646f9e108c A band of killers from an ailing kung fu and magic society are sent on a manhunt for a former member of the society, whose bad mouthing threatens it&#39;s existence. Using the kind of misguided thinking that led to outright slaughter during The Boxer Rebellion (during which gung fu experts, convinced that their prowess would protect them against gunfire, found out otherwise), Gordon Liu has his men line up in front of what amounts to a firing squad. Reasoning that there may be a chink in their armor after all, he decides to fall back and regroup. Meanwhile, a manhunt is underway for Lei Kung, a kung fu master who seems to have vanished into thin air. Several cases of mistaken identity occur and, at one point, Alexander Fu Sheng tries to pass himself offthe missing master. He pays the price for his little deception. All of this is incidental to what has to be one of the greatest fight sequences in martial arts movie history. It&#39;s so good that it has to be seen to be appreciated, and it&#39;s why I rate LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA a solid ten. The scene lasts a full five or six minutes and is worth seeing by anyone who likes martial arts movies. This movie has one of the best introductions of any film I have ever seen. The introduction shows a woman demonstrating several weapons of Kung Fu while sinister music plays. By demonstrating, I mean killing several men with these deadly weapons of Kung Fu! This movie has great style and creativity throughout. The story line is actually good, but might take several viewings to really understand what is going on.<br/><br/>Like others have said, it is not really a serious martial arts film, but it is one of my favorites nonetheless. You cannot beat the sinister music/introduction sequence in the beginning of the movie. That is worth watching alone. If you are a fan of Chinese Super Ninja, you will also like this movie.
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