The Thundering Mantis (1980)

Original title

癲螳螂

Directed by

Wing-Cho Yip

Genre

comedy film, action film, martial arts film, Eastern

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A martial arts student learns a unique fighting style from a drunken master. He uses his skills to take on local bullies and a criminal gang.

playfulenergeticlightheartedfast-pacedcomedicquirkyaction-packedwhimsical

What happens

The Thundering Mantis (Chinese: 癲螳螂) (Also known as Mantis Fist Fighter in USA) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Teddy Yip, starring Bryan Leung, Cheng Feng and Eddy Ko Hung. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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