Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

andressolf I want to give this movie a 4 out of 10 for wasting my time, but I also want to give it a 6 out of 10 since I watched about an hour and a half of it and endured it for that long.The good about this movie: The opening scene. Looks interesting. Looks very good. Unfortunately it doesn't turn out to be very good.The illegal fights. Most fights I have seen have 'no eye-gouging' etc. This is a no holds barred match and a fight to the death. Unfortunately as unusual as that is to see in a martial arts film or match it is not at all entertaining to see in this movie. Cringe-worthy in some parts, yes, but so was Riki-Oh cringe-worthy and that had entertaining fights. This one did not.The music and colorful scenes, jokes on the characteristics of Thai, Indian, and Japanese fighters are all very interesting. What I have noticed: This movie was done in 1976. I know it must have influenced Tarentino somewhat in his music/colorful scenes for Kill Bill. I know this movies Indian character must have influenced the creators of Street Fighter for their Indian character can stretch as well. I know this movie may have influenced Punch Out! with the stereotypes within (cause that game and this movie makes fun of race cultures a bit without making the race/culture weak. You have to be familiar with this movie or that game to know what I mean.The bad things about this movie: Matches in this movie are mediocre and unexciting. The movie is VERY predictable except for maybe 1-2 parts and even then it's not like great 'wow that surprised me what a great movie!' suspense, but like 'heh. Wasn't expecting that. meh. Oh well'. It's just a boring movie all through out. Boring fights, and predictable ending where the protagonist wins in the end against the antagonist.

poe426 While by no means as imaginative nor as well-crafted as THE Chinese PROFESSIONALS, THE MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (the second in Wang Yu's ONE-ARMED BOXER series) is nonetheless well worth a look. Handicapped, if you will, by its skeletal storyline, OAB2 more than compensates with way over-the-top action performed by out-of-this-world characters. (One can almost overlook the fact that the blind headsman with his birdcage-like "flying guillotine" learns of the death of two disciples AFTER their deaths via carrier pigeon, though how they knew in advance that they were done for is never explained. Logic never rears its ugly head.) Like THE Chinese PROFESSIONALS and the later RETURN OF THE ONE-ARMED BOXER, OAB2 boasts some Fantastic fight scenes. Highly recommended.

mikelcat Jimmy Wang Yu ( or just Yu Wang ) pulls of one of the history making kung-fu flicks of the 70's with his One-Armed Boxer / teacher /sensei/good guy portrayal against a blind portable guillotine throwing opponent ! If thats not enough for you there are about 20 or more different specialties here from swordsmen , to men who battle while walking on the points of swords , to an east Indian guy who can extend his arms three feet in length .Then there's the flying technique which allows you to walk on the ceiling , also Win without a knife waukuma , who actually does use knives .As you can tell there's more than enough to keep you occupied here , and entertained . Take a look !

MARIO GAUCI I'm only familiar with vintage Kung-Fu cinema via the Bruce Lee films of the early 70s which I watched as a child on Italian TV. There has been no shortage of contenders trying to take Lee's mantle since his untimely death and Jimmy Wang Yu, writer-director-star of this film, was one of them.It's a fairly enjoyable tongue-in-cheek ride providing any number of seemingly impossible stunts, outrageous weaponry and cheesy special effects. However, at some point, the script kind of runs out of ideas as the mid-section of the film is simply one long tournament sequence (with about 10 back-to-back combats!) - though a couple of violent confrontations later on (including the climactic bout) are given a more elaborate setting. Apparently, a whole batch of films were made featuring Yu's "One-Armed Boxer" character here; after watching this one, though, I can't say that I have any pressing desire to seek out the rest anytime soon...