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Hapkido is a kinda standard but greatly entertaining old school kung fu picture. The plot is pretty thin and reminiscent of Fist Of Fury and its like and also the film is harmed by not having a particularly impressive final opponent. The film owes all its fun to the excellent fighting on display, skillful and well choreographed. Carter Wong is possibly at his best in this film, I've seen him in a lot of lesser known stuff, some of which ain't great, but he excels here. Sammo Hung is pretty great, although his best work came some time after this film. Angela Mao is perhaps the fighting highlight, graceful yet powerful, lighting up the screen while taking out many opponents. She must be among the best old school female kung fu stars and this film gives her a lot of time to shine. Everyone else here is good fighting wise, although acting is not something that happens much. This is good stuff, but it only stands out for the great combination of stars and top notch fighting. With a better story and ending this could have been a classic but as it stands its merely great but slightly mindless fun.
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