(aka " Lin shi rong" or "Ren zhe wu di")
directed by Woo-ping Yuen
Hong Kong
1979
What a ton of fun! This was like a Bollywood film... a little bit of everything. Action, comedy, death in a soap opera type story. I really enjoyed this film and will seek out further Sammo Hung films. The acrobatics and work that went into some of these choreographed martial arts sequences are quite impressive. My exposure to martial Arts films is not extensive although I watched '36 Chamber of Shaolin' last week. I have seen the "classics": 'Drunken Master', 'Fist of Legend', 'Enter the Dragon'... and this belongs right up there with the best. Not only for Martial Arts fans, this is highly recommended! Gary W. Tooze
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DVD Review: Fox Home Entertainment - Region 1 - NTSC
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Distribution | Fox Home Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC | |
Runtime | 1:48:12 | |
Video | 2.35:1.00
Letterboxed WideScreen / 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.22 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Audio | Chinese (Cantonese) (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1) | |
Subtitles | English, Chinese, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Fox Home Entertainment Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1 DVD Release Date:
July 22, 2003 |
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It seems almost
unfair that this DVD is as good a quality as it is. *Magnificent* to
describe the Fox image quality of 'Magnificent Butcher' is appropriate.
Wonderful contrast and colors as well as very sharp. Stunning! Two clear
5.1 soundtracks although my wife tells me the English subs are not exact
translations and some adequate Extras. I especially loved the Sammo
Music Video. Excellent DVD.out
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