Marvelous Stunts of Kung Fu, you say? Well, I wouldn’t call them “Marvelous” or
anything, but I guess they were okay.
Although the fight choreography is just so-so, the Kung Fu battles occur
at regular intervals, so at least it never gets too boring.
A deadly gang controls a small town and murder Kung Fu
masters in rigged fights. A traveler
wanders into town and squares off against a crooked fortune teller who’s in
cahoots with a sexy pickpocket. Eventually,
the trio decides to put their differences aside to take on the nefarious den of
ruffians.
Even though we don’t get any marvelous stunts or anything,
the fight between the fortune teller and our hero is well done. Too bad the rest of the fights are just
ho-hum. The finale, while jam packed
with opponents, just doesn’t have the same sense of style.
The most memorable fight happens right away in the opening
scene. That’s when the bad guys show off
their “Golden Chicken” style. In between
shots of them punching and kicking, we see close-ups of a clucking
chicken. This scene is the comedic
highlight of the film. Unfortunately,
the rest of the intentional humor fails to generate any laughs. Maybe “Marvelous Chicken Kung Fu” would’ve
been a more accurate title. It certainly
would’ve been a funnier one.
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