Brawl Busters

 



Director - Jeong-yong Kim (Kung-Fu Party, The Shaolin Drunk Money)
Starring - Bruce Cheung (Bridge of Death, A Viper), Yong-seok Kang (Dracula Rises, Women's Fists), and Yeong-ran Seo (Bruce Against the Odds, Evil Spirit)
Release Date - 1978
Genre - Action
Tagline - "For the first time!  See the deadly flying razors"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

     I've been having the blast the last few days working my way through the AGFA releases to review.  I started with Bat Pussy which had the erotic sci-fi film Robot Love Slaves as a bonus film.  I then moved on to the amazing The Sword and the Claw which has the 1978 kung-fu film Brawl Busters as a bonus feature.  I absolutely loved The Sword and the Claw so I immediately took the plunge into Brawl Busters.  Once again I want to thank MVD for sending this one my way to review. 

     The film follows a young woman who is a master in kung-fu and trained by a shaolin monk after her father was murdered by an evil warlord when he refused to fight for him.  Now she is ready to get her revenge and she is bringing with her a group of female warriors all of which are just as deadly as her.



     I love the cheese and campy factor that you always get when you toss in a kung-fu flick.  Each one tries to outdo the next and usually delivers on a few unexpected laughs and some fun action scenes.  Brawl Busters was campy and not as well choreographed but still delivered on the fun.  The acting in this one is what you would expect from an international kung-fu flick.  The cast is very into their characters but there is a language barrier between how they act and what is translated into English.  It doesn't take away from the film.  In fact, it does add some unintentional humor to several dry scenes.  The story for this one is standard among kung-fu films.  In fact, it follows a similar story as The Sword and the Claw.  We follow someone that was orphaned and grew up into a powerful warrior only to get revenge on those that took their parents away.  The different between these two is that it does not have the humor that TWatC has.  Finally, if you want blood and gore you are watching the wrong movie.  Hell, if you want a great choreographed kung-fu flick you are watching the wrong movie.  The movie looks great and has a solid story with decent choreography but it is a flawed film.  Overall, Brawl Busters is a highly entertaining and energetic kung-fu film.  It is far from perfect but still a fun watch.