Dirty Ho

1979 [CANTONESE]

Action / Comedy / Drama

8
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 1798 1.8K

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Plot summary

A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

Director

Chia-Liang Liu Photo
Chia-Liang Liu

Top cast

Han Chiang Photo
Han Chiang
Chia-Hui Liu Photo
Chia-Hui Liu as Wang Tsun Hsin - 11th prince
Yung-Chao Teng Photo
Yung-Chao Teng
King Chu Lee Photo
King Chu Lee as (as Ching Chu)
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950.72 MB
1280*544
Cantonese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 1
1.72 GB
1920*816
Cantonese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Jeremy_Urquhart 6 / 10

Didn't love it, but it was fun in parts

Felt like it was more concerned with comedy than action, and either the comedy didn't translate well or I'm just a bit out of it, because I didn't really understand a lot of the humour here (what I'm assuming was meant to be funny, that is).If anyone knows what was up with those scenes where people were sort of sparring while conversing and also trying to make it look like they weren't fighting, I'd love to know. I just didn't get what was going on, truly.Some of the more traditional martial arts scenes were satisfying, though. The last 20 minutes were particularly great (it even did the normal speed to slow motion back to normal speed technique decades before Zack Snyder popularised it).Not bad overall, but I'm a little sad I didn't completely get or appreciate what it was going for at points.
Reviewed by ChungMo 10 / 10

Unmatched Kung Fu poetry

This is one of the films that sears itself into your mind forever unless kung fu films are a real turn off. Even when it was only watchable in poorly centered TV prints the brilliance of the action shined thru. Filmed towards the end of the golden age of the Shaw Brothers Studios, Dirty Ho rates as the top of the genre. The way the fights are choreographed is mesmerizing and I have spent hours rewinding the scenes to see exactly how the director orchestrated the camera and actors. It incredible how the movement progresses. I defy anyone to come up with something as subtle yet outrageous as the wine scene or the antique scene. The scenes in "House of Flying Daggers" are quite impressive but everything is computer assisted exaggeration. Here the only tricks are what could be done with editing and camera movement (O.K. maybe a few wires). You can see that most of the work is being done by the highly talented actors.When this is re-released, buy it!
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