Legendary Weapons of China

Starring:Tiet Wo Chu, Sheng Fu, Hou Hsiao, Kara Hui, Chia Hui Liu, Chia Yung Liu
Studio: Ground Zero
Product Type: DVD

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Image did it again
One of Lau Kar Leung's best movies
Very overrated
Lousy DVD Best Buy Yet of Classic Movie
Liu Chia Lian/Lau Kar Leung is so thorough....

Legendary Weapons Of China / Shaw Bros / Special Edition
Starring: Gordon Liu , Fu Sheng , Liu Chia-Liang , Lee Shao Hwa , and Wang Fu Quen
Director: Liu Chia-Liang , and Liu Chia-Yung
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 2007-01-09

Description

From the director of Drunken Master 2, Invincible Pole Fighter and The 36 Chambers of Shaolin!

Confronted with brutal invading hordes during the Boxer Rebellion, heroic Lei Kung is appalled by the senseless slaughter around him. When his dissent puts him in the path of deadly masters who want him silenced, his only chance for survival lies in a secret, powerful arsenal of the most bizarre, deadly weapons ever created by man! This wild, martial arts powerhouse features incredible stuntwork, bizarre plot twists (including hypnotism-controlled fighting!), and an eye-popping climax that has become a towering classic in kung fu cinema.

Nominated for Best Choreography at the 1982 Hong Kong Film Awards!

Customer Reviews:

Image did it again.......2007-03-20

When I first saw this awesome movie on Drive-In Movie (channel 5) back in the day I liked it. However, it didn't have those familiar Australian voices, it had these new voices on the dubbing. Many Shaw Brother flicks that were made after 1980 had these different U.K. voices, and they sucked big time. It actually affected the acting negatively. Now, Image Entertainment changed all that. It's like a whole new film.

Along with "Master Killer" this is one of Liu Chia-Liang's (Lau Kar-Leung) best. This one also stars his half-brother Gordon Liu, but Liang (along with his other brother, Liu Chia-Yung a.k.a. Lau Kar-Wing) take on the lead roles. Co-starring are Chu Tieh Wu (the villain from "Jade Claw"), Hsiao Hou, Kara Hui Ying-Hung (both were Liang's students) and the late Fu Sheng. Widescreen, beautiful, crisp picture. Awesome original Chinese track (even includes the English dub), and a bunch of trailers showing the rest of the growing catalogue of Image acquisitions.

I'm not really going to go into the plot because if you're reading this, all you need to know is it's from Shaw Brothers. It takes place during the Boxer Rebellion, and this movie even reveals the hoax of witchcraft, magic and being bullet-proof toward the end. Absolutely amazing martial arts (choreography by the Liu brothers, Hsiao Hou & Ching Chu), especially the fifteen minute end fight, which includes everything from hand-to-hand to the 18 weapons. It also includes the name of the weapon appearing on the screen when one of the Liu brothers use it. Yeah, I know fu, too. I hope this is a sign of things to come from Image Entertainment.

One of Lau Kar Leung's best movies.......2007-01-10

While there are at least 5 or 6 Lau films I would put above this, Legendary Weapons is still a wonderful kung fu film. Let's see, we have Lau Kar Leung himself in a starring role, Lau Kar Wing in a spectacular fight with many different weapons, Kara Kui, Hsiou Hou, and Gordon Liu in a great fighting role. The director manages to live up to the title of the movie and manages to top what you may be thinking of it going in. While it is not one of the most exciting movies ever, the last 30 minutes will absolutely blow you away.

It is also odd seeing Hsiou Hou from Lau's 'Mad Monkey Kung Fu' and 'Cat Vs. Rat' in a serious role. He gets in a couple of moments of comedy but don't expect the norm with him on this one. It is a joy seeing all of Lau's great stars that he brought up in this. Even Fu Sheng has an extended cameo and most fans of his will enjoy seeing him on screen but others will not like his part in the movie.

This release from Image Entertainment is very good. Crystal clear picture quality and great 5.1 and 2 channel sound in the Mandarin dialogue. Many will be very pleased to see an English track on here. All 3 tracks have great sound quality. Unfortunately this release does not have any special features except for trailers. It does not even have the liner notes that the previous Image releases have had. No big deal to me though since I had never seen this wonderful movie. Overall this is an outstanding release. Very nice to see a couple of American DVD companies stepping up to the plate and giving American kung fu movie fans the releases they have been waiting for for a very long time.

