I mean, jimmy wang yu was in two different fg ripoffs by the time this sanctioned sequel hit theaters, and all the shaws had to show for themselves was the sortasimilar dragon missile from two years prior. Master of the flying guillotine 1975 wang yu, jimmy. In this sequel to 1971s one armed boxer, jimmy wang yu stars as an amputee kung fu master marked for death by fung cheh wu chi kam king, the titular master of the flying guillotine. After wangs boxer dispatches two faux tibetan lamas as payback. This contraption is strangely the star of this film, pitting its violent power against the skills of the onearmed boxer jimmy wang yu. Master of the flying guillotine 1974 cinema of hong kong. Jan, 2011 i am, of course, talking about the flying guillotine. Daily grindhouse master of the flying guillotine 1976. The flying guillotine chen kuantai battles assassins that use a deadly, beheading weapon to kill dissidents. Fatal flying guillotines is the first flying guillotine film to get a legitimate north american dvd release courtesy of world video and cav distribution. The film stars chen kuan taiiron monkey 1970s version,killer constable,3 evil masters aka. The onearmed boxer is a famous fighter who now runs a kungfu school that teaches respect and discipline for the craft. In 1975, ho menghua, master of the esoteric weapon kungfu thriller, started an international sensation with the flying guillotine. This a good entry in the shaw catalog just dont expect it to be a motherfucker like master of the flying guillotine.
Flying guillotine movies all of this has happened before. After that, the film turns into a slightly lighthearted very moderate battle of the fg sexes between shi szu with her all girl guillotine squad against lo lieh and wei hung. Master of the flying guillotine 1975 rotten tomatoes. Master of the flying guillotine photos view all photos 2 movie info. It is a sequel to yus 1971 film one armed boxer, and thus the film is also known as onearmed boxer 2 and the onearmed boxer vs. Flying guillotine is one of the first movies to portray the guillotine weapon. Find showtimes in new york city at alamo drafthouse staten island. The soundtrack and background music is amazing and really adds to the film. Also theres another film called master of the flying guillotine with jimmy wang yu made in 1976 which has no relation to the shaw brother films.
Kung fu lovers master of the flying guillotine youtube. Direct sequel to flying guillotine begins with an assassination attempt on the emperor. His unique directing approach focused more on the devastating nature of the horrific weapon than the kungfu fights. Jones though not as well known, i actually prefer the first onearmed boxer movie to this sequel. Based on true events, the film s weapon was completely fabricated because in real life, no one ever survived to tell what the weapon actually looked like. Onearmed boxer 2, the aka master of the flying guillotine. The fantastical is commonplace in the loopy world of kungfu cinema, where laws of gravity are widely ignored, the structural integrity of ceilings is constantly threatened, and characters nicknames frequently double as their fighting styles.
The flying guillotine is a film directed by ho menghua with chen kuantai, ku feng, wai wang, wu chi liu, year. In 1975, ho menghwa made the first flying guillotine film for the shaw. The flying guillotine pays more attention to plot, character interaction, and drama than your normal oldschool movie. The beginning establishes that the bad guy wants revenge and also gives us a scene or two to introduce the main character.
Aug 02, 2012 the flying guillotine is a communitycreated promotional secondary weapon for the scout. Movies like master of the flying guillotine if you like master of the flying guillotine you are looking for stylized, exciting and offbeat movies about with martial arts, cult, heroes, disability, contests and competitions, track down and danger themes of action, drama and fantasy genre shot in. For three years after the original flying guillotine, the concept of the decapitating weapon had been mercilessly mined by low budget producers. Of note there is a sequel to the film,which where look at a later date.
Chen kuantai battles assassins that use a deadly, beheading weapon to kill dissidents. Mar 17, 2014 even the original flying guillotine movie was released in 1974 so obviously the release date of the above is wrong. Master of the flying guillotine is a 1975 taiwanese hong kong martial arts film starring jimmy wang yu, who also wrote and directed the film. The flying guillotine 1975 by rarelust august 28, 2017 2. It also quickly shifts to an action set piece as rebels meet to discuss the next step in opposing the emperor. The flying guillotine, 1975 hong kong film directed by meng hua ho. Before long, a fighting tournament is announced, and the participants include the one armed boxer, who was responsible for killing two of the. After his students are killed by the one armed boxer, a vengeful and blind kung fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across. By the time master of the flying guillotine came around, wang yu was a completely independent star, no longer burdened as a contract player, and it was during this time that he saw his second wave of popularity in the postbruce lee world of martial films being spread internationally according to many reports, he eclipsed lees popularity in. The film also has an episodic structurea quarter of the film sets up the menagerie of characters and another is a series of assassination attempts and rescues. Best movies like master of the flying guillotine bestsimilar. I am, of course, talking about the flying guillotine. Master of the flying guillotine, which is a sequel to the one armed boxer, takes place in a few hundred years ago in china.
Based on true events, the film s weapon was completely fabricated because in real life, no one ever. With jimmy wang yu, tien wu chu, kang chin, chunerh lung. Master of the flying guillotine letterboxd social film. After his students are killed by the one armed boxer, a vengeful and blind kung fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and. Unlike the pistol, the flying guillotine is a unique ranged weapon that is thrown in an arc as a projectile, similarly to the mad milk. In many ways, this film resembles something from director liu chialiang, except that whereas liu generally avoided having carbon cutout villains in his film, director hoh mungwa makes frankie wai and the emperor pure evil. How the flying guillotine influenced everyone from. Master of the flying guillotine is not your average chopsocky flick. See the full list of flying guillotine 2 cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The makers of master of the flying guillotine, however, seems to completely forget that theres even supposed to be one. Jimmy wang yu made master of the flying guillotine in 1976 as a crossover sequel between the shaw brothers produced flying guillotine ho menghwa, 1976 and his own successful feature, one armed boxer 1971.
