The Crippled Masters
The Crippled Masters
R | 16 July 1982 (USA)
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Two men, one a lowly peon and the other a dutiful nobleman, are betrayed by their master and crippled for life-- One left with no arms and the other with paralyzed legs. Despite their obvious disadvantages, they strive to seek revenge against their evil master. The two men endeavor to track down the fabled Eight Jade Horses, said to hold the key to special martial arts techniques.

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Alicia

I love this movie so much

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Limerculer

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

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Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Bob

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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stone-bell

This is a pretty ordinary martial arts flick overall, plot-wise. Good Guy is done wrong, is trained in martial arts by an Old Master, good guy gets revenge, the end. The Good Guy, in this case, however, is not just humiliated like the heroes in these films generally are, but dismembered. Both arms are hacked off. Then he's humiliated. There is an interesting twist, however, in that the fellow who has the hero's arms hacked off has his own legs shriveled into uselessness by the Bad Guy, Lin Chung Kung, pouring acid on them. There are some decent martial arts sequences to keep things interesting, but when The Old Master is introduced into the story, seemingly for no reason at all, in food basket, it just gets too corny. I suppose no one really expects high cinematic art from these things, though, do they? One of the most interesting things about this film are the stars, Frankie Sum (Lee Ho) and Jack Conn (Tau). Sum was a thialidomide baby leaving him born with underdeveloped arms. Conn's legs were left small and withered due to developmental problems during his mother's pregnancy. The result is a film watched with the same voyeuristic interest that you have watching Tod Browning's Freaks. It's at times so disturbing you can't look away. Their acting is at best wooden (though Sum's work with the staff is pretty cool), but give them credit for trying.Bad acting, worse dialog, but I can't understand why this one hasn't developed the cult following it deserves. Not an outstanding film, even by the low standards of the genre, but it should be seen by aficionados of the grotesque and martial arts both at least once.

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cdevip

If you can put aside story sophistication, story line continuity, and class, you will utterly love this movie. It is a bizarre story of two crippled people working together to beat their evil master. Once these former enemies pair up with some help along the way, they go head to head with their former master in an unforgettable fight scene in the end. The Kung Fu was OK, but the ingenuity makes it worth it. It's mindless fun and the kind of movie that everyone with a sense of humor will love. Enjoyment factor: 10 Sophistication factor: 0

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Manfred-7

I didn't mean to watch this movie when my friends of "SunFlower Tavern Association" (which gathers all the people like we are) came up with it, but then we were all very happy. Finally we've got to watch a movie where WE get our revenge against "normal" people. While watching this movie we felt like our armless condition is not a handicap, but actually a weapon to fight against a common enemy, which is intolerance. Two crippled guys, enemies at the very beginning of the story, find a way to combat the society (represented by the evil master who put them into their condition) joining their forces and martial abilities. Joe Law leaves us in a very opened ending because there will be always a new enemy to challenge with and we'll have to join our ideals to keep overcoming those racists. I'd like the reality was like this movie, all the people could live together to build a better world, and we wouldn't be that ashamed only because Mother-Nature (the evil master) gave us this "different gift".

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Joe Halegua (halegua)

This was a very fun movie to watch on a boring Saturday night. I ordered in some Chinese food, sat on my couch, popped it in, and enjoyed. A great revenge story, with lots of cheesy sound effects, and tons of funny fight scenes. I don't feel that it was degrading towards physically handicapped people. Actually I feel like it was a tribute towards them. Watch this movie with some Pork Spare Ribs, Chicken Chow Mein, Orange Beef, and some Green Tea. Follow my guidelines and you will enjoy this movie. This film is definitely re-watchable, and you can definitely jump to a fight scene and enjoy a good 5 minute fight scene quickly before you go out for the night. 7/10

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