The Victim

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Summary: This is why Hong Kong cinema rules! ATTENTION: All fans...
Review: I think that the martial arts genre is one of the best out there. I also feel bad for the people who don't think so, because THIS is entertainment.

The fighting in this movie is so "fast and furious"....(Hint, hint, America. Stop watching the Bull****. Ya tasteless boring people!! This is REAL entertainment.) You'll enjoy it very much. Sammo Hung is great people, take my advice.

Leung(leading role)knew nothing of kung fu before this movie...Absolutely incredible, this guy looks like a supreme fighter(although Yuen Biao is Leung's double for the acrobatic moves). Sammo trained him when he lived next door to Leung in Hong Kong. Sammo stated that as soon as you'd teach him something, he picked up on it much faster than any other student would.

This movie has a pretty good plot with some twists, a couple slow spots, but in the end: Highly Recommended. The commentary on this DVD is very informative and interesting as well. You'll get that from every Ric Meyers commentary. This is not Sammo's best production but GET IT! Others that kick a** are: "Odd couple", "Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog", "Prodigal Son"(My favorite Sammo flick), and "Eastern Condors". Enjoy!....Peace.

Rating:
Summary: This is why Hong Kong cinema rules! ATTENTION: All fans...
Review: I think that the martial arts genre is one of the best out there. I also feel bad for the people who don't think so, because THIS is entertainment.

The fighting in this movie is so "fast and furious"....(Hint, hint, America. Stop watching the Bull****. Ya tasteless boring people!! This is REAL entertainment.) You'll enjoy it very much. Sammo Hung is great people, take my advice.

Leung(leading role)knew nothing of kung fu before this movie...Absolutely incredible, this guy looks like a supreme fighter(although Yuen Biao is Leung's double for the acrobatic moves). Sammo trained him when he lived next door to Leung in Hong Kong. Sammo stated that as soon as you'd teach him something, he picked up on it much faster than any other student would.

This movie has a pretty good plot with some twists, a couple slow spots, but in the end: Highly Recommended. The commentary on this DVD is very informative and interesting as well. You'll get that from every Ric Meyers commentary. This is not Sammo's best production but GET IT! Others that kick a** are: "Odd couple", "Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog", "Prodigal Son"(My favorite Sammo flick), and "Eastern Condors". Enjoy!....Peace.

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Summary: The Greatest Kung Fu Film ever made
Review: Is that enough in the title? The choreography of this film, along with a tight screenplay, moving characters, plot twists, comedy, did I mention choreography? This is simply the best martial arts film ever made. Sammo should get more credit, because he's come out with AWESOME films and has yet to make his mark on mainstream America (Martial Law doesn't count, "TV chews up genius" <James Coburn>)Maybe with Soul Caliber, which he is directing, will put him over the top (if they do it right, meaning, let him handle ALL of the action sequences, from planning to camera work) Enough, I can't say enough about this film. I've had it since 1983, and I still watch it. The only film I've seen more is Enter the Dragon, and that's only because it was out longer. The Victim is by far the best martial arts film ever made, bar none.

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Summary: Action!
Review: Sammo Hung and Ka-Yan Leung team up tofight Ka-Yan's evil big brother (complete with eye patch). Well, team up is maybe the wrong way to put it -- Sammo becomes Ka-Yan's student but Ka-Yan doesn't accept him, in fact he wants to kill him. This film has pretty decent plot of revenge with a few twists.

The choreography is incredible, as Sammo's work usually is. There is plenty of action, acrobatics, and yes, some fighting. OK, plenty of fighting! The camera work was good too -- nice long shots during fights.

As an added bonus, you get to see Sammo dress up as Dracula. Not a typical hopping vampire, but real Dracula with crosses, garlic, fake teeth, the works!

The video quality was so-so. On the plus side, this was wide screen & anamorphic. On the minus side, there were a lot of little glitches, probably from the original film. Sound was dubbed and seemed very loud.

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Summary: Awesome choreography, decent plot
Review: Sammo Hung and Ka-Yan Leung team up tofight Ka-Yan's evil big brother (complete with eye patch). Well, team up is maybe the wrong way to put it -- Sammo becomes Ka-Yan's student but Ka-Yan doesn't accept him, in fact he wants to kill him. This film has pretty decent plot of revenge with a few twists.

The choreography is incredible, as Sammo's work usually is. There is plenty of action, acrobatics, and yes, some fighting. OK, plenty of fighting! The camera work was good too -- nice long shots during fights.

As an added bonus, you get to see Sammo dress up as Dracula. Not a typical hopping vampire, but real Dracula with crosses, garlic, fake teeth, the works!

The video quality was so-so. On the plus side, this was wide screen & anamorphic. On the minus side, there were a lot of little glitches, probably from the original film. Sound was dubbed and seemed very loud.

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Summary: One of the best old school kung fu movies ever made!!
Review: Starring: Sammo Hung, Leung Ka Yan, and Chang Yi-circa 1980)

This movie has plot, light comedy and over the top fighting. Sammo Hung directed this movie, It was one of his first directing projects. He plays what seems to be a man in search of someone to teach him kung fu, but in reality he's all about something more sinister. I won't give it up, but he finds Leung Ka Yan and Sammo begs Ka Yan to be his teacher. The underlying plot begins to unfold as Ka Yan's evil brother played by Chang Yi comes into play. This movie has good plot twists and great kung fu action. One of the best Ka Yan displays as Sammo truly worked him out in this movie.

Remember, Leung Ka Yan is not even a true Martial Artist but he kicks some major behind section. I can not say more about this movie. GO GET THIS!!

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Summary: My favorite Gung Fu movie.
Review: This is a very good movie. The fighting is encredable. The camera work and picture quality complements the fight scenes. The the movie starts off with a comedic tone, but turns into a serious, suspensful thriller as the plot is recognized. Has a well balanced mix of humor and suspence. The commentary with Rick Mayers is very informative and entertaining. The dialog and music are very memorable.
If you have any interest in good kung fu movies you have to buy this one. If you don't, you're missing out on a classic.

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Summary: Samo Kicks Butt
Review: This is probably one of Samo's best films. The twist ending and the unbelievable fight choreography is truly unlike most that you've ever seen because it's so realistic...I mean when someone gets a solid side kick to the jaw, its shown with a slow motion close-up and really looks like the actor took it! There are several instances with these kinds of scenes and just amazing...and I thought Magnificent Butcher and Prodigal Son were great. They are, but I have to admit, the choreography in The Victim is far more creative and very complex. The Victim may not have been made with the budget of a Shaw Brothers movie, but the action sure equals and even surpasses many of Shaw's best. What is truly amazing is that the actor who plays the hero (not Sammo), never had martial arts or Peking Opera training. It is through the brilliance of the combined efforts of Sammo Hung's and Yuen Biao's choreography and film editing that makes the hero appear to be a kung fu expert with decades of training. After watching this film you'd think he really was an expert and makes legitimate martial artists/actors like Van Damme and Segal look like wimps.

BEST FIGHT(S): The climax.
CAMEO: Was that Jackie Chan making a very short cameo as a (cross-eyed) hired killer?

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Summary: Action!
Review: This movie has one of the best fight sequences of all Kung Fu Movie History, although Sammo does not play the main characters he adds the comic relief as always. This is a msut see!!!!!!