Very overrated.......2002-09-18

Not a bad film, with the closing fight being very good. But this is NOT the greatest kung fu film of all time, not by a mile.

Lousy DVD Best Buy Yet of Classic Movie.......2002-04-08

.... buy, buy, buy. Because this is one you should have seen if you're into kung-fu movies, and before the DVD era it wasn't readily available. As always with these classics the hype can be dangerous (you start to expect superhuman feats and whatnot) but keep a realistic mind and this film shouldn't disappoint. It is a Shaw Brothers film; so expect a Shaw Brothers film. A very good one, with very solid performance by Lau Kar-Leung (Liu Chialiang).

The print is dark. The image is brutally cropped at the sides and the audio is dubbed (funny dub, with Kar-Leung speaking a weird accent), but there simply is no widescreen, subtitled print to be seen. One may well come out one day but until then, this disc is as good as it gets. I would take one star off for the ratio/dub but I'll make an exception as this is 18 LEGENDARY WEAPONS.

Liu Chia Lian/Lau Kar Leung is so thorough...........2002-04-05

This movie IS a legitimate classic. Liu Chia Liang's skills are disgusting. I don't know why everybody is so disappointed in this movie. It may be lacking Gordon, but it's more of a showcase of Liu Chia Liang (who in my opinion is 10 times better, just watch his technique). The plot may get a little thin at times, but do you really watch kung fu movies for the plot? It's loosely based on the Boxer's (from China's Boxer Rebellion - refered to as Pugilists in the movie) and their belief in the use of magic w/ kungu. I own over 200 kung fu movies, and I rank this in my top ten (take that for whatever it's worth). If you're more into fast, stunt-type Jackie Chan stuff you might not like this too much.
If you did like this movie, try to find a flic called "My Young Auntie". I don't think it has been rereleased on DVD or video yet, but it's every bit as good. Take a trip to a Chinatown, a local kung fu movie spot, or E-Bay and try to find it.

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The Best Version Yet

Legendary Weapons Of Kung Fu

Manufacturer: Red Sun
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

The Best Version Yet.......2006-06-14

OK. Those of you who've had to suffer with inferior full-screen, washed-out, grainy, etc. versions and didn't have a region-free DVD player to watch the remastered versions by Celestial Pictures, you can now rejoice. The Red Sun version is very close in remastered quality to the ones by Celetial Pictures. Gone are the scratches and bland colors. What you get are very rich colors, so much so it's almost like watching it for the very first time. In fact, the movie looks brand new and in wonderful widescreen. Though the Celestial version is great, it's major flaw is that they changed some of the fighting sound effects...that most purists agree trashed the whole feeling of the fights. We all wondered why the sounds were changed anyway since these were supposed to be just remastered. In a way, this is analagous to how George Lucas "improved" the original Star Wars trilogy by adding and/or changing things. There were no shortage of critics with those also. Anyway, everyone pulling their hair out from the Celestial version can get some joy from the Red Sun version. Not only is the quality close, but the original sound effects and English dubs are pretty much intact. This is close to the experience of watching it in the theater years and years ago. One thing that might be noticable is that Red Sun seemed to be mixing the English and remastered audio back and forth depending on what was appropriate. This also allowed for some out-of-sync sequences where some sound effects would be slightly delayed after the movements have occurred. Also, some sounds like fighting grunts and exhalations especially in the final battles are missing...with only the weapons sounds effects audible. If you've seen the original, then you'll notice how "hollow" and empty the fight sequences feel. These slight flaws aside, the Red Sun version is All Region where as the Celestial version is Region 3 only. This means the Red Sun version can be played in any DVD player.

Average customer rating:

Image did it again
One of Lau Kar Leung's best movies
Very overrated
Lousy DVD Best Buy Yet of Classic Movie
Liu Chia Lian/Lau Kar Leung is so thorough....

Legendary Weapons of China
Starring: Tiet Wo Chu , Sheng Fu , Hou Hsiao , Kara Hui , and Chia Hui Liu
Manufacturer: Ground Zero
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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