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Thundering Mantis, The (Wide Screen)
Thundering Mantis, The (Wide Screen)
Summary: To learn the secret of the Mantis is madness - and deadly!
This 1980s kung fu film features eager young fighters learning the "Insane Mantis Fist" and employing it on various villains.
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Seriously weird as only the best, completely-barking-mad kung fu flicks can be, The Thundering Mantisis the story of Ah Chi, a martial artist who hooks up with a kid sidekick. However, an old grudge resurfaces, with the result that the boy's uncle is murdered and the boy himself kidnapped. So far so Arnie-in-Commando, but it's at this point we're reminded that indigenous martial arts movies are something else again, as Ah Chi's rescue attempt goes disastrously wrong and the boy is tortured to death before his eyes. Apparently driven to insanity by this experience, Ah Chi goes berserk, breaking free and systematically trashing everything and everyone in sight. End of movie.
Devotees will absolutely want this in their collections, but those who have yet to progress beyond the Jackie Chan/Jet Li school of Americanised martial arts films will need to leave their preconceptions at the door. There's a nice touch to the dubbed English soundtrack, where the voiceover artists seem to have taken it upon themselves to imitate various British character actors: listen out for Wilfred Brambell, Kenneth Connor and so on.
On the DVD:The Thundering Mantishas no extras on the widescreen DVD other than a one-screen guide to other titles in the Kung Fu Connection series. --Roger Thomas
| Aspect Ratio: | Wide Screen |
| Main Language: | English |
| Region: | Region 0 |
| Special Features: | Interactive Menus, Scene Selection |
| Year: | 1984 |
| Release Date: | June 18, 2001 |
| Certification: | |
| Catalogue Number: | D V 1055 |
| Keywords: | Martial, Wide, Screen, Mantis, Thundering, Lang, Tang, Arts, Dian |
| Genre: | Martial Arts |
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