the best villains in martial arts movie history. So it's funny to see him play the good guy. In the classic tail of good against evil. Five Fingers Of Death will not disappoint.

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Summary: Gimme a break!
Review: OK... you've gotta be kidding right?! I remember going to see this flick at a local cinema one afternoon back in the 70s when me and a few buddies had nothing better to do than smoke a reefer and sit down for some mindless entertainment. I have to admit we laughed our guts out but I don't believe for a second that this flick was made as a satire. It's just unbelievably bad! We used to reminisce over one too many suds about things like:

- Who was the ugliest girl you ever pooched
- What is the worst album you ever bought
- (other than The Clamdiggers Daughter) was there ever a movie as bad as 5 Funny Fingers of Death?

Am I the only one who noticed that it's not really possible for people to jump over houses and attack each other in mid air?!

Why are there always at least twenty or more bad guys jumping around kicking at the air fifteen feet or more from the guy they want to beat up?!

Did the producers of this movie have to pay some sort of royalty for using the theme from IRONSIDE when the hero's hands glowed red? (an obvious consequence of having them shoved into hot coals).

Why do all these Asians sound like John Wayne or Matt Helm?

It's hard to say if the acting is really the worst of any movie made in the last fourty years or if it might be that the dubbing doesn't do the acting the justice it deserves. Either way this is definitely one of the worst movies ever made. As a spoof it might be entertaining for a half-hour or so but if you're really still being entertained by the end of this flick then I'd like some of what you and your buddies have been smokin!

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Summary: Affected to KillBill
Review: Tarantino asked JeungChangHwa for use some scenes from this movie for make KILLBILL series. and he consented. That is the phi~pow~phi~pow glare scene;).
Anyway, it was first Korean Movie that ranked Box-office and keep No.1 for 3weeks, also it(and director)had affect to some famouse Hongkong Kungfu movies and directors that you like.