Feng hou (1979)
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6.5,
Martial Arts
Directed by Chia-Liang Liu
Written by Kuang Ni
AKA. Mad Monkey Kung Fu
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Mad Monkey Kung Fu is the kind of movie that it takes some time to get into. All of the best fights are in the last third of the film. This movie, like most kung fu movies, is about revenge.
A stage performer is framed for rape(!) by the head of a school (or possibly gang, it's hard to tell). They beat his hands until he's crippled.
That performer has become poor and sells candy while performing a monkey show for kids. He's still having trouble with the same gang, who are now forcing him to pay to perform his monkey show. A young man named Little Monkey, gets taught kung fu by the crippled begger. He acts like a monkey and they go and fight the gang.
The plot seems to take forever to move along, but the monkey style fights at the end are really fun. I'd recommend it if you're a big kung fu fan, but Monkey Kung Fu was a lot better.
6.5/10
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