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Incredible Kung Fu Mission

Incredible Kung Fu Mission (1979)

January. 01,1979
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When a comrade is captured by a hostile warlord, five martial arts masters confront the villain's foot soldiers, valiantly battling through their resistance until they come face to face with the warlord himself.

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GamerTab
1979/01/01

That was an excellent one.

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ChanBot
1979/01/02

i must have seen a different film!!

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Intcatinfo
1979/01/03

A Masterpiece!

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Afouotos
1979/01/04

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Blueghost
1979/01/05

Years ago I kept seeing the VHS box cover for this at the local video store. My buddies and I looked at it, saw the title, and laughed hilariously at what had to be the biggest piece of Kung Fu b-movie schlock ever transferred from celluloid to video-tape.Needless to say we rented it. And, it turned out to be a pretty decent movie ... in a kung-fu sort of way. The would be heroes shirk their training, but learn the hard way that there is no easy way to success.We see them regain new strength and resolve, and eventually launch forth to succeed in their mission.Me, I don't know what I was expecting when I rented it 30 years ago. I figured it had some stupid plot about two rival schools fighting, horrible dubbing, and maybe even some high wire acrobatics. Not quite the case.Don't get me wrong. It's still Taiwanese B-movie fare, but there's a little more heart here than what one might've expected from that era of kung fu films.Enjoy with some popcorn.

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sillybuddha
1979/01/06

Enjoyably silly kung fu version of the dirty-dozen, with comedy characters and high-jinx mixed in with a dash of mildly gory violence. A bunch of misfits (why these guys were selected for an 'incredible mission' is never explained) have to be turned into 'top kung fu fighters' by top kicker John Liu. The misfits consist of a strongman (who looks and sounds like Vinnie Jones), an acrobat, a cowardly coffin maker, a guy who works in a brothel (and looks fairly convincing when dressed as a woman in one of the film's sillier plot strands) and a couple of standard guys. Robert Tai must get a mention as an albino bad guy with a cool cape. There's also some picturesque locations, from steaming volcanic mountains to lonely windmills on a hill. As a fan of cheesy dubbing, the voice-overs are hilarious, from John Liu's cowboy style drawl to some bizarre nerdy snivelling voices for the film's baddies and our hero undertaker. Some genuinely funny jokes (the juggler revealing his 'speciality' and the entire team remaining completely unimpressed) and great lines "When I say jump, you bloody well jump, and when I say crawl, you bloody well crawl!" to "Teacher, what should we do if you tell us to kill you? ....You should do it, but I'm unlikely ever to ask you!" (this followed by a crash zoom of John Liu's smirking face - it's not foreshadowing, it's never mentioned again). The kung fu is pretty good - a lot of complicated group fighting. There's even a twist at the end! A lot of fun, I enjoyed it - although the ending is sad, Hamlet-style death for everyone except 'top kicker' John Liu.

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charlez26
1979/01/07

Action, Comedy and a good storyline to boot. One of my favorite "Old school" Kung Fu Flicks of all time. Right up there with Master Killer, Shogun Assassin,& the 5 Deadly Venoms. The story line was good and had some good humor to it as well. You will come to like all the character personalities in the movie. I would definitely recommend it to the fans of the old school Kung Fu flicks that used to come on Channel 5 in NYC in the mid 80's. If at all available for purchase, I suggest that you add it to your collection. You will not be disappointed. I had it on VHS and then the tape broke and I wasn't able to find it again and then I stumbled on to this site.I hope to own it again one day. Along with classics.

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muttley79
1979/01/08

I received a copy of this movie for Christmas, and I must say that it was pretty funny. Especially the dub job. It seems there was one guy providing all the voices (including the women's voices!) One exchange that was particularly hilarious was the two guards talking about going to the "house of ill repute", with the one guard saying "Well, don't let me down!" I was curious if there was any info available on the work of the other actors besides John Liu. I know that I saw the actor who portrayed "Shorty" in an earlier Jackie Chan movie whose name escapes me as I type this. In any event, this is an entertaining movie that reminds me of the old kungfu flicks that used to come on every Saturday afternoon. Just a little piece of nostalgia.

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