Inframan
directed by Hua-Shan[1970?]
produced by Shaw Bros. Studios
INFRAMAN IS THE BEST SCI-FI FLICK I EVER SAW. IT MAKES THE POWER RANGERS LOOK BANAL AT BEST. THE SHAW STUDIOS REALLY COULD "KUNG-FU" ANY FILM GENRE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE HAMMER FILMS & SHAW BROS. CLASSIC LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES.
IN ONE OF HIS EARLIEST ROLES, THE FILM FEATURES DANNY LEE, WHO BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL STAR WHEN HE STARRED IN JOHN WOO'S THE KILLER WITH CHOW YUN FAT.
I LOVE THE FIGHT SOUND EFX! THE WAY THE SOUND ECHOS AND REVERBERATES ADDS A WONDERFUL DIMENSION TO THE FRENETIC CUTTING AND FRAMING OF THE SCENES. OF COURSE, THE VOICE DUBBING ON THE AMERICAN RELEASE IS HORRIBLY WONDERFUL OR WONDERFULLY HORRIBLE DEPENDING ON HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO YOU.
THE FILM IS FULL OF THE SIGNATURE SHAW BROS. SEQUENCES; THE MOTOR BIKE CHASE, THE POWER BOAT SEQUENCE (WHEN THE PROFESSOR GOES TO MEET THE PRINCESS), THE BIG FIGHT SCENES WITH HUGE #'S OF KUNG-FU FIGHTERS THAT COME WAVE AFTER WAVE. THESE TYPES OF ACTION SEQUENCES HAVE BECOME SET PIECES IN ALMOST ALL HONG KONG MOVIES.
[written on 1/10/95, on the net 7/27/97, updated 10/26/98]
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