Peereddi
I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
InformationRap
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Myron Clemons
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Staci Frederick
Blistering performances.
Leofwine_draca
FEARLESS FIGHTERS is a 1971 wuxia epic clearly indebted to the likes of A TOUCH OF ZEN and DRAGON INN. It features a sprawling tableau of characters who spend the film forming alliances, betraying each other, and fighting. There's a heck of a lot of fighting, enough to fill the entire movie from beginning to end, and for a film shot in Taiwan this looks very impressive: colourful, sun-drenched, utilising a good quarry setting for many of the running battles, and with some bloody effects and weapon play too.The film was produced by the Sun Wah Motion Picture Company. IMDb has little info about them but they do a good job of rivalling the bigger Shaw Brothers studio here. I didn't recognise any of the cast and crew but nobody really puts a foot wrong. Some viewers may call for a little more story to go with the endless fight scenes, but I was happy enough to kick back and enjoy the above-average combat.Various plot ingredients include: a weird 'zombie style' of fighting; disabled fights; lost limbs; a villainous 'devil ripper' bladed weapon; poisoning; white haired masters; sword breaking; lost limbs; a whip fighter; lots of flying and impossible jumps; and various swords and containers shoved into the mouths of sinister henchmen. It's well shot throughout and while it might not be a classic, FEARLESS FIGHTERS is certainly an involved and entertaining film.
caycefuture
One guy asked in his review of 'Ninja killer', Who is that cop guy? That's Cuneyt Arkin my friend, Thurkeys answer to 70's Kung-Fu. In this film he kicks oriental butt, Istanbul style http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035067/ However, take note this protagonist is not credited anywhere in the films listings. The guy gets girls on horseback, knocks people off roofs, and holds a grin to the last inch of celluloid for what? No mention whatsoever? Not even by IMDb. Come on guys seriously. Anyway thats Cuneyet Arkin C.U.N.E.Y.T A.R.K.I.N. Movie any good? Maybe. Maybe you want to steer the cheek a few hundred degrees and get kicked by another Kung-Fu flick. Free will huh? Ain't it marvelous. Perhaps I like this movie because I am a Turk. To me it's like gold. The rooftop fight is sped up to Benny Hill proportions. It can make you laugh so don't be afraid to live a little. Have you seen 'Bloodsport'? Then you'll know the guy with the huge pecs, he's Bolo Yeaung. Here a complete prat. A whimpish coward with crap Kunf-Fu check him out. He gave Van-damn a hard time more than once. Nostalgia with 70's flavour. Bruce Lee wannabes get slapped sideways like extras from enter the Turk. Punishment is adjudicated by a Turkish waiter type with more than cheese. Feel free.
crazylegscain
Even though when I buy a film like this I don't really expect good acting, story, or quality I buy them anyway just in case there is some good fighting / scenes in there. Unfortunately this one was a dud and a total waste of money. It is so bad that it is actually quite amusing in places so it gets a 2 out of 10. It is deffo frisby material but before you wang it out of the window it is worth one watch because you don't want to miss out on : What is going on with Bolo? The lead guy is a joke and is meant to be some kind of tough guy but looks like a mixture of Charles Bronson/Don Johnson/Columbo or whatever you cannot take this guy seriously.
sirdouglas46
I bought this movie unseen at Best Buy. They had a section of martial arts movies, about 30 in all. I actually let the IMDb fan review (on the back of the box) sway me- I should have known better. This film is pretty boring with a few exceptions. There is a quick scene towards the end where a man using lion technique ( I know that because he had silly lion claw gloves and ridiculous blonde hair that was supposed to resemble a lion's mane) gets taken care of in an amusing way.I was looking for a good 70's supernatural kung fu joint like this one I saw that was totally creative- of course, I cannot remember the title. In it there is this scene where the local prefect receives an urn as a gift from the emperor. Instead of food inside, there is a clown type of guy. He looks silly yet proceeds to put up a good fight as he rolls underneath his opponent. At one point he breaks his arms through the sides of the urn and presents a simple paper sword from his mouth. You're like... what the $%&^? Yeah, well this movie didn't have enough of that kind of creative mayhem.