The Crippled Masters

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Summary: Think Nothing Will Shock You? Check This Out.
Review: "The Crippled Masters" may very well be the single most evil movie I've ever seen. It's still hilarious, and it's the kind of movie that makes me happy to be alive and a movie watcher.
This movie is about a guy with no arms and a guy with horribly withered legs who team up to learn kung-fu and fight evil. The legless guy at one point jumps on the armless guy's shoulders during a fight. In several occasions, the armless guy twirls stick with his very bony arm stump, and even punches people (don't ask). Was there a plot? Oh, who knows. I was too caught up in the depravity of it all.
The DVD is in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1, which means it's probably in pan-and-scan. For you two or three people out there who want to catch "every inch" of "The Crippled Masters," then you'll have to wait for a better version. There are a few cheesy special features included: a crappy photo gallery (just a few stills from the movie), some info about the cast, a page of production notes (the same stuff that's on the back of the box) and a page of 'trivia' (more production notes, this time in point form). I still have hope for the special deluxe 5-disc edition of "The Crippled Masters," with interviews, trailers, and a ten-hour documentary, "Burden of Dreams: The Making of The Crippled Masters."

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Summary: Horribly Hilarious!
Review: I don't know it its the chopping off of someone's arms and throwing them down a hundred steps, or if its the little man climbing out of the basket. I know that I saw this movie sometime in 1999 and I talk about it to Kung-fu fanatics like myself, praying they saw it to! Definitely not to be missed. Its a great kung-fu movie and if you have off beat humor like I do (Seinfeld) then you'll find its a comedy too!

Rating:
Summary: Horribly Hilarious!
Review: Movie Summary: One man disobeys the evil master's orders and has his arms cut off and is thrown in the street while a second man helps. Some time later the second man finally objects to the master's cruelty and the master destroys his legs with acid. Eventually these two crippled men meet and swear revenge. They meet up with an old man who teaches them how to fight again by complementing each other's strengths. With newfound confidence and the help of a government agent, they seek out the nearly invincible evil master who crippled them.

My Opinion: I heard about this Kung Fu classic many times on a popular Chicago Radio show. It wasn't available on DVD then. When it finally showed up on DVD, I had to grab it. This is a strange twist on the standard Kung Fu Movie plot of: Hero Wronged, Hero trains, Hero gets revenge. The twist is that both the crippled masters are disabled in real life. Frankie Shum has a tiny stump of one arm, and Jack Conn has useless shriveled legs. It is very strange to see the master with no arms fight, eat, and twirl a staff. The other master spends most of the movie crawling around which isn't quite as weird but is still strange. The masters compliment each other well and the story is pretty good. I was amazed, freaked out, and entertained all at the same time.

DVD Quality: The DVD contains Chapter Selection, Cast and Crew, Film Facts, Facts and Trivia, and Photo Gallery. The Audio is dubbed in English. The video is not too bad.

What You Should Do: Buy this one for you Kung Fu collection. The price is right, and it's a gem that needs to be included in all collections.

Related Movies To Check Out: Crippled Avengers, Crippled Heroes, The Five Deadly Venoms, Shaolin Challenges Ninja

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Summary: No Arms, No Legs, No Problem!
Review: Movie Summary: One man disobeys the evil master's orders and has his arms cut off and is thrown in the street while a second man helps. Some time later the second man finally objects to the master's cruelty and the master destroys his legs with acid. Eventually these two crippled men meet and swear revenge. They meet up with an old man who teaches them how to fight again by complementing each other's strengths. With newfound confidence and the help of a government agent, they seek out the nearly invincible evil master who crippled them.

My Opinion: I heard about this Kung Fu classic many times on a popular Chicago Radio show. It wasn't available on DVD then. When it finally showed up on DVD, I had to grab it. This is a strange twist on the standard Kung Fu Movie plot of: Hero Wronged, Hero trains, Hero gets revenge. The twist is that both the crippled masters are disabled in real life. Frankie Shum has a tiny stump of one arm, and Jack Conn has useless shriveled legs. It is very strange to see the master with no arms fight, eat, and twirl a staff. The other master spends most of the movie crawling around which isn't quite as weird but is still strange. The masters compliment each other well and the story is pretty good. I was amazed, freaked out, and entertained all at the same time.

DVD Quality: The DVD contains Chapter Selection, Cast and Crew, Film Facts, Facts and Trivia, and Photo Gallery. The Audio is dubbed in English. The video is not too bad.

What You Should Do: Buy this one for you Kung Fu collection. The price is right, and it's a gem that needs to be included in all collections.

Related Movies To Check Out: Crippled Avengers, Crippled Heroes, The Five Deadly Venoms, Shaolin Challenges Ninja

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Summary: WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!
Review: The Crippled Masters is worth every penny! The Kung Fu in this is superb, weird, and at times very funny. I would have given it 5 stars, but since it is in full screen and not the sharpest of picture, I gave it 4 stars. It's definetly a must have kung fu classic!!!

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Summary: Crippled japanese people fighting!!! too cool!
Review: This is the coolest movie ever! besides Big Trouble In Little China. actually, it isn't that great of a movie. From what i remember, the story is alright but i forgot what it was about. Something about an evil guy and crippled people fighting each other. It might be that a few crippled guys are going after this dude for crippling them. the plot doesn't matter. what matters is they are amazing martial artists despite being crippled! it really shows how some can overcome their disabilities and kick butt. The film is worth watching for the pure coolness and originality behind it! Watch it and enjoy!!!!