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Master of the Flying Guillotine

R Released May 24, 1975 1h 33m Action List
90% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 87% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A blind man disguises himself as a priest and vows to kill a one-armed boxer with a weapon that can decapitate.

Critics Reviews

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V.A. Musetto New York Post For old-fashioned raw energy, it's tough to beat. Rated: 2.5/4 May 31, 2002 Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times Once you find the groove of this delectable cheese fest, you'll realize how influential Guillotine has been. Rated: 4/5 May 30, 2002 Full Review Nick Rutigliano Village Voice Snags the viewer's attention by lacing its martial-arts high jinks with a compelling weirdness. May 28, 2002 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Michael A. Smith Nolan's Pop Culture Review A staple of Kung Fu television. Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2005 Full Review Mel Valentin Movie-Vault.com Rated: 7/10 Nov 27, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member My friend Annie recently reminded me of the greatness of this movie, after having only seen it as a kid on Kung Fu Theater on TV. I just started streaming it, and right from the opening theme song, I'll know I'll be in for a fun ride! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Great kung-fu, and rather funny sometimes, too, I thought. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Master of the Flying Guillotine is often hailed as martial arts gold. And with its endless bouts of action, phony gore effects and overall laughability, it absolutely deserves to be. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member a classic kung fu film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Kam Kong is one nasty fuck in this. He is ruthless while he avenges his disciples as he kills anyone with one arm. The Krautrock soundtrack and the opening scene and credits are out of this world. The Yoga tournament fighter was clearly an influence on Street Fighter 2 character Dhalsim. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Happy to finally cross this one off the list for Movie Shame Monday. Great fight sequences and some truly bizarro practical effects make this one for the ages as a blind master hunts down and kills every eon armed man in the countryside in his efforts to take out the One Armed Boxer who killed two of his disciples. Wild stuff, definitely worth a rental at the very least. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A blind man disguises himself as a priest and vows to kill a one-armed boxer with a weapon that can decapitate.
Director
Jimmy Wang Yu
Distributor
Phaedra Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 24, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.7K
Runtime
1h 33m