Magnificent Butcher 1979  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-Hing, Yuen Biao, Lee Hoi San, Simon Yuen, Wei Pai, Chung Fat, Fan Mui Sang, Fung Hark-On, Lam Ching-Ying
Sure, the dubbing is poor and the cinematography could benefit from improved methods, but this an entertaining kung-fu flick with wild action scenes and well-choreographed stunts. It is well-worth viewing.
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Snake in Eagle's Shadow 1978 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Simon Yuen, Jackie Chan, Chan Lung, Fung Hark-On, Roy Horan, Hwang Jang Lee, Dean Shek, Wong Ching-lei
This early Jackie Chan film shows why he became so popular using his comedy and graceful stunts. Jackie plays a young student at a martial arts school in Hong Kong. When he saves an old man from an ambush by the evil clan that has developed a deadly new style of fighting, the man teaches Jackie the lethal Snake Fist style of fighting. Now Jackie can stand up to the rival gang.
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| 1. Magnificent Butcher (1979)
2. Snake in Eagle's Shadow (1978)
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