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Jie tou sha shou (1996)
Terrible
Iron Monkey was great. Zoro, Robin Hood, meets the Matrix and Crouching Tiger. This one is stupid monkey meets Plan Nine from Outer Space.
A huge let down after Iron Monkey. This film is just plain bad. Don't even waste the cost of a rental and your time to see the first few minutes, when you will be certain you've made a mistake.
We tried to give this film a chance, on the strength of Iron Monkey, but in the end it is just awful. The direction is terrible, the fight scenes are dull--trying to be exciting--the acting is either flat or over the top, the film editing makes it impossible to follow the story, and the film quality is miserable.
Enough said? In other words, rent something else tonight.
Siu nin Wong Fei Hung chi: Tit ma lau (1993)
An astounding movie
I was more than impressed with this film. It is told with humor and grace, as well as incredible action. Not your typical dumb kung-fu movie. It has the same appeal as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
The direction is excellent and the acting is actually good. Two things you don't see in a lot of these films. In many ways it is simply another version of the Robin Hood or Zoro. But it is a great theme to base a story upon and it works here admirably.