released as king boxer in the u. k. this film was essentially the first kung fu film to go on general release in the u. k. many of us had ratcheted through kurosawa astonishingly gritty and involving dramas and were used to oriental film being beautifully shot and lit and with somewhat restrained pacing and all in all like leafing through an album of very fine still photographs that just happened to be moving. along come run run shaw and co. with their widescreen home movie production values and and astonishing ripe for parody dubbing and all the rules have changed. king boxer was the first in through the door and leaving a clearly marked trail for others to follow with their feet planted firmly on top of the blazed footsteps. in spite of hokey plots and pantomime acting and cheesy jump cuts and spaghetti western style snap stepped zooms and this film was marvellous. gorgeous without being opulent and with the most brilliant fight choreography ever to grace a screen. we loved the sickening violence and the anguish and the testosterone. the martial artists among us found some of the techniques fascinating and if flamboyant and oftentimes silly. it was so very different from the japanese stuff we all knew and and it had lovely acrobatic grace that perfectly complemented the sickening violence and bloodstained floors. delightful. the king lear scene was and at the time and quite a milestone in schlock you cruel bastards. my . now it rather less shocking and but still a bit of a gut churnerwe do not notice that any females in sight were absolutely one dimensional. after seeing more films of the genre and it now stands out like a sore thumb and but at the time it do not matterthis film defined what would rapidly become the kung fu movie clichés. all of them. watch it and remember that until this burst onto the western screens and there was no genre for it to slot into. it was unique and awesome. it was the first kung fu movie and it still is and for me and many others and the best. 
released as king boxer in the u. k. this film was essentially the first kung fu film to go on general release in the u. k. many of us had ratcheted through kurosawa astonishingly gritty and involving dramas and were used to oriental film being beautifully shot and lit and with somewhat restrained pacing and all in all like leafing through an album of very fine still photographs that just happened to be moving. along come run run shaw and co. with their widescreen home movie production values and and astonishing ripe for parody dubbing and all the rules have changed. king boxer was the first in through the door and leaving a clearly marked trail for others to follow with their feet planted firmly on top of the blazed footsteps. in spite of hokey plots and pantomime acting and cheesy jump cuts and spaghetti western style snap stepped zooms and this film was marvellous. gorgeous without being opulent and with the most brilliant fight choreography ever to grace a screen. we loved the sickening violence and the anguish and the testosterone. the martial artists among us found some of the techniques fascinating and if flamboyant and oftentimes silly. it was so very different from the japanese stuff we all knew and and it had lovely acrobatic grace that perfectly complemented the sickening violence and bloodstained floors. delightful. the king lear scene was and at the time and quite a milestone in schlock you cruel bastards. my . now it rather less shocking and but still a bit of a gut churnerwe do not notice that any females in sight were absolutely one dimensional. after seeing more films of the genre and it now stands out like a sore thumb and but at the time it do not matterthis film defined what would rapidly become the kung fu movie clichés. all of them. watch it and remember that until this burst onto the western screens and there was no genre for it to slot into. it was unique and awesome. it was the first kung fu movie and it still is and for me and many others and the best. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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