Product Details

• Actors: Tsai Wang Ai, Ting Chao, Chi-Hwa Chen, Hou Kuang Chi, Kai Chia
• Directors: Chi-Hwa Chen
• Writers: Ching Kang Yao, Hsin Yi Chang
• Producers: Wu Tung Ku
• Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Chinese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Crash Cinema Media
• DVD Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305511683
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,144 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Dance of Death" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Something of a curiosity from the earlier days of the Hong Kong film industry, Dance of Death stars Angela Mao as Fei Fei, an orphan boy (the publicity blurb says she's a girl disguised as a boy, but since her femininity is never revealed in the entire movie, it seems simpler to say she's playing a boy) who seeks revenge upon a villainous kung fu sect that killed his friends. He chances upon two old kung fu masters who are fighting to determine who's the better fighter; one is a drunk, the other puffs constantly on a pipe. Fei Fei convinces them to teach him kung fu, and then he'll fight using both of their techniques and will discover which is superior. So Fei Fei ends up fighting his way up the ranks of the evil sect with the two old men trailing after him, evaluating the battles and counting how many of their individual moves Fei Fei uses. The movie is more of a broad comedy than an action film; the fights are so obviously choreographed that they're more like acrobatic displays than vicious brawls. But Mao herself is extremely charming, and the theatricality of the physical feats doesn't make them less impressive. The final battle with the white-haired master of the sect, using new kung fu moves inspired by dancers in a brothel, is amazingly gymnastic. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Angela has comedic potential, September 1, 1999

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Kerry Lawless (Hayward, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance of Death (DVD)

This is one of her last efforts - and it might be her best. As usual, she's cute as can be, as she delivers lethal leg kicks to the baddies. Her efforts to enlist the aid of two old martial arts experts in her training are hilarious. In the final scene she dances her way to victory - one sexy number. The only fault I can find is that when she dresses as a boy, she's too pretty to be believable.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slapstick and Kung-Fu., September 26, 2002

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Ralph Roullard (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance of Death (DVD)

Very funny Angela Mao vehicle. She plays a character named Fei Fei who is seeking vengeance for the deaths of some friends she just met, as well as trying to help two older kung-fu masters decide who is the better fighter. Much comedy is provided by these two men. One is a drunk with a prominent red nose and the other is smoking something that causes hilariously goofy music to play whenever he takes a hit off his pipe. Angela is very funny, mixing in a good deal of slapstick with straight fighting, in the various combat scenes. Also funny are nods to both Clint Eastwood's man with no name and Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme. Recomended to those looking for a more light hearted martial arts flick.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dance of Death, July 2, 2001

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Jose M. Rivera (Metairie, LA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance of Death (DVD)

If you are a fan of Angela Mao Ying this is the DVD to get. It features a number of innovative training and fighting scenes which lead up to a spectacular conclusion. We owe the films great action scenes to Angela's skill in Kung Fu and also the films great Martial Arts Director Jackie Chan.

This Kung Fu fable is a must see and certainly one you should add to your collection. Enjoy.