Shi ba ban wu yi (1982)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Tai-Heng Li (scenario)
Chia-Liang Liu (scenario)

Release Date:

21 January 1982 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tiet Wo Chu
Sheng Fu	...	Charlatan Wu
Hou Hsiao	...	Tieh A-hou
Kara Hui	...	Fang Shao-Ching
King Chu Lee
Ke Ming Lin
Chia Hui Liu	...	Ti Tan
Chia-Liang Liu	...	Lei Kung
Chia Yung Liu	...	Lei Ying
Fei-Hung Mak
Ching Ho Wang	...	Chief Li
Han Chen Wang	...	Roadside innkeeper

Also Known As:

18 Legendary Weapons of China
Legendary Weapons of China (Hong Kong: English title)
Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu
Sap bat ban mo hei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:15 (cut)

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Trivia:

DirTrade(Chia-Liang Liu: Opening credits show a demonstration of martial arts against an empty backdrop.

Thank God Bruce Lee brought kung fu flicks down to earth!

A fairly ridiculous martial arts movie.I don't know if you would even call it martial arts as the fighting consists of a lot of special effects eg-leaping up and clinging to a ceiling,but most of the fight scenes are just preposterous,like blades being shot out of someone's back,limbs being cut off and blades coming out of them and guys that can make explosions by just pointing at things.The dialogue is laughable,with lines like"You're really crappy!!"which sounds like a funny thing to say in ancient Japan.It is clearly meant to be a comedy with lots of Monkey Magic-esque gags,which fall completely flat.

This could have been a great movie if it was treated more seriously,as the filmakers had some great costumes,sets and especially actors,but the end result is complete boredom