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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD EAN: 0601643810041 Format: Color, DVD, NTSC Label: Tai Seng Video Marketing Languages: Manufacturer: Tai Seng Video Marketing MPN: TAID81004D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tai Seng Video Marketing Release Date: December 05, 2000 Running Time: 87 minutes Studio: Tai Seng Video Marketing Theatrical Release Date: 1984 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: When a mysterious killer of martial artists threatens to annihilate all opponents that are in his way a ragtag team of fighters had to come up with new fighting skills & techniques to destroy the predator. Special features: english dubbed chapters and trailers. Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment Release Date: 06/28/2005 Starring: Lo Lieh Lung Fei Run time: 88 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Lo Chi Average Rating:
 Rating:  - "Even if he was my own son, I'd still have to execute him"Lo Lieh leads an all star cast in this old school classic. When I say an all star cast I mean one of the best casts ever for an independent kung fu production. The story is set in my favorite kind of atmosphere, the martial world. Unlike most wuxia movies, this film is mainly grounded and there is no flying around except for the occasional super jump. Lo Lieh is the killer from above and is looking to take down every good fighter around so that he can reign as # 1. He has other purposes but killing people is all that matters at the beginning of these movies. It starts out like a lot of films set in the martial world where the main character is seen taking out many fighters. Wilson Tong, Robert Tai, and Wong Chi-Sang all have cameos in the first five minutes alone. A Shaolin abbot calls many people together to discuss how to hunt the predator, kill the killer. Carter Wong is there looking as tough as ever and just looking at him will give you shivers because of how threatening he seems. So he sends his assistant played by the great Lung Fei to let all people know that he has just put a bounty on Lo Lieh. Next we meet Chang Yi, one of the most majestic figures ever to hit the kung fu screen. He seems to be trying to rob Shaw Brothers actress Wong Ping and Lo lieh steps in to save the day. The next big star that we meet is Cliff Lok who you will know from all kinds of old school movies like 'Ring of Death' and 'Best of Shaolin Kung Fu'. Lok comes in and lights up the screen. For sure one of his better performances even if it is brief. After we get some plot out of the way that involves cool stuff like secret tunnels in dungeons, we finally get to see the tournament that they are talking about all movie. Don't expect 'Master of the Flying Guillotine' greatness but it is a great chance for Carter Wong to show off. The end of the movie is satisfying. I always enjoy it when they save the best fight scene for last. The movie is full of deception and double crossing and it plays in perfectly to Lo Lieh's kind heart and the series of events his character goes through keeps the movie moving along at a nice pace. The story is a little bit better than average but there is plenty of good comedy from 2 bumbling idiots and the acting is GUARANTEED not to dissapoint. You can see I was not lying when I said it has an all star cast and Carter Wong is just so mean looking I have to recommend this movie to any old school fan. He was always good as a villian. The fighting isn't the best you will ever see but it is far above average, especially for 1977. There are a couple times they use slow-mo and it only hurts the impact of the scene but they only do it a few times. All in all, if you want to see quality fights with Lo Lieh, Carter Wong, and Cliff Lok, this is worth a watch. Directed by Joe Law who was a decent kung fu film maker, he just never did anything truly great. This movie gets a solid 4/5. His best work. From Tai Seng's Martial Arts Theater line-up the movie is full screened with bad but watchable picture quality and I literally had to turn the sound up ALL of the way to hear it. Luckily level 100 on my TV was just loud enough so I could at least hear every word spoken. English dubbing is not bad but nothing great. Rating:  - Lo Leigh on the Hunt.Lo Leigh stars as a renagade fighter, out for blood. On a mission to take out all bad doer's and bring back honor to his country. With the skills of the Buddhist fist, he battles it out with the likes of Carter Wong, and a hand full of other talented fighters in hopes of saving his country. Good story, Good fight sequences, and ofcourse Lo Leigh 
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