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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Fate of Lee Khan
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 105 min.
- Director
- King Hu
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Rating *
- 7.2
- Votes *
- 181
- Checks
- 167
- Favs
- 4
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 2.4% (1:42)
- Favs/dislikes
- 4:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Working in mainland China rather than the Hong Kong movie machine affords King Hu some interesting locations and actors, and while The Fate of Lee Khan doesn't have the lush environments of A Touch of Zen, it still looks distinct. The story has rebels set up an inn for the sole purpose of intercepting a Mongol ruler in possession of their attack plans. The first half of the movie is practically a comedy as the staff (including color-coded barmaids with criminal pasts and light-as-air kung fu abilities) take care of cheating gamblers, corrupt soldiers who won't pay the bill, and handsy customers. It's a lot of fun and could be its own episodic TV series. Then Lee Khan arrives and humor turns to tension, as traps and laid, suspicions fall, and no matter how fun you thought the characters were, they may or may not survive the story. And if Lee Khan is dangerous, he's almost a pussy cat next to the ruthless princess (Hsu Feng, star of A Touch of Zen). 2 years 9 months ago -
elcid
Builds slowly until the final showdown. Entertaining martial action movie. 3 years 2 months ago
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