Dragon Master

Rating:
Summary: aka "The Magnificent"
Review: Dragon Master is perhaps better known as "The Magnificent",
already available on DVD from Crash Cinema. The main
difference is that whereas Dragon Master is the typical
"full screen with english dub", The Magnificent is widescreen
and in original language (cantonese or mandarin, not sure).
I already had the later, but Dragon Master was so cheap I
don't mind seeing the other version. In terms of getting the
actual story, The Magnificent comes across more clearly.
Also, Dragon Master is cut and the dub, while performed well,
leaves out too much nuance for my tastes. When you know which parts have been cut out, the story suffers a bit.

As for the movie itself it is quite watchable, if not one of
the "all time greats" of martial cinema. It has a lot of
familiar faces including: Chen Sing, Carter Wong, Doris Lung
Chun Erh, and 'Casanova' Wong. Even Dragon Lee has a cameo.
The story revolves around the typical Ming vs. Ching plot -
you can fill in the gaps from there.

-HC