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6.5/10   47 votes
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Director:
Hsueh Li Pao
Writers:
Louis Cha (story)
Kuang Ni (writer)
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Release Date:
9 September 1977 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Fantasy
User Comments:
Wacky kung fu freakout more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Battle Wizard (Hong Kong: English title)
The Battle Wizard (Hong Kong: English title)
Tin lung bat bou (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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Runtime:
Germany:77 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Shaw Brothers more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Wacky kung fu freakout, 1 February 2005
7/10
Author: David Austin from NYC

This is one of the crazy ones, along the lines of Buddha's Palm or Holy Flame of the Martial World, though not as fun or inventive. Danny Lee plays a scholar who is uninterested in kung fu, who pursues the "Red Python" which can grant great power. His task is complicated by his philandering father, the cute Lin Chen-chi and her magical snakes, and angry Tanny Tien-ni and her dagger-shooting leg bone.

The movie is filled wacky costumes, fake monsters, goofy visual effects, and kung fu "laser" beams. As short as it is, it still gets a bit bogged down in dialogue and exposition. Still, there's enough craziness along the way to hold you until the mind-blowing ending , which features Danny Lee fighting a kung fu gorilla, and a man on retractable metal chicken legs who fires flames out of his mouth. Worth watching, at least for the ending.

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