Brave Archer

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Overview

Jin Yong's historical novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes has been adapted into countless Asian television series as well as several films including Ashes of Time and this lengthy and involved Shaw Brothers effort directed by prolific Hong Kong filmmaker Chang Cheh. During the Sung dynasty, a young man named Kuo Ching Alexander Fu Sheng is raised and trained by a group of kung fu experts following his father's murder. One day, Ching sees one of his instructors murdered by the Skeleton Claw move, in which the killer ...
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Overview

Jin Yong's historical novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes has been adapted into countless Asian television series as well as several films including Ashes of Time and this lengthy and involved Shaw Brothers effort directed by prolific Hong Kong filmmaker Chang Cheh. During the Sung dynasty, a young man named Kuo Ching Alexander Fu Sheng is raised and trained by a group of kung fu experts following his father's murder. One day, Ching sees one of his instructors murdered by the Skeleton Claw move, in which the killer straightens his fingers, making them rigid enough to penetrate both flesh and bone. Ching defeats the assassin, then encounters a titled noblewoman named Yung-er Tien Niu who is disguised as a pauper. They are subsequently taught by Hung, the Nine-Fingered Beggar Ku Feng, who can smash a tree into splinters with a single chop of his hand. Ching gains still more knowledge from the master Cho Phillip Kwok which prepares him for the three tests he must face and overcome in order to win Yung-er's hand in marriage. The all-star cast includes Danny Lee, Dick Wei, Johnny Wang, and Ti Lung, but most viewers will want to watch for the energetic star turn by Alexander Fu Sheng, whose international stardom was just starting to peak when, ominously, he moved into a house once owned by the late Bruce Lee and known for its negative feng shui. Shortly thereafter, Fu Sheng died tragically young when he crashed into a cement wall in a vehicle driven by his older brother. This film remains one of Fu Sheng's best-known efforts, and led to three sequels. His ghost is still rumored to walk the Shaw Brothers backlot, and his makeup cubicle was left empty for years to appease his spirit.
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Special Features

Mandarin Trailer - Tokyo Shock Trailer Gallery - Stills Gallery
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/7/2009
  • UPC: 631595084580
  • Original Release: 1978
  • Source: Tokyo Shock
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Enhanced / Subtitled / Dubbed
  • Time: 2:02:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 41,834

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Brave Archer
1. Chapter 1 [:05]
2. Chapter 2 [:05]
3. Chapter 3 [:05]
4. Chapter 4 [:05]
5. Chapter 5 [:05]
6. Chapter 6 [:05]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
8. Chapter 8 [:05]
9. Chapter 9 [:05]
10. Chapter 10 [:05]
11. Chapter 11 [:05]
12. Chapter 12 [:05]
13. Chapter 13 [:05]
14. Chapter 14 [:05]
15. Chapter 15 [:05]
16. Chapter 16 [:05]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Brave Archer
   Play
   Scene Access
   Setup
      English 5.1 English Mono
      Mandarin Mono
      English Subtitles: On/Off
      Commentary With Asian Film and Pop Culture Critic Brian Camp: On/Off
   Features
      New Mandarin Trailer
      Testless Opening
      Tokyo Shock Trailers
         Heroes Two
         The Master
         The Deadly Duo
         Challenge of the Masters
      Stills Gallery
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    more from this reviewer

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    Let's Wait and See.

    This review is for an earlier version of the film released by Crash Cinema.. Maybe the new version coming from Tokyo Shock will improve on the transfer..

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    THIS VERSION CUT A LOT OF SCENES

    I taped this movie off of CBS one late saturday night, 7 or eight years ago. It was on for 2 1/2 hours. Without commercials it was close to 2 hours long. This version is only a 90 minutes long and a lot of crucial plot elements fall by the wayside. Also, the quality of the video isn't as good as what I taped on CBS. What's worst is that this looks like a version that was edited for TV to be on the saturday 3:00pm drive in theatre that used come on in NY on channel 5. They didn't quite edit out the station information that appeared when coming back for a commercial break. I was hoping to find a better quality and unedited version than the one I currently have on tape. I am very disappointed. I should have saved my money.

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