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Dreadnaught

1981
Comedy
Action
1h 35m
A short-tempered, violent criminal named "White Tiger" is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe for disguise, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One person he unsuccessfully tries to kill several times is a cowardly laundry man named "Mousy" who manages to escape mostly by running and hiding. When a very close friend of Mousy's is killed by the White Tiger, Mousy overcomes his cowardliness enough to seek revenge... (imdb)
Directed by:
Woo-Ping Yuen Woo-Ping Yuen
Written by:
Jing Wong Jing Wong
Starring:
Biao Yuen Biao Yuen Mei Sheng Fan Tak-Hing Kwan Chung Hing Chiu Shun-Yee Yuen Hark-On Fung Hark-On Fung Phillip Ko Phillip Ko Lily Li Lily Li Ka-Yan Leung Ka-Yan Leung Ching Tang Yun-Kin Chow Kar-Fung Kam
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Genres:
Comedy, Action
AKA:
Yong zhe wu ju
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
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Dreadnaught

1981
Comedy
Action
1h 35m
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hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 15 Sep 2015
0
2nd
Really not interested.
Rated 15 Sep 2015
sinnermaSinnerMa
Rated 31 Jan 2023
44
17th
Not my genre so ignore rating. On the whole better than some (the lion dance scenes are excellent) and there's no question IMO that the actors are very athletic. Against that: it is very genre bound and typical of Chinese martial arts films of the time, as such it tends to wear down your enthusiasm rather than entertain as it plays on (and on). Really, in the end, for genre fans only.
Rated 31 Jan 2023
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
75
76th
Wicked stuff from the beginning. The whole eagle claw thing is maybe a little unconvincing, but pays off splendidly at the end, and is a fun device in place of a typical training montage.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
mysticMystic
Rated 05 Jan 2022
5
88th
Badass. Some movies form childhood are etched in memory to be special.
Rated 05 Jan 2022
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 14 Mar 2024
80
78th
The first few sequences feel like this will be a mess -- there seems to be a dozen different storylines, and then action almost stops as we watch a lion dance for quite a while (*I* liked it but it feels out of place). Somehow, though, through some very good fight sequences (the demon tailor being notable), some moments bordering on horror, and a little overdone slapstick, all of the story starts to come together to a strong, if predictable, finish.
Rated 14 Mar 2024
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 25 May 2017
60
54th
You have to put up with a lot of frankly embarrassing slapstick comedy and a completely illogical story, but it's worth it for the Lion Dancer fight early on, and the very intense final few fights, especially Foon's ingeniously horrifying fight at the theater, which is one of my favorite scenes in a kung fu movie.
Rated 25 May 2017

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