Master of the Flying Guillotine
Master of the Flying Guillotine is a 1976 Taiwanese wuxia film starring Jimmy Wang Yu, who also wrote and directed the film. It is a sequel to Wangs 1971 film One Armed Boxer, and thus the film is also known as OneArmed Boxerand The One Armed Boxer vs. the Flying Guillotine.
The Onearmed Boxer leaves the tournament and, using a series of traps, defeats the assassins subordinates. Unable to directly confront the deadly assassin himself, the Onearmed Boxer devises a plan that uses misdirection. Taking advantage of the assassins blindness by using bamboo poles as a lure, each time the blind assassin throws his weapon, it becomes snagged on one of the bamboo poles effectively removing the inner blades of the assassins deadly weapon however as it still contains a jagged outer edge it is still a formidable weapon. The Onearmed Boxer then proceeds to convert a coffinmakers shop into an elaborate trap. Once the weapon is finally destroyed, the Onearmed Boxer engages the assassin in a duel and defeats him.Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 90 ofsurveyed critics gave the film a positive review the average rating was 6.910. Metacritic rated the film 57100 based on eleven reviews. Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times called it neargreat and a venerable example of the kung fu genre. Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times wrote, Master of the Flying Guillotine has been called the Holy Grail of the Hong Kong martial arts movies of the 70s, and now that it has been lovingly restored and given a regular theatrical release, its easy to see why. Joey OBryan of The Austin Chronicle rated itstars and called it a mess that fails to live up to the epic brawl promised by the alternate title. Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club called it a delirious kungfu saga that is wild even by the genres lenient standards. Rabin concludes, Goofy Zmovie fun of the highest order, Master Of The Flying Guillotine needs to be seen to be believed, and even then defies belief. Phil Hall of Film Threat rated it 1.55 stars and wrote, This silly production stands as a dinky reminder of why martial arts film fell out of favor during the mid1970s. J. Doyle Wallis of DVD Talk rated it 45 stars and called it a complete guilty pleasure that leaves y
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