StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

J_Charles If you're a fan of Jackie Chan's old kung fu comedies you'll like this one. Directed by his buddy Sammo Hung (who also plays a supporting character) and starring his other buddy the acrobatic Yuen Biao this movie has less over-dramatic moments than the typical Chan film.Biao is great as the young man who follows the unexpected Kung-Fu master Leung Yee-Tai (Lam Ching-Ying) around hoping to learn from him. It takes a major catastrophe to finally convince Leung to accept Biao as his student and teach him kung fu. This training comes in handy later on when Biao exacts some revenge upon the young nobleman who causes the demise of the theatre troop that Leung yee-tai works for.The action scenes are very clean and choreographed well. There are some scenes that look sped up but the ones that they left alone at normal speed are excellent. Biao's athleticism is on display at its finest. Lam Ching Ying also fares well. Sammo Hung is almost unrecognizable (perhaps because he's 30 years younger in this film) and his acrobatic big guy routine is great along with his acting.8/10

Guardia Excellent period Kung-fu film. It features outstanding Kung-fu scenes, beautiful cinematography, and amusing and clever dialogue.We follow the "Street Brawler" (Yuen Biao), as he strives to learn martial arts from a master he has selected. The master is reluctant to teach, and the "Street Brawler" must prove his worth somewhat to learn.Although *slightly* over-plotted, this film has a unique balance of all the important elements one looks for in a Sammo Hung film. The comedy, the innovative and savage Kung-fu, and the unusual dramatic structure.It is never boring, particularly the start of the film. It is so well made that I could watch at least another hour of this film if it were possible.Yuen Biao certainly rivals Jackie Chan in this film. It is his second starring role, but it is played with such ability you would never know.Sure, the ending's a little "syncopated", but the overall effect of this film is too much for any niggling details to harm it. A must-see in this genre.

Golgo-13 With annoying lead characters, pretty lame humor, and just average fights, I found The Prodigal Son to be mostly a disappointment, given the high rating and all. It does have ninjas though, who appear at the midpoint. They're jumping and rolling all over the place (needlessly, of course) to position themselves for a good ol' mass throat slicing. Soon after, there's a fight where a few of 'em use flaming flagpoles on our heroes (one of them Yuen Biao), resulting in some cool, slow-mo action shots. Nonetheless, that's not enough to redeem this flick. Sammo Hung has directed much better films than this, such as Warriors Two and Eastern Condors.

Dan I saw the Prodigal Son today, and I must say that it wasn't a waste of time, it was actually fairly entertaining. However, the Prodigal Son wasn't a great film, its fights weren't overwhelmingly stunning, but its plot was very good and interesting.The story was about a rich kid whose parents pay fees for all the kung fu fighters in their area to be defeated by their son. One day, the kid meets a real kung fu master who tells him the truth, the kid becomes very disappointed with everybody. Therefore, he demands that the kung fu master take him as his pupil, however , the kung fu master refuses to take him as his pupil for some reasons. Later on, the bad guys appear, and the kung fu master agrees to take him as his pupil.The Prodigal Son has some good jokes and cheesy kung fu fights along with bloody fights. Morever, there is even a good scenes which contains ninjas. I can certainly recommend it to fans of kung fu cinema, however, there are better movies out there. 6/10