
The one-armed boxer is stalked by a vengeful flying guillotine expert, after his disciples were killed in the first 'One-Armed Boxer' film. But as the flying guillotine master is blind, he starts his quest by becoming a serial killer of one-armed men. Meanwhile, the one-armed boxer is running a martial arts school, where he teaches his pupils to control their breath so they can run up walls and along ceilings. And there's an Indian fakir whose arms can extend until they're te... (Full plot summary below)
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The one-armed boxer is stalked by a vengeful flying guillotine expert, after his disciples were killed in the first 'One-Armed Boxer' film. But as the flying guillotine master is blind, he starts his quest by becoming a serial killer of one-armed men. Meanwhile, the one-armed boxer is running a martial arts school, where he teaches his pupils to control their breath so they can run up walls and along ceilings. And there's an Indian fakir whose arms can extend until they're ten feet long. As you may have gathered, a rational plot summary is pretty pointless - but rest assured there are epic martial arts battles and ludicrously inspired moments galore.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonA film that depends more on its imagination than on its special effects, and more on wide, clear action scenes than the choppy, shaky brand, making it entirely unique in this summer's crop of entertainment. |
| Matinee MagazineChuck RudolphIt's raw and it's dusty, just as a good martial arts movie should be. |
| Village VoiceNick RutiglianoSnags the viewer's attention by lacing its martial-arts high jinks with a compelling weirdness. |
| Filmcritic.comMax MessierIt stands as the pinnacle of 1970s martial arts films. |
| OregonianKim MorganIn the title sequence alone, you feel you may just see one of the greatest kung fu films ever made. |
| New York TimesElvis MitchellOnce you find the groove of this delectable cheese fest, you'll realize how influential Guillotine has been. |
| culturevulture.netGeorge WuOne of the preeminent examples of 1970s kung fu pulp. |
| New TimesAndy KleinIt's refreshing and unusual to see clever strategy trumping ritual honor in a film of this genre, even if one of the tricks seems gratuitously brutal. |
| User ReviewSteve GI discovered this movie completely by surprise, picking it up because it had the coolest title ever! This movie redefined what kung-fu and martial arts meant to me at the time. The story starts off with a one-armed boxer killing the disciples of the MotFG and the MotFG then vowing to kill every one-armed boxer he comes across. He basically turns into the Terminator, and proceeds to decapitate any who stand in his way. He even has a nifty industrial electronica riff that introduces him whenever he shows up somewhere. The rest of the story is ridiculous, but what is notable is the 15 or so minute long street-fighter royale tournament that takes place near the middle of the movie. There are no words to describe it or the man that can make his arms grow like Dhalsim. No one can escape the flying guillotine! |
| User ReviewStan MGreat movie. Aslo another great one is Dance of the Drunken Mantis. |