Daggers 8

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Audience Member It was pretty good but the dubbing was hilarious as usual. Seemed to be the same group that voiced over both Ninja Checkmate and 7 Grand Masters... probably because the main character kept yelling out, "Teacherr! Teacherrr!" as in the other 2 movies. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member “Daggers 8” is a pretty decent old skooler with an engaging story (and not a simple revenge story – OK there is a revenge segment at the very end but…), good acting and solid (if not constant fights). Basic plot follows a young man (played by Meng Yeun Man) who desperately wants to learn kung fu while his grandfather (who is presumably his closest living family) forbids any foray into the martial arts. Of course Meng’s character strikes out on his own to learn the ‘forbidden’ arts. Each of three ‘teachers’ (using this term loosely as Meng cons each into becoming his teacher) he befriends are offed by an assassin played by Wilson Tong, who uses dagger-enhanced fu as his killing weapon (hence the title). The first teacher, a cook, is played by Peter Chan (oft comedic player); the second, an acrobat, is played by Alan Chui; and the third, a tailor, is played by the great Lily Li. Each of these ‘teachers’ has their own unique style that they impart on Meng before Tong shows up to end the lessons. Lily Li is probably the most impressive of the teachers and her fights with Meng and Tong are impressive, although the latter one doesn’t last too long. By the time Li is offed Meng begins to suspect something is amiss (OK his character is not too bright), but is called back to his grandfather on the guise of the latter being ill. In fact the grandfather is looking to confess something to Meng but Tong has other ideas. The meeting between Meng and the grandfather sets up the final act between Meng and Tong (the revenge thing) and it’s an act worth waiting for. Their climatic fight is a butte. All the fights are pretty solid and seem to build in intensity as the movie progresses. All the leads do a decent job carrying the film to its bloody end. 3.5 Stars (almost 4 though). Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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