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Five Fingers of Death | Year: 1973 Classification: Foreign Film - Chinese Directed: - Chang-hwa Jeong Actors/Actresses: - Lieh Lo THIS MOVIE IS SOMEWHAT OVERRATED A MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL FEUDS WITH ANOTHER MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL PRIOR TO A BIG MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT. IT'S UP TO ONE STUDENT [LO LIEH] TO WIN THIS TOURNAMENT. BUT, STUDENTS FROM THE RIVAL SCHOOL STAND IN HIS WAY. THIS MOVIE IS CREDITED AS BEING THE MOVIE THAT STARTED THE MARTIAL ARTS CRAZE IN THE 70S. BUT, THIS MOVIE IS KIND OF OVERRATED. WHEN YOU CAN'T ENJOY A MOVIE BY YOURSELF, YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT MOVIE LOSES SOME CREDIBILITY. THE FIGHTS ARE OK, BUT THE MOVIE ITSELF IS HARD TO GET INTO. LO LIEH WAS OK IN THIS MOVIE. I JUST THINK IT DOESN'T DESERVE ANY MORE STARS TO THIS BEING THAT I NEED A CROWD IN ORDER TO ENJOY THIS MOVIE. UNFORTUNATELY, LO LIEH DIED IN 2002. An old school martial art movie-classic!!!! This is truly a classic! I am an avid fan of martial arts movies, especially the old school ones from the 70's and 80's. This was the first martial arts movie I saw and I was only 12. 5 fingers of death at the time when I was 12 scared me! Especially with all the gruesome action that happened concerning eyeballs!!! and a head being carried around! this was a really hard core gory movie. But as an adult I understood the plot in those days of many movies- schools verses other schools, teacher gets killed, student takes revenge kind of plot, traitor student jealous of another student and schemes his way to the top, an enemy finally knowing the truth and warning Lo Lieh (I can't spell the characters' name but Lo Lieh was the star.) This was a good movie. If you like these old school movies then you'll like this one. These high flying wire and super fast action movies really don't appeal to me, it takes out really seeing and admiring the magnificent different martial art styles moves. I would buy the video because I am into collecting these old school martial arts movies. Thank you to who ever invented the video player and DVD's!! Now if these studios could get all these old school movies on to video!!! I'd be in martial arts heaven!!! one of my favorites This is truly a classic, don't let the bad reviews sway you. If you are a martial artist or just have good taste in movies you will love this one. It has a bit of everything in it as was common for these type of movies in their day. The fight scenes are excellent but what I like is the plot. This great movie can be watched over and over again. The voice dubs are great, especially the Master Teacher's voice. Acting is great too. This is not called a classic for nothing. Inspiring! Worth every penny! Buy Five Fingers Of Death at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Five Fingers Of Death Search with the Priority Search Engine on Five Fingers Of Death This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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