The Big Fight

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Audience Member During the Japanese occurpation of northern China during WW2, a local commander of the forces occupying a small town and its corrupt, collaborating leadership engage in a campaign of oppression and terror. When resistance fighters start appearing and succesfully challenging , the Japanese stage a competition where they invite the villagers to test their fighting skills against the best of martial artists in the region's occupying force, hoping pride will draw out the rebels and allow them to be killed. "Blood on the Sun" is nicely staged martial arts drama with thoroughly dispicable, perverted villains (the Japanese troops and their Chinese collaboorators harrass and/or rape any woman they come across... and that's just to warm up) and brave, morally upstanding heroes. It's not a movie to watch if you believe in showing a fair and balanced approach to occupying forces... although if you thought that "Redacted" was a Great Movie, I suspect you'll love "Blood on the Sun". (Attention, anyone who knows Brian De Palma: Make sure he sees this movie. I'm sure he'll love it.) Sane people, however, will recognize this movie as one of many Chinese movies that portray the Japanese as evil, perverted butchers... and given what happened in places like Nanking and in backwaters like the one portrayed in this film, it's understandable. Sane people will also appreciate this well-paced movie that features well-staged martial arts scenes, some nice moments--like the one where the girl resistance fighter whips off her skirt and reveals it to be lined with dozens of razor-sharp metal disks and ready for use as a weapon--and better-than-average dubbing (as far as obscure 1970s martial arts flicks go). The film is even more worthwhile for those who appreciate down-to-earth, realistic martial arts battles. The most fantastic the film even gets is when the hero throws a dagger at a Japanese soldier and kills him without even turning around to draw aim. (And please to mistake down-to-earth with boring in this case. Every single fight in this film is very dramatic and exciting.) Well-acted and perfectly paced, "Blood on the Sun" is an entertaining film. The only real complaint I have is with the abrupt ending, but I'm not sure if the version I saw is complete. The print used for the DVD transfer was pretty ragged in places, so I wouldn't be surprised if a few seconds were completely missing at the end. (Despite this flaw, I count this film among the many pleasant surprises that I've found in the "Martial Arts 50 Movie Pack" DVD collection. (The set is well worth the $17 asking price from Amazon.com. [URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007DBJUU?ie=UTF8&tag=stevemillesdo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0007DBJUU]Click here to check it out.[/URL].) Blood on the Sun (aka "The Big Fight") Starring: Roc Tien and Ching Ching Chang Director: Ting Mei Sung Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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