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Information
- A.k.a.
- Iron Fingers of Death
- Year
- 1982
- Runtime
- 100 min.
- Director
- Chia Tang
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
- Rating *
- 7.2
- Votes *
- 185
- Checks
- 30
- Favs
- 1
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 3.3% (1:30)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
The Shaolin Prince, the tale of two Imperial princes separated at birth by a coup - one growing up dreaming of revenge on his father's iron fingered killer, the other, oblivious, raised by comedy Shaolin monks. We did not expect this Shaw Brothers spectacular to go into supernatural territory, but it very entertainingly did! The ghost of a husband possessing its widow. Swords that shoot beams of light. Fire and Water personified as martial artists with super powers (the fire effects are really crazy too!). Having to fight the Cirque du Soleil to borrow a book out of the Shaolin library. The villain's transforming sedan chair. This is one mad tale. Unlike similar "fantasies" like Brave Archer, the story stands on its own and can be understood and enjoyed by Western audiences. It other words, it's insane but it's pure entertainment and requires no foreknowledge of Chinese culture. 8 years 9 months ago -
