Hammer of the Gods

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jelisije j A movie with hardly any budget that had a decent script, action, acting, and didn't make me roll my eyes like typical Hollywood movies. Not great, not bad, and was a pleasant surprise for a viking movie. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I love medieval movies is this is a great movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I've only recently become familiar with Jimmy Wang Yu, but I'm quacking becoming a major fan. I really enjoyed the One Armed Swordsman films and Wang Yu is a sensational martial artist on order of Jet Lee or Gordon Liu. Wang Yu wrote, directed and starred in this film film that faces off in the oft-filmed rivalry between Chinese and Japanese schools of martial arts. Like many of Wang Yu's films, this one is a martial arts bloodbath and features some spectacular fight sequences that seem comparatively modern when looking at similar films of this time. I have to say that I also quite enjoyed the stealing of John Barry music from a James Bond film that I couldn't quite place. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A fantastic directorial debut from Yu Wang aka Jimmy Wang Yu, one of the biggest stars of the Shaw Brothers era. He's great as a lead actor but also brought a real energy to his directing style here that I really enjoyed. And of course it's always a pleasure to see Lieh Lo as a villain, this time as a seemingly invincible Japanese Karate expert. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Bad guy walks into a karate class looking for the instructor. Fighting happens and bad gets insulted. He comes back for justification and almost all get killed but one. Thereafter a tale of revenge. This would be along the lines of your basic martial art movie from that time period. Actually it is one of the better ones. Although it did not register as one of my more favorites, it have a bit more quality over the more hokey and cheap productions that I have seen. Not that it was good, but made a lot better. As well as the chorography and storyline. Still, it is very simple and is not one to last in my memory. Interestingly enough, there was a sequel. I assume that this was a pretty big hit at the time. The movie also had a little respect for karate and what it represents. Still, too much "inside the box" for me to find it to be unique and memorable. Even with the dialogue being out of place like most of the dubbed version, It just is not a movie I would reccomend. Not for a quality viewing anyway. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Reaches surprising levels of Sonny Chiba-style violence, which is fun. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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