THE MASTER STRIKES is another cheap knock-off of the type of films that Jackie Chan was making so successfully in the late 1970s. This imitation features a couple of goofy guys who find out that a bodyguard is protecting a priceless treasure from criminal goons. They decide to join up with him and spend the rest of the film beating up bad guys while engaging in the some of the dumbest and lowest forms of comedy imaginable.
The film features the erstwhile Casanova Wong as the hero but, honestly, I've never understood the appeal; he simply doesn't do much for me. I much prefer his namesake Carter. It doesn't help that this film's fight scenes are far below par compared to what you'd expect from the genre, and the production values are low too. Endless stupid jokes and very bad dubbing make this a bad kung fu film overall. The only time I laughed was during the bizarre scene of a guy being spun around on a chair - it's that kind of film.
The film features the erstwhile Casanova Wong as the hero but, honestly, I've never understood the appeal; he simply doesn't do much for me. I much prefer his namesake Carter. It doesn't help that this film's fight scenes are far below par compared to what you'd expect from the genre, and the production values are low too. Endless stupid jokes and very bad dubbing make this a bad kung fu film overall. The only time I laughed was during the bizarre scene of a guy being spun around on a chair - it's that kind of film.