Review of Dirty Ho

Dirty Ho (1979)
9/10
Family matters
12 August 2023
No pun intended - families can be a good and a bad thing I reckon! Also sibling rivalry can obviously go beyond just teasing and be mad at each other. That all being said, we first get to learn the two main characters. Who don't seem to keen of each other ... but we know things can change - will that happen here too? This we will have to see.

What really was interesting: most weapons looked fake in previous movies, but it seems they have used better material for some of the weapons here. Shiny metal and all that - still fake probably, but not as obvious as they were before. Another small note: I had forgotten about how they treat their hair - especially the long ones where they (s)wipe it back, either with their hand or just a small head movement - both looking cool.

The movie also introduces a lot of humor - even making fun of previous Shaw Brothers entries - the one armed series and so many more - pulling back the curtain/fourth wall and all that. You have to dig the comedy/teasing of course. There is also gender based stuff here - they really were ahead of their time in some aspects. And if you like the fighting ... well there is a lot of that too. Plus the training - where fire was away or shot in a way where it probably was not close to any of the actors ... it is different here too ... the stakes are high - the kicks are too! No pun intended.
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