The Buddhist Fist

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Summary: buddha be praised
Review: A great old kung fu movie with yuen wo ping directing the movie
you now you are in for a treat the digitally remastered dvd looks
great and also widescreen no complaints the ending fight scene is
worth the movie alone must buy for any old school kung fu fan. Also i like that it has no wire work and the fight scenes are not
speeded up two things a hate about new kung fu movies being made
now. I have not had one problem with the dvd and the picture.

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Summary: There is no reason not to like this movie!
Review: Another great movie from the Yuen clan.This one has Tsui Siu Ming(who also co-directed) and Yuen Shun Yee(A.K.A. Yuen Hsin Yee) as two orphan friends who were trained in martial arts since they were very young.After being together for a long time,Shun Yee has to leave and work in a near by town.Siu Ming on the other hand stays at the monastery and is framed for rape and murder by a greedy shop owner(Li Hai Sheng),and forced to steal a giant jade buddha.When Shun Yee's stepfather overhears Siu Ming and the shop owner talking,he's caught and tortured by Siu Ming.When Shun Yee returns to the country,he goes on a search for his stepfather,eventually finding that the villian is his best friend,which leads to the final confrontation of friend vs. friend.This movie came out in 1980 at a time when the Yuen clan's choreography seemed to get better with each movie.A lot of familiar faces in this movie.Yuen Siu Tin,Yuen Cheung Yan,Yuen Chun Yeung,and Yuen Yat Chor all have cameo roles.It's too bad that Yuen Shun Yee wasn't a bigger star on screen.He was definately great as a villian in films such as Drunken Tai-Chi,Dreadnaught,and the Miracle Fighter films.But he also proved himself as a good guy in this film as well as Dance of the Drunk Mantis.He shows up every now and then in films and he still does a lot of choreography work.The last thing I saw him in was Iron Monkey as the righteous manchu soldier.

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Summary: Avoid this version
Review: Between approximately the 30th minute mark and 40th minute, this DVD goes nuts. Artifacting, skipping, its virtually unwatchable for 10 minutes. Too bad, because its got some great action it it.

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Summary: A must see Kung Fu movie
Review: Buddhist Fist is truly a great work from the director, Yuen Woo Ping, who choreographed the stylish fight scenes from "The Matrix." He has also directed the amazing "Once Upon a Time in China" series as well as one of Jackie Chans's best, "the Druken Master." If you enjoy Jackie Chan movies, you will LOVE this movie. The film is packed with amazing, acrobatic fight scenes quite similar to the styles you see in Jackie Chan movies. This is definitly a Kung Fu classic. Okay, I gave 4 stars simply because it has way too many fight scenes. Perhaps, the story could be a little more developed. But if you are just looking for a pure action, it's a six star flick!

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Summary: great old school chopsocky
Review: Granted, the plot ain't much, and the production quality isn't on a par with Crouching Tiger. Nonetheless, the fight scenes are well done and numerous. As a bonus, you martial arts students out there can witness the only known example of Holy Ghost Fist ever to hit the silver screen. You gotta see it to believe it.

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Summary: great old school chopsocky
Review: Granted, the plot ain't much, and the production quality isn't on a par with Crouching Tiger. Nonetheless, the fight scenes are well done and numerous. As a bonus, you martial arts students out there can witness the only known example of Holy Ghost Fist ever to hit the silver screen. You gotta see it to believe it.

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Summary: Mistaken iDVDdentity
Review: I recently purchased this DVD, although the movie lacks some action , The ending fight scene is one of the best I have seen before. It is however a good DVD to own and shows the work of Yuen woo ping and how it all started. I read a review on this DVD and found the version I ordered Showing the two men fighting on the cover to be free of defect and well dubbed (for a kung fu flick) I looked back at the previos reviewers and found the version they possibly purchased was a older version which showed a sitting Monk instead.

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Summary: Mistaken iDVDdentity
Review: I recently purchased this DVD, although the movie lacks some action , The ending fight scene is one of the best I have seen before. It is however a good DVD to own and shows the work of Yuen woo ping and how it all started. I read a review on this DVD and found the version I ordered Showing the two men fighting on the cover to be free of defect and well dubbed (for a kung fu flick) I looked back at the previos reviewers and found the version they possibly purchased was a older version which showed a sitting Monk instead.

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Summary: Truely, one of the best...absolutely stunning !
Review: The plot and characters may take a back seat to the fighting but, my god, what action scenes ! They reminded me alot of "Iron Monkey" and "Matrix" and for good reason since the same guy choreographed the fight scenes in all three. I honestly have no idea how they pulled it off ; the moves are absoulutley supernatural , even when you take into consideration the minimal special effects. Really, I'm shocked its not more well known. You'll be hard-pressed to find a Martial art film that comes close to this firey gem.

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Summary: Avoid this version
Review: This is a wonderful, classic Yuen Wo Ping movie. It even stars Yuen Shun Yi, the star of Yuen Wo Ping's original sequel to Jackie's "Drunken Master", the amazing "Dance of the Drunk Mantis". There is one, very large downside to this though, regardless of the accompanying info Tai Seng printed to describe this disc, THERE ARE NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES! Please buyers beware! I first learned this at a wonderful website that includes a synopsis of DVD quality for nearly every version of every Hong Kong DVD you could imagine. Please visit here before buying your next Hong Kong DVD. You will find that some Hong Kong DVDs are of excellent quality, but you will also find that some are of either bad quality, or are misadvertised. "The Buddhist Fist", although a wonderful movie, is unfortunately a prime example of the latter.