***Mild spoilers***
Eastern condors is a mindless action film lovers dream. That doesn't mean the film is stupid. Technically speaking the film is not high quality, the special effects, sound design. while lets put it this way are not made to high standards. If your not scared away by a little campy feel you'll be ok. I think Sammo and his team decided that for this film it was more important to spend the money on blowing up stuff, guns and hospital bills for stuntmen rather than how crappy the effects look.
Yes this is a Hong Kong dirty dozen. Yes QT plays this in his film fest and it inspired his next film(after kill bill). In other words there is good stuff here. The martial arts is some of the best you will ever see. The last twenty minutes is one of the most effective show downs in martial arts movie history. There are lots of scenes where someone gets slammed and you can't help but cringe. There is one stunt where a man takes a dive on a staircase that had to result in a injury.
Yuen Biao is his usual acrobatic self, stealing scenes. I always wonder why he never got the fame of Jackie or Jet. Sammo does a great job acting and performing in this movie which is even more impressive since he directed the picture. I noticed that he shared the marital arts direction.
I noticed someone else commented on the absolutely hilarious closing credits. It is very funny. Also the Vietnam war stock footage is also funny.
Eastern condors is a mindless action film lovers dream. That doesn't mean the film is stupid. Technically speaking the film is not high quality, the special effects, sound design. while lets put it this way are not made to high standards. If your not scared away by a little campy feel you'll be ok. I think Sammo and his team decided that for this film it was more important to spend the money on blowing up stuff, guns and hospital bills for stuntmen rather than how crappy the effects look.
Yes this is a Hong Kong dirty dozen. Yes QT plays this in his film fest and it inspired his next film(after kill bill). In other words there is good stuff here. The martial arts is some of the best you will ever see. The last twenty minutes is one of the most effective show downs in martial arts movie history. There are lots of scenes where someone gets slammed and you can't help but cringe. There is one stunt where a man takes a dive on a staircase that had to result in a injury.
Yuen Biao is his usual acrobatic self, stealing scenes. I always wonder why he never got the fame of Jackie or Jet. Sammo does a great job acting and performing in this movie which is even more impressive since he directed the picture. I noticed that he shared the marital arts direction.
I noticed someone else commented on the absolutely hilarious closing credits. It is very funny. Also the Vietnam war stock footage is also funny.