Saturday, December 13, 2008

snake crane secret (1976)




at $2.99, this is by far the best bargain bin dvd i have ever purchased.
the synopsis on the back of the case is fantastic in the sense that it
has absolutely nothing to do with the plot of this film.
what really makes this film work is the overdub. the main antagonist
comes equipped with a severe texan drawl. there are also tinges of
austrailian, gargamel, david carradine, and british.
it’s a tale of two brothers, one of which practices the snake style of kung-fu, while the other practices crane style. the secret is, when they fight together they totally hurt people.
i like to play this disc while i work in my studio, because it doesn’t really make a difference if i pay attention. if you happen upon this at the grocery store or a gas station, i suggest buying it... as long as it’s under $4.00
by the way, it stars fei meng. he was in other great kung-fu films of comparable quality. including, “kung fu: the punch of death”. i bought that
one because of the tagline: “every punch hurts... but the last one is the punch of death”.

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