If I was slightly disappointed by the last Shaw Brother movie I watched, Heroes of the East cleared that disappointment up in a hurry. While it’s almost entirely plotless after the first 30 minutes, what plot is there serves its purpose admirably. That purpose? Setting up an hour of non-stop fights between Lau Kar-Fai and a stream of Japanese martial artists- each brandishing a different style or weapon. It’s structured like kung fu porn.
Yes.
Mindlessly gratifying, the video game structure of the film creates a dizzying pace and the creativity in the choreography and the skill of the stuntmen and actors fills that pace with 100% 70s Shaw style action.
Did I mention that the first half hour, the part with the “plot”, is filled with fights between Lau Kar-Fai and his Japanese wife? And that the fights generally drive the plot? Well, it is and they do.
This is the kind of movie that keeps me up until 3:00 AM watching DVDs.
Kung fu porn.
(and I can’t wait to get people landing on this review after having googled “Kung fu porn.” That’s going to be awesome for them.)
Here’s the trailer. Memorize it.
More please.
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