Author Archive: Retro

Once again, our formerly quiet student raises arms (and legs!) against the bad guys.

A blind man disguised as a priest has vowed to kill a one-armed boxer (director Wang Yu) who runs a martial arts school. He devises a weapon he calls the Flying Guillotine ? which looks like a felt hat on a long chain but has a circular saw blade inside ? that he uses to decapitate his enemies (and a few chickens, when he gets hungry). The one-armed boxer is stalked by a vengeful flying guillotine expert, after his disciples were killed in the first ‘One-Armed Boxer’ film. But as the flying guillotine master is blind, he starts his quest by becoming a serial killer of one-armed men. Meanwhile, the one-armed boxer is running a martial arts school, where he teaches his pupils to control their breath so they can run up walls and along ceilings. And there’s an Indian fakir whose arms can extend ten feet. Epic martial arts battles and ludicrously inspired moments [...]

A quiet student does battle with a notorious bandit.

After their bank-robbing father and his companions kill a couple and threaten the fleeing daughter, a young man and his adopted Vietnamese brother use their kickboxing skills to administer justice.

A group of thieves takes over a village. The main character is the blacksmith of the village, nicknamed ‘Dumb Ox”. He has a criminal record as a thief but has served his time and now earns an honest living. He is first accused by the citizens of the village, but eventually he finds out the true criminals and challenges them.

A woman in danger is protected by the best bodyguard of them all – a full-fledged ninja master!

When a diamond is stolen in Hong Kong, the company insuring the diamond sends a former CIA agent to Hong Kong to retrieve it. Meanwhile, one of the thieves begins to have a change of heart because his girlfriend wants him to leave his criminal organization.

In this kung fu fantasy, a daring duel of powers between the fairies finds the young mortal Cheung rescuing the Sky Mussel Fairy. His bravery is not repaid, however, as Cheung is driven out of his home by his uncle. Now Cheung must struggle to stay alive in a world of gods and demons, with only his kung fu powers to keep him safe.

With invaders overrunning the land, the defeated Ming Emperor decides to commit suicide to prevent his capture.