Two
clan brothers are at odds. One feels the
government owes him, so he steals a shipment of gold. His brother, hoping to restore his honor,
steals it back with the intention of handing it over to the authorities. Of course, HE gets blamed for the theft. Four strangers are drawn into the plot, each
with their own suspicions and motivations for getting involved with the
gold. Eventually, they learn to trust
one another and work as a team to fight the evildoer who wants the gold for
himself.
Fearless
Fighters is densely plotted but never confusing. It reminded me a little of Shogun Assassin as
it sometimes feels like there were multiple movies edited into one. It moves at a breathless pace and amazingly
enough, it crams in a ton of plot and even more action into a short amount of
time. Our heroes can’t take two steps
without a group of bandits or killers or somebody jumping into the frame to do
battle with them.
It’s
also chockful of colorful characters, many of whom have cool gimmicks. My favorite was a badass named “One Man Army”
whose sword splits in two. He also lulls
his enemies by hypnotizing them by waving his arms. While they’re busy standing around watching
him flail around, he runs in and cuts them to shreds.
Fearless
Fighters features lots of scenes where the bad guys shoot arrows at our heroes,
who almost always catch them and throw them back. Incredibly, the arrows always land into the
chests of the archers who shot them. This begs the question: Why would you need a bow in the first place if
you can just throw arrows so fast that they kill their intended targets? No matter. It’s just another reason to love this nutty
movie.
If
you’re looking for non-stop carnage and first-rate chopsocky goodness, Fearless
Fighters is hard to beat. It’s a film
about loyalty, friendship, honor, and kicking lots of ass. Kung Fu fans will undoubtedly eat this one
up.
James
Hong helped prepare the American version and did some of the dubbing.
AKA: A Real Man.
AKA: A Hero of Heroes.
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