Guangdong Shi Hu Xing Yi Wu Xi (1980)
Genre: Action / Drama
Duration: 91 minuten
Alternative titles: Ten Tigers of Kwantung / 廣東十虎與後五虎
Country:
Hong-Kong
Directed by: Cheh Chang
Stars: Lung Ti, Sheng Fu and Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
IMDb score:
6,2 (717)
Releasedate: 25 December 1979
Guangdong Shi Hu Xing Yi Wu Xi plot
When a relative of Uncle Tung's is murdered by the Kwantung Tigers, Tung gathers his cousins at the local gambling house, determined to avenge this murder. As a group, the Kwantung Tigers are unbeatable. The only chance for Tung and his cousins to overcome is to separate them. Although they manage to kill some Tigers with this tactic, they are confronted again and again with the group as a whole. Wang Sho Hin enlists the help of five Shoalin experts, skilled in exceptional fighting techniques. With the help of these Shaolins, they once again battle the Kwantung Tigers.
Actors and actresses
Li Chen Chow
Tam Ming
Wang Yin Lin
Su Hei Hu
Beggar Su Chan
Tzou Yu Sheng
Iron Fingers Chen Tie Fou
Tieh Chow San
Chai min Yi / Chu Hon Ying
Wang Chi Ying
Reviews & comments
Filmkriebel
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It wasn't easy. Although this film has the status of a kung fu classic, this is yet another one of those studio-shot examples with lame humor. I felt the scene at the end where the general's son is attacked by two Kwangtung tigers really ruined the film. Humor is allowed, of course, but please, no childish humor. The number of characters is unreasonably high and I could barely tell them apart; the kung fu is worthwhile, though it seemed more like a succession of demonstrations than action scenes fitted into the story.
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80&90’s Nostalgia
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- 740 messages
- 820 votes
Seen on Blu-ray from the Shawscope Vol. 2 box set by Arrow.
An incredibly messy film with long flashbacks and strange editing, which, incidentally, started off excellently in the casino, where two men plot a number of murders. However, this is not well developed, and furthermore (as mentioned above) far too many characters are introduced, making it impossible to see the forest for the trees. I later read that this had to do with an accident involving Fu Sheng in '78, which delayed production by 1.5 years. A lot of new cast was added because the original was unavailable. A shame; it could have been a very good film, but due to circumstances, it didn't become one.
It was nice to see Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, and a young Dick Wei (who later appeared multiple times in Jackie Chan films).
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