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A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.
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Yue Wong
- 'Dirty' Ho Jen
- (as Wang Yu)
Chia-Hui Liu
- Wang Tsun Hsin - 11th prince
- (as Liu Chia-Hui)
Lieh Lo
- General Liang
- (as Lo Lieh)
Wilson Tong
- Mr. Chu
- (as Tang Wei Cheng)
King-Chu Lee
- General Liang's fighter
- (as Ching Chu)
- …
Hui-Huang Lin
- Mongolian fighter
- (as Fai Wong Lam)
Helen Poon
- Tsui Bing
- (as Pan Ping Chang)
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- Quotes
Wang Tsun Hsin - 11th prince: Give up crime, and do honest deeds!
'Dirty' Ho Jen: What for?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits feature Dirty Ho fighting off competing robbers for loot, and Prince Wang engaging in a sparring match. The two run into each other, and the Prince forces Ho to face his own opponents. The credits end with Ho declaring the Prince as his master.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)
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Subtle on the Kung Fu but not the entertainment!
This review is based on the version I watched on Prime Video.
Firstly, the dubbing is absolutely atrocious. I always prefer to watch these movies in the original language with subtitles, but this option wasn't available and I had to settle for the excruciating American dubbing.
The over the top sound effects in some scenes was very cringey, and so this movie mainly suffers on the audio alone.
The other negative point was the abrupt ending, as it would have been nice to have an explanation for the assassination attempts on Wang. I was originally going to rate this a 7 for these 3 points, but thought I'd be generous as the film makers can't be blamed for the dubbing.
I had no expectations on this movie and hadn't heard of it before doing a search for Gordon Liu movies, and I wasn't disappointed. The story isn't ground breaking, but it is rather deep for a movie of it's genre, but the movie really excels in the fight sequences.
The fighting is beautifully choreographed, and the subtle style used throughout is impressive, impeccably timed and entertaining to watch. As the movie progressed, I realised a striking similarity to moves later used by Jackie Chan in his movies (not that he copied the moves but there's definitely similarity).
Firstly, the dubbing is absolutely atrocious. I always prefer to watch these movies in the original language with subtitles, but this option wasn't available and I had to settle for the excruciating American dubbing.
The over the top sound effects in some scenes was very cringey, and so this movie mainly suffers on the audio alone.
The other negative point was the abrupt ending, as it would have been nice to have an explanation for the assassination attempts on Wang. I was originally going to rate this a 7 for these 3 points, but thought I'd be generous as the film makers can't be blamed for the dubbing.
I had no expectations on this movie and hadn't heard of it before doing a search for Gordon Liu movies, and I wasn't disappointed. The story isn't ground breaking, but it is rather deep for a movie of it's genre, but the movie really excels in the fight sequences.
The fighting is beautifully choreographed, and the subtle style used throughout is impressive, impeccably timed and entertaining to watch. As the movie progressed, I realised a striking similarity to moves later used by Jackie Chan in his movies (not that he copied the moves but there's definitely similarity).
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