Descendant of the Sun

Descendant of the Sun

1983
Fantasy
Action
1h 24m
Celebrated director Chu Yuan helms "Descendant Of The Sun", a Superman meets Hercules a la old style martial art film. Derek Yee is a magic solar baby sent Earthbound by a benevolent god, raised by an old carpenter, has martial art superpowers and "green kryptonite" loses them during solar eclipses. That's when the evil baby counterpart shows up. Demon-paced martial arts action by Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmates Yuan Pin and Yuen Hua compliments Toho Studio style special optical effects. (IVL)
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Descendant of the Sun

1983
Fantasy
Action
1h 24m
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Rated 28 Nov 2023
50
34th
It's mindlessly entertaining in a Superman IV kind of way. The effects weren't great but they were inventive and nearly nonstop. I doubt I'd ever be interested in rewatching this.
Rated 25 Mar 2019
54
46th
Evil emperor is murdering all stupid-looking babies, so only intelligent people would live in his empire. Everything goes according to this devious plan, until Jesus/Superman steps in, and grandiose battles of supercharged rainbows, colorful explosions and lasers shot from hands ensues. Funny, trippy wuxia pian fantasy, and for once I could follow the plot. As crazy and over-the-top it is, I find it lacking that little something that makes bad movies great.

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