Joness rating of the film master of the flying guillotine christopher m. When one of the flying guillotine members decides to. This movie seems to take place between parts 1 and 2 of the flying guillotine movies. Jan 30, 2016 in 1975, ho menghua, master of the esoteric weapon kungfu thriller, started an international sensation with the flying guillotine. By way of a long chain, the guillotine is swung and hurled onto the head of some unsuspecting victim, a chain mail net comes down, and snap. Operated by a quite testy blind monk, the flying guillotine repeatedly snatches the skulls of every onearmed fighter he meets. Master of the flying guillotine is the debut album of american rapper jumpsteady. The flying guillotine 1974 chen kuan tai ma teng, ku feng xin kang, frankie wei hung xu shuang kun, liu wu chi ma yu ping, chiang yang emperor yung cheng, wong yu xie tian fu, lin wei tu luo peng, ai ti wan zhu directed by ho meng hua the short version. It is a meat cleaver with the chinese characters for dead meat, sirou above the grip. It is a sequel to wangs 1971 film one armed boxer, and thus the film is also known as onearmed boxer 2 and the one armed boxer vs. It tells you the story of how it was created from scratch,then perfected.
When the manchu dynasty employs the master of the flying guillotine in hopes of quelling the resistance stirring within than han people their dynasty had recently been overtaken the master accepts, oblivious to the challenges that could impede him. Master of the flying guillotine 1976 directed by jimmy. This film truly deserves a wider audience than it has. This is a really masterfully done movie for the era.
These are rather fancy items and heavily cgied, each one slightly different from each other but all working like the cutting ring of a flying guillotine, just without the head basket. Master of the flying guillotine is a 1976 taiwanese wuxia film starring jimmy wang yu, who also wrote and directed the film. The flying guillotine emperor yung cheng creates an army of flying guillotine users to take down anyone that he may see as a threat, but such an army makes him far deadlier and vicious targeting anyone who should dare even look at him the wrong way. Dinein cinema with the best in movies, beer, food, and events.
The flying guillotine 1975 bluray 720p yts yify chen kuantai battles assassins that use a deadly, beheading weapon to kill dissidents. Flying guillotine ii letterboxd social film discovery. If anyone can provide more accurate information it would be welcomed. The guillotines are a secret team of imperial enforcers and we see them strut their stuff with their fancy uniforms and flying. Based on true events, the films weapon was completely fabricated because in real life, no one ever survived to tell what the weapon actually looked like.
Master of the flying guillotine 1976 directed by jimmy wang yu. Flying guillotine 1974 stream and watch online moviefone. The flying guillotine 1975 chen kuantai battles assassins that use a deadly, beheading weapon to kill dissidents. Based on true events, the film s weapon was completely fabricated because in real life, no one ever survived to. The fact that this short film is awesome is an added bonus. Based on true events, the films weapon was completely fabricated because in real life, no one ever survived to tell what the. The flying guillotine emperor yung cheng creates an army of flying. Of course, it helps that the star of the flying guillotine wasnt an actor, but instead a weapon which was slightly redesigned for its use in wang yus film. Movies like master of the flying guillotine if you like master of the flying guillotine you are looking for stylized, exciting and offbeat movies about with martial arts, cult, heroes, disability, contests and competitions, track down and danger themes of action, drama and fantasy genre shot in hong kong or taiwan.
It is alsoloosely based of the film flying guillotine. But its also a crossover film with the shaw brothers original the flying guillotine, making it closer to an alien vs predator scenario, except not completely terrible. This shaw brothers classic about the creation and usage of a flying piece of killer cutlery is a favorite of 42nd street. Mar 14, 2017 this flying guillotine has its spiritual origins in boxer, and the film picks up a matter of months after the events of that lm. A personal favorite of quitin tarintino, and a childhood classic that every kung fu lover remembers master of the flying guillotine vs the one arm boxer. Based on true events, the films weapon was completely fabricated because in real life, no one ever. The title alone got me pumped to see this absolutely strange. Based on true events, the films weapon was completely fabricated. The fatal flying guillotines, 1977 taiwanesehong kong film directed by raymond lui. One such effort was the 1977 film, fatal flying guillotines yin yang xie di zi directed by lui shing kung better known as raymond lui and starring carter born invincible wong. The flying guillotine was the first film to bring this ancient weapon to life. Well it should be obvious that i love the flying guillotine and i also a big fan of zombies, so just the name is enough to make me happy.
Flying guillotine 2 1977 celebrating chinese new year. How come two completely unofficial guillotine movies came out. One of shaw brothers biggest kungfu stars at the time, chen kuantai plays the leader of the flying guillotine squad a group. Download the flying guillotine yts yify movies torrents download. In 1975, ho menghwa made the first flying guillotine film for the shaw brothers studios and it was a little sensation, introducing the deadliest weapon the martial arts world had ever seen. Staten island new york city alamo drafthouse cinema. Esteemed director ho menghua attained cult status among kungfu film fans in the west with his wild and wacky martial arts hit the flying guillotine. Its absolutely everything i love about martial arts cinema and thing that i didnt know i needed and now im gonna be disappointed in other martial arts movies for. The idea is shocking, and the way its ruthlessly used is even more so, but thats what makes this film extra special good. Considered by critics and aficionados as a paragon of the wuxia wooshaw genre, which you probably know as kungfu movies, this film is a godsdamned blast.
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