It is nearly impossible not to throw punches and kicks in the air as the adrenaline from watching kung fu movies takes time to wear off. From gravity-defying stunts to high-flying kicks, these films have captivated audiences for decades with their mesmerizing style and turned some well-known screen legends into household names.The kung fu genre gained prominence in the early ’70s with the waning popularity of the Wuxia films, characterized by their supernatural tropes of Chinese myths and legends. As more hard-hitting kung fu action reached the international shores, the martial arts subgenre brought a cultural revolution never seen before in cinematic history.When four men get maimed at the hands of a tyrant and his clan, they band together to get revenge or die trying. Director Chang Cheh, often regarded as the ‘Grandfather of Hong Kong Cinema’, uses the unusual premise to give a straight-to-the-chase revenge tale. Crippled Avengers is not without its faults, but it is everything that makes the kung fu genre great.
It is nearly impossible not to throw punches and kicks in the air as the adrenaline from watching kung fu movies takes time to wear off. From gravity-defying stunts to high-flying kicks, these films have captivated audiences for decades with their mesmerizing style and turned some well-known screen legends into household names.
The kung fu genre gained prominence in the early ’70s with the waning popularity of the Wuxia films, characterized by their supernatural tropes of Chinese myths and legends. As more hard-hitting kung fu action reached the international shores, the martial arts subgenre brought a cultural revolution never seen before in cinematic history.
When four men get maimed at the hands of a tyrant and his clan, they band together to get revenge or die trying. Director Chang Cheh, often regarded as the ‘Grandfather of Hong Kong Cinema’, uses the unusual premise to give a straight-to-the-chase revenge tale. Crippled Avengers is not without its faults, but it is everything that makes the kung fu genre great.
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