This kung fu flick is a pretty schizophrenic affair. It jumps from a serious film about Japanese forces during World War II subjugating China to slapstick comedy bits to people getting tortured to kung fu involving stripping a hooker and then throws in some of those hopping vampires for just a touch of horror(are these guys ever scary in any movie?). Of course goofy scenes are not all that unique in Hong Kong cinema but they seem to be sprinkled in here pretty randomly.
The plot concerns Gordon Liu reprising his classic MASTER KILLER persona as a Shaolin monk who gets involved with some anti-Japanese countrymen. He also get mixed up with a couple of bumbling morons to give this film it's chaotic tone. While this one is not exactly a classic of the genre it still moves along breezily enough and the main comedic characters aren't too overbearingly stupid for too long. AKA SHAOLIN WARRIOR
also AKA CARRY ON WISE GUY:
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