Buddhist Fist

Year: 1980

Grade: B

Country: Hong Kong

Director: Yuen

Review

directed by woo-ping yuen who worked on the matrix trilogy, snake in the eagle’s shadow, crouching tiger hidden dragon and kill bill. as a director he’s pretty good, but his strength clearly lies in his choreography. watch any of the aforementioned films and you’ll understand what i mean. his stuff is so creative, funny, and awesome that, to my knowledge, he’s head and shoulders above anyone else. this film is as much a testament to that fact as any of his other work. buddhist fist continues in the comic vein of snake in the eagle’s shadow (which starred jackie chan). the film has a plot, but it feels like more of a compilation of skits with a plot tacked on as sort of an afterthought. it’s about a man searching for his godfather and in his travels he gets into many fights and meets many a colorful character. good film if you’re into kung-fu films with a sense of humor, otherwise just fast forward to the fight scenes. just about everyone should be able to enjoy those.