AKA The Crippled Master



1979, Directed by Joe Law

What do you do when you find two martial arts experts who are missing a few limbs each? Why, make a movie where they seek revenge for their mutilations, of course!

There’s some excellent and unusual kung fu on display in this one, together with a slightly uncomfortable sounding voice-over. The protagonists seem anything but crippled, leaping about the place and beating the crap out of various bad men.

I don’t understand the segments with the Yoga expert in the box. Perhaps he’s their spiritual adviser or something? That doesn’t explain why they meet him on a really plain-looking studio set.

So… Is this film an uplifting tale of triumph over adversity, or base exploitation of people who have worked hard to overcome physical disabilities? I suppose you’ll have to see the full version to find out, but given that it was made in 1979 it’s unlikely to be the former…

Favourite bit: Right at the end, where the guy with no legs suddenly flies up in the air and teleports for no discernable reason.

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