Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Chiu Lee
Year: 1982
Plot:
“Kung Fu From Beyond The Grave” is an example of horror and
kung fu movies mixing genres. This is not uncommon, as there are a lot of mixed
genres in the kung fu world. For the plot of this movie, the gates of the
underworld open up and the ghosts of the dead visit our main hero. He is told
that he must seek out a priest that is into the dark arts and is dealing in
black magic. He then gets help from a book, a few ghosts that are friendly, and
a group that belongs to a brothel. It’s a simple plot and it starts immediately
after seeing some ghosts rise up. At the core of this movie, a revenge plot
unfolds, and our hero’s father wants his son to avenge him, and that’s the crux
of the plot.
Thoughts:
Let’s begin talking about “Kung Fu From Beyond The Grave”
with the transfer on the DVD. It is a high quality transfer, and is on par with
a VHS of high quality. The dub is also good, and doesn’t leave a lot of room
for mistakes, so I appreciated that one. The original language option with
subtitles is also available, but I watched the dubbed version, which is my
norm. I liked the transfer, and it doesn’t deviate often from the quality.
The plot is super simple, and it begins at the start of the
movie. I appreciated that greatly, considering some movies have convoluted plots
that meander a bit. This one moves forward with simplicity, and you get into
the action overall. There’s little brawling while setting up the movie,
however, so don’t expect a drag out fight fest early on. You have to build to
it with this one.
The brawling is quite good. Our revenge seeking hero gets
entangled with a lot of thugs on his way to getting his ultimate end fight. There’s
a lot of interesting points to the film, including ghosts coming back to life,
black magic kung fu, regular kung fu, and so much more. It’s a mixed bag, and
one that is fun to watch overall. I found myself completely enthralled with
moments, especially when the undead come back to fight. The movie moves well,
the fights are great, and just has a great mix of horror and action. I loved it,
to be honest. I give this movie a rating of 4 out of 5.
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