Alicia I love this movie so much

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Leofwine_draca THE BUDDHIST FIST is a fast and furious action comedy from the great Hong Kong director Yuen Woo-ping. It stars Yuen Shun-Yee who plays a novice barber's apprentice who is soon drawn into a murder plot when his childhood friend is framed for murder and he decides to investigate, subsequently becoming a target himself. THE BUDDHIST FIST is far more than your typical Jackie Chan rip-off, with a fresh look and feel that sets it apart from the rest.The opening scene of the movie features DRUNKEN MASTER's Simon Yuen in an amusing cameo and I've read that he died shortly afterwards which means that his performance is limited to this one moment. However, the rest of the Yuen clan do appear, including Yuen Cheung-Yan playing a gang leader. Lee Hoi San turns up in one of those stock bad guy roles which he was always so adept at playing. THE BUDDHIST FIST follows the usual template for these productions, with non-stop comedy hijinks in the first part giving way to some serious action in the second.The setting of the barber shop allows for some great comic set-pieces and the one involving the cross-eyed character actor so familiar from the genre is my favourite. The plot's twists are enough to keep the viewer involved up until the climax, which is where the strong fight choreography comes in and keeps you gripping. While THE BUDDHIST FIST isn't one of Woo-ping's all-time classics, it certainly ticks all of the right boxes as an effective kung fu film.

joe cole This film is both terrible and a work of genius. The overdub is atrocious and why I watched more than thirty seconds I will never know, the acting in non-existent, and the directing is both sloppy and lazy (with the exception of the fighting scenes, which are simply sublime); however, this isn't a film with just some good fighting. The story-line, individual scenes, and script writing are out of this world. I've never seen such a great screenplay poorly executed by a directed since Stuart Rosenberg's Cool Hand Luke. It really is that good a film: "left hand Buddha palm, right hand Buddha fist!" This film should be remade by a good director, cut the excesses of humour, and have Woo-ping Yuen only do the choreography for the fight scenes. He simply spoilt a work of art: check it out and see for yourself.

calmy You can tell this is one of Woo-Pings earlier works because there is very little wire work done. The fights are all of course expertly choreographed though. The movie itself has an interesting storyline, or at least as interesting as a kung fu movie from 1980 gets. Some of the fighting shows good demonstrations of fist versus palm styles. The DVD version of the movie looks good for the most part, with only a few grains and does have a line going down the left side of the screen for the first 15 minutes of the movie. Its not enough to distract you though and the only other really bad part is a thirty second scene in the dark where there is a lot of grain on the film.

John Book If you're into the type of kung fu movies with an emphasis on humor, pick up "The Buddhist Fist". This one was a bit TOO funny, and was almost a distraction. The fighting is great, but at times looked too choreographed. Jackin Chan has done it much better, so look there. Good for a one time rental. If you need something, pick up one of his other movies, like the flawless "Iron Monkey".