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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Heroes Of Shaolin (1977)

A kung-fu directed by William Chang.
A father and his son are flying a kite on a beach when another man appears to fight the father. Defeated, the father takes his own life and the son follows the other man on conditions of training and revenge.
This is a stereotypical fuvie: light on plot and heavy on choreographed fight scenes. Taking place in a traditional Chinese setting as well, it sets the basic standard for kung-fuvies. There were minimal (if any) training scenes and the fights looked Mighty Morphin Power Rangers style fake. The camera-work was nothing special and they didn't use enough wire or flying. When I say "sets the standard", I really mean it. This is a very middle of the road, mediocre kung-fu film that gets a very standard, O.K. rating.