Master of the Flying Guillotine [Ultimate Edition]

Director: Jimmy Wang Yu, Wang Yu Jimmy Wang Yu

Overview

Jimmy Wang Yu's The Master of the Flying Guillotine arrives on DVD in a standard full-frame transfer. English and Mandarin soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by kung fu film enthusiasts Wade Major and Andy Klein, trailers, biographies of the cast and crew, and a still photo gallery. This is an outstanding disc for fans of the genre.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2002
UPC:	0825307901290
Original Release:	1975
Source:	Pathfinder Home Ent.
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00

Special Features

Interactive menus; Scene access; Audio commentary from film critics Wade Major and Andy Klein; Trailers; English and Spanish subtitles; Language Options: English and Mandarin; Biographies/filmographies; Still Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jimmy Wang Yu	One-Armed Boxer
Kam Kang	Fung Sheng Wu Chi
Lau Ka Wing	Chung-erh Lung
Lung Kun Yee	Wu Shao Tieh
Wang Lung Wei	Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma
Sham Tsim Po	Wu Shao Tieh
Lung Fei	Brother Yung
Chi Fu Chiang	Nai Men
Hau Pai Cheng	Master Wu
Wang Ming Fei	Monkey Boxer
Kam Kong	Fung Sheng Wu Chi
Lau Kar Wing	Actor

Technical Credits

Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu	Director,Screenwriter,Director
Wong Cheuk Hon	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. The Flying Guillotine [6:30]
2. Main Titles [1:49]
3. Practice & Teaching [7:00]
4. The Contenders [6:10]
5. Criminals' Retreats [1:22]
6. On the Prowl [6:13]
7. Tournament Begins [2:29]
8. Fast Sword vs. Yakuma [2:13]
9. Braided Hair vs. Mongolian [4:28]
10. Eagle Claw vs. Monkey Boxer [2:06]
11. Java vs. Flying Rope [2:06]
12. Tornado Knives vs. Yoga [3:08]
13. Tiger Crane vs. Thai Boxer [4:34]
14. Guillotine Spoils the Show [2:33]
15. Flashback [4:25]
16. Thai Boxer Nuisance [3:00]
17. Falling in Love? [3:40]
18. One Armed vs. Yoga [4:35]
19. An Idea [2:12]
20. Setting the Trap [4:58]
21. One Armed vs. Thai [4:11]
22. One Armed vs. Yakuma [2:48]
23. One Armed vs. Flying Guillotine [9:44]
24. Goodbye Fung Sheng [:38]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Chapter Selections
   Special Features
      Bios
         Jimmy Wang Yu
         Fight Choreographer Lau Kar Leung
      Trailers
         Original Chinese Export Trailer
         U.S. Theatrical Release Trailer
         U.S. Theatrical Restored Version
      Film Commentary
         Audio Commentary by Film Critics Wade Major (Box Office Magazine) & Andy Klein (The New Times): On
         Audio Commentary by Film Critics Wade Major (Box Office Magazine) & Andy Klein (The New Times): Off
      Still Gallery
      Production Credits
   Audio/Subtitles Setup
      Languages: Mandarin Chinese
      Languages: English
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles: None

Editorial Reviews

A rare martial arts film that manages to keep the audience entertained with both fight sequences and plot, Master of the Flying Guillotine also features an ice-cool attitude that makes it an incredible joy to watch. Viewers know they are in for a good time when in the film's first five minutes a blind old man with an insanely long white beard ruthlessly decapitates a chicken with his flying guillotine weapon. The outrageous fun continues as the movie then jumps to a massive martial arts tournament where we get to see a kung fu fighter whose arms extend out several feet in front of him. The special effects are cheesy, the plot is more than a little lean, and the acting can be a bit stilted at times, but none of that ever matters in a raw-powered martial arts gem like this. Writer, director, and star Jimmy Wang Yu's Master of the Flying Guillotine is a rapid-fire thrill ride for all lovers of action-packed, blood-filled kung fu cinema.

All Movie Guide - Jason Gibner