Product Details

• Actors: Hwang Jang Lee, Chen Sing, Lo Lieh
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Crash Cinema Media
• DVD Release Date: October 5, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002ZDWVW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,041 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good flick, but it's been EDITED!, June 12, 2005

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Martial Arthur - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heroes of the Wild (DVD)

This is a pretty good movie featuring the powerful Chen Sing and the great kicker Hwang Jang Lee. It also features the lovely Doris Lung, and the main kid is pretty acrobatic (he's also in DEATH DUEL OF MANTIS and CRANE FIGHTER). With a cameo appearance and action choreography by Yuen Biao it's hard to go wrong, but this dvd version cuts out a key sequence. The missing footage has the kid playing with a puppy in a cave while Chen Sing is sitting by the fire. Chen Sing all of a sudden takes the puppy from the kid and smashes it to the ground killing it and saying "In revenge, there's no room for kindness." This infuriates the kid who then lunges at Chen Sing and they start fighting. This dvd version simply shows the boy petting the dog, then putting it down (cutting out the fact that the dog's now dead) and then cuts to the boy lunging at Chen without the puppy's death as his main motivation. It's a minor cut in amount of time, but it was one of the most memorable moments in the film when I first saw it back in the 1980s and one that I clearly remember to this day. One other aspect I didn't remember, or at least didn't notice at the time, was how much undercranking (speeding up of the film, like when Benny Hill runs) there is in this film which is unfortunate. Still, the story is solid and most of the martial artistry survives intact. I recommend this movie, I only wish it hadn't been censored.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A film that hit me very hard, September 11, 2006

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morgoth "we lamas are traditional enemies of ... (omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heroes of the Wild (DVD)

Now the movie starts out with Chen Sing challenging a man who beat him in a duel some years ago. The man ends up fighting him and gets fatally injured. His son being about 15 or 16 years old picks up a couple of sai's and fights with Chen Sing. Not able to beat him and with nowhere to go now that his dad is dead, Chen says that he can travel with him and he will train the boy also so that when he is strong enough, he can take revenge against Chen. Weird concept? Not to me, I thought it was beautiful. This movie has stuck with me forever and oh yeah, the kung fu is REALLY good. Hwang Jang Lee and Lo Lieh as the bad guys, Doris Lung, Corey Yuen, and Yuen Biao as Hwang's 3 grandchildren, and opf course the great Chen Sing as the hero of the movie. Then the kid who he trains(and is constantly trying to muder Chen) is a really good fighter too and he really gets to show off with Hwang Jang Lee. I won't give away anything about the story but it is only so so. The real reason to watch this movie is for the southern fist vs. northern leg fights, the kid fights, and of course the theme of honor which has stuck with me forever. The movie is directed by William Chang who in recent years has been involved with movies like Zu Warriors, Chungking Express, The Blade, Ashes of Time, 2046, In the Mood For Love, and Dragon Tiger Gate Inn.

This 'Black Dragon Collection' version does have a minor cut. It is a part where Chen Sing is trying to teach the boy to have no feelings. He ends up getting really mad and throws the dog up against the wall and killing it. I can understand why they didn't show this. So if youare watching and think you missed something, you did, and now you know. The 50 pack that 'Tree Line Films' released has the uncut version. I still get tears welling up in my eyes when I think about this movie.

"Kill me at any time".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Kung Fu Gem, August 27, 2005

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B. McCullough "B-Easy" (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heroes of the Wild (DVD)

I bought this movie mainly because of its stars Lo Leih and Hwang Jang-Lee who are in my opinion the greatest villians in classic kungfu cinema. The story is ok as Tu Ta-Shin(Chen Sing) plays the lead role and Hwang Jang-Lee(Nan Pa-Ting) plays the main villian. Tu Ta-Shin is actually a anti-hero as he "kills" the young boy's father in the beginning and takes the boy with him, only to train him allowing him to challenge him at any time. He does however grant the fathers last wish to kill the traitor Nan Pa-Ting. It has nice choreographed action scenes and the story is fairly easy to follow. I gave this movie 4 out of 5 stars because though its is good, the lead villians have had better roles,(see Born Invincible for Lo Leih and Hells Windstaff for Hwang Jang-Lee) and I also thought the little kids role was almost not even necessary for the story. If you like old school kungfu it is a must see.