Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975)
Average Rating: 6.9/10
Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 2
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 0
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When the Manchu dynasty employs the Master of the Flying Guillotine (Kam Kong) in hopes of quelling the resistance stirring within than Han people (their dynasty had recently been overtaken) the Master accepts, oblivious to the challenges that could impede him. Before long, a fighting tournament is announced, and the participants include the One Armed Boxer, who was responsible for killing two of the Master's disciples. The Master is certain he can down his newfound opponent by means of the
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Yu Wang
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (2) | DVD (12)
For old-fashioned raw energy, it's tough to beat.
Top CriticOnce you find the groove of this delectable cheese fest, you'll realize how influential Guillotine has been.
Snags the viewer's attention by lacing its martial-arts high jinks with a compelling weirdness.
A gem of its genre.
A staple of Kung Fu television.
One of the greatest (and weirdest) Chinese martial arts movies of the 1970s
A Chinese martial-arts master defends himself with the wackiest weapon ever, East or West, giving new meaning to the term "head shot."
Will there be a ridiculously entertaining orgy of punching and kicking and wonderfully bad dubbing? Lord, yes.
A film that depends more on its imagination than on its special effects, and more on wide, clear action scenes than the choppy, shaky brand, making it entirely unique in this summer's crop of entertainment.
It stands as the pinnacle of 1970s martial arts films.
In the title sequence alone, you feel you may just see one of the greatest kung fu films ever made.
Those sufficiently attuned to appreciate its magic and majesty, Jimmy Wang Yu's restored masterpiece may very well be the archival discovery of the decade.
One of the preeminent examples of 1970s kung fu pulp.
It's raw and it's dusty, just as a good martial arts movie should be.
Despite its cult reputation, this is a silly film with very little to recommend it, even to kung fu zealots.
With its nonstop flurry of fighting, ersatz bloodletting and incidental hilarity, this remains [Yu's] signature work.
It's refreshing and unusual to see clever strategy trumping ritual honor in a film of this genre, even if one of the tricks seems gratuitously brutal.
Sure it's silly, but it's also campy, brainless fun.
Audience Reviews for Master of the Flying Guillotine
Super Reviewer
One of the coolest, purest and craziest kung fu films ever made.
The flying Guillotine is one of the most WTF weapons in the genre. Imagine a bladed bee keepers helmet on a chain and it's being wielded by a blind blood thirst monk on a revenge kick.
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Movie: ID: 14342 Title: Master of the Flying Guillotine Release Date: 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 MPAA: 4 Status: 1
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Foreign Titles
- Duell der Giganten (DE)
- Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (UK)
