Easily one of my favorite Kung Fu films, 3 Evil Masters delivers in both dynamic choreography and excellent quotes. The dubbing is phenomenal in this Shaw Brothers gem as you will finish the movie repeating the jokes or threats by the characters “‘I despise your killing, and raping… your… despicable!” (quotes such as this). The only down part in the film is the incredibly poor quality of the movie itself, the beginning is plagued with blurriness and the end had a few glitches reminiscent of the old VHS tapes (the ones that have been watched hundreds of times). This does not take anything away from the story, action and legendary delivery of a Shaw Scope movie, however.
Chen Kuan Tai is a righteous kung-fu master and has grown tired of the 3 Evil Masters and their crimes. Taking it into his own hands to take them on, he ends up badly wounded and has to retreat to the Kung Fu school of an old rival. Within the school he meets a bullied orphan and reluctantly teaches him his invincible kung-fu and sword techniques. After eventual death, Chen Kuan Tai’s orphan student masters the style on his own and takes revenge on the 3 Evil Masters.
Ridiculously great fighting and hilarious slapstick (reminiscent of most Kung Fu movies) are mere bonuses to the host of likeable good guys, annoying side characters and badass bad guys. This is one of the best movies to start any newb fan on their journey of fine Kung Fu cinema. A must for the collector, if you haven’t seen it, or barely remember it, then check out the 3 Evil Masters ASAP.
Written by Greg Dragon – who has written 365 reviews on Spicy Movie Dogs.
Cinephile and opinion writer, Greg Dragon has been a fan of movies since the 80's when Kung Fu theater was all the rage and Roger Moore was James Bond. As an opinion writer that has reviewed Box Office releases on a number of prominent websites, Greg is the founder and lead critic of Spicy Movie Dogs.
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