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Master of the Flying Guillotine | Year: 1975 Classification: Foreign Film - Chinese Directed: - Yu Wang Actors/Actresses: - Yu Wang - Tien Wu Chu More on the DVD edition I just received the movie today. The disc contains the film in both Mandrin and dubbed english. There are subtitles for english and spanish. The film quality is better than the print I saw in the theatre, but it could still use some work. In the print I saw, the opening credit sequence would "fuzz out". Those of you who saw this on the big screen know what I am talking about. This no longer happens. There are some sections where the print has a fair amount of dirt. It is not too distracting. The colors are better as well. There are some extras on the disc. Three trailers for the film. (Chinese, original english and reissue english.), a comentary track by a couple of film critics, bios of the star and fight coodinator (which are fairly extensive), stills from the film, and production notes. It also has the usuals like chapter stops and animated menues. The sound is good. Some of the trailers have some defects, but those were probably in the originals as well. All in all, a great classic kung-fu movie. Highly recommended. Fun-FU!!! A Kung-Fu gem! Despite the occasional flaccid acting and cheese riddled effects, there is plenty of entertainment in this film! Sure, it's not a "masterpiece" but as others have noted, the influence of this film on other martial arts flicks is irrefutable! Now, for the break down: Story- The execution is choppy but the intent is more original than most of its 60s and 70s contemporaries. I won't go into plot detail because that would be redundant. Fight Scenes- It's all about the FU and effects. Obviously, you can't expect Iron Monkey or Crouching Tiger but it's still very entertaining even if it is a little embarrassing compared to today's standards. Though, in all fairness, many could fairly argue that its entertainment value still outweighs that of Crouching Tiger!! I would! DVD quality- This current offering appears to be better than many when it comes to quality of restoration, especially in picture clarity. Obviously, there is some film wear but it's not in the least bit distracting. The sound is also a tad cloudy at times but it doesn't detract. Extras- The fact that such a film would include extras at all is a plus. In this case, the extras are phenomenal. We get some commentary, we get stills and we get biographies and trailers. Sure, if this were a brand new flick we all would be griping but this is more love than most flicks of this type are ever given!!! Price- It's a great deal considering the entertainment value, the quality of the restoration and the extras!!! if it was anamorphic.... ...then it would be great. But unfortunately this pretty good disc has a non-anamorphic transfer which makes it a no-no for widescreen enthusiasts. More on the DVD edition I just received the movie today. The disc contains the film in both Mandrin and dubbed english. There are subtitles for english and spanish. The film quality is better than the print I saw in the theatre, but it could still use some work. In the print I saw, the opening credit sequence would "fuzz out". Those of you who saw this on the big screen know what I am talking about. This no longer happens. There are some sections where the print has a fair amount of dirt. It is not too distracting. The colors are better as well. There are some extras on the disc. Three trailers for the film. (Chinese, original english and reissue english.), a comentary track by a couple of film critics, bios of the star and fight coodinator (which are fairly extensive), stills from the film, and production notes. It also has the usuals like chapter stops and animated menues. The sound is good. Some of the trailers have some defects, but those were probably in the originals as well. All in all, a great classic kung-fu movie. Highly recommended. Buy Master Of The Flying Guillotine at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Master Of The Flying Guillotine Search with the Priority Search Engine on Master Of The Flying Guillotine This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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