This 1979 kung fu classic tells the tale of a young master fighter
(Casanova Wong) defending the honor of a Shaolin temple against
merciless hordes of bloodthirsty Mongolian warriors.
A group of mongrel warriors seek out a sacred statue in hopes of gaining
legitimate force in the government in this martial arts-adventure
featuring Korean fighter Casanova Wong. In the time of the Ching
Dynasty, a group of fearsome mongrels descend upon the Shaolin temple in
hopes of acquiring the sacred gold Buddha. Knowing that possession of
the Buddha will give them leverage within the government, the fighters
risk everything in a deadly battle against a legendary lone monk known
only as The Wonder Man. The Wonder Man is the master of the Sun Fist
Style, but in order to maintain possession of the golden Buddha, The
Wonder Man will have to do battle with the White Haired Slayer -- master
of the Wind Blade. Could it be that The Wonder Man has finally met his
match?
Overall this is not the worst Kung Fu film you could check out....but it's far from the best. It stars Casanova Wong who can kick his ass off. He also does a good job in the first half of the film pretending to be deaf and dumb. I thought the dumb guy was going to become a Kung Fu master and save the day. But no, he was fooling everyone to get his revenge against the man that killed his father.
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The movie was actually filmed in Korea and stars mostly Koreans as extras.
The majority of the film kinds of drags with a few fights here and there. But the last 20-30 minutes is filled with major ass kicking. I found our hero getting his power from the sun to be a little far fetched and the evil doer's Wind Blade isn't that much better. I've seen much worse for sure. Two side kicks our of five.
