FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH (1972) - Chop sockey classic!

[The Burgomaster]

This is one of the best martial arts flicks of the 1970s.  The plot is familiar (the top fighters from 2 rival schools whack the hell out of each other and everyone around them), but the camera work and fight choreography are better than most.  Memorable scenes include guys getting their eyeballs plucked out and a guy getting his hands broken by two thugs with wooden clubs.  A fast-paced chop-sockey classic!  And I bought the widescreen DVD for only $3.99!

[Scott]

Use to own a VHS copy of FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH. Been picking up a lot better Kung Fu movies for $1 lately.

[plan9superfan]

That reminds me of Bart Simpson's "touch of death".

[The Burgomaster]

Scott:

I have recently embarked on a martial arts movie journey that started with THE 36 DEADLY STYLES (a DVD that I bought several years ago, but only watched for the first time a few days ago), followed by FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH.  I recently ordered the MARTIAL ARTS 50 MOVIE PACK, which includes the following titles:
 
Kung Fu Arts starring Carter Wong
Shaolin Deadly Kicks starring Dorian Tan
Bruce Lee: The Invincible starring Bruce Li
Killer of Snakes, Fox of Shaolin starring Carter Wong
Chase Step by Step starring Chee Kung
Deadly Duo starring Carter Wong
Ninja Champion starring Bruce Baron
Spirits of Bruce Lee starring Michael Chan
City Ninja starring Michael Chan
The Four Shaolin Challengers starring Bruce Leung
The Brave Lion starring Wei Tzi Yung
The Snake, The Tiger, The Crane starring Carter Wong
Black Fist starring Richard Lawson
Head Hunter starring Chow Yun Fat
The Black Godfather starring Rod Perry
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death starring Bruce Lee
The Street Fighter starring Sonny Chiba
Weapons of Death starring Eric Lee
Fighting Mad starring Leon Isaac Kennedy
Return of the Kung Fu Dragon starring Sun-Kuan Rin-Feng
Image of Bruce Lee starring Bruce Li
Death Machines starring Ron Marchini
Sister Street Fighter starring Sonny Chiba
Karate Kids USA starring Charles Lane
Death of a Ninja starring Sonny Chiba
Ten Fingers of Death starring Jackie Chan
Ninja Empire starring Jeff Houston
The Real Bruce Lee starring Bruce Lee
Hands of Death starring Roc Tien
Shadow Ninja starring Steve Tung Wai
Four Robbers starring Shek Hon
Infernal Street starring Yiu Tin-Lung
Weapons of Death starring Eric Lee
The Big Fight starring Roc Tien
Ninja Death I starring Lo Yiu
Ninja Death II starring Lo Yiu
Ninja Death III starring Lo Yiu
Tiger Love starring Hu Chin
The Guy with the Secret Kung starring Fu Meng Fei
Kung Fu Kids Break Away starring Wong Lat Yung
The Impossible Kid starring Weng Weng
Ninja Heat starring Chan Sheng
Shaolin Invincibles starring Carter Wong
Shaolin Temple starring Shu Feng
Ninja: The Protector starring Richard Harrison
Heroes of Shaolin Part 1 starring Chen Xing
Heroes of Shaolin Part 2 starring Chen Xing
Snake Fist Dynamo starring Eric Yee
The Master: Max starring Lee Van Cleef
The Master: Out of Time Step starring Lee Van Cleef

MARTIAL ARTS OVERLOAD!  MARTIAL ARTS OVERLOAD!  AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[Scott]

Yeah, would like to find tha set at Best Buy or somewhere. About 10 of those titles I just picked up on seperate $1 DVDs. It would be nice to have the whole set.

[The Burgomaster]

Actually, I'm not sure how accurate that list is.  According to the distributor's website, the list of movies is somewhat different:

1. Big Fight, The
2. Black Cobra
3. Black Cobra 2
4. Black Cobra 3
5. Black Fist
6. Black Godfather, The
7. Brave Lion
8. Chase Step by Step
9. City Ninja
10. Deadly Duo
11. Death Machines
12. Death of a Ninja
13. Fighting Mad
14. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
15. Four Robbers
16. Four Shaolin Challengers
17. Guy with the Secret Kung Fu, The
18. Hands of Death
19. Head Hunter, The
20. Heroes of Shaolin Part 1
21. Heroes of Shaolin Part 2
22. Image of Bruce Lee
23. Impossible Kid, The
24. Infernal Street
25. Karate Kids USA
26. Kung Fu Arts
27. Kung Fu Kids Break Away
28. Master, The: Max
29. Master, The: Out of Time Step
30. Ninja Champion
31. Ninja Death I
32. Ninja Death II
33. Ninja Death III
34. Ninja Empire
35. Ninja Heat
36. Ninja: The Protector
37. Real Bruce Lee, The
38. Return of the Kung Fu Dragon
39. Return of the Street Fighter
40. Shadow Ninja
41. Shaolin Deadly Kicks
42. Shaolin Temple
43. Sister Street Fighter
44. Snake Fist Dynamo
45. Snake, The Tiger, The Crane, The
46. Spirits of Bruce Lee
47. Street Fighter, The
48. Ten Fingers of Death
49. Tiger Love
50. Weapons of Death

It will be interesting to see which one is more accurate!

[Fearless Freep]

"Accuracy" means a whole nuther thing with these movies.  I have a hard enough time find accurate titles...

[Scottie]

In the package is listed "The Black Godfather." It got me to thinking... when are they going to release a blaxploitation 50 Classic movie set?

[The Burgomaster]

Scottie:

I am a big blaxploitation fan, and I would love to see a 50 movie pack.  Although, I probably already have most of the movies that would be in the set.  Blaxploitation is one of my favorite sub-genres.

[Ozzymandias]

I remember seeing a clip of this as a kid on Sneak Previews. There was a glowing effect on the fighters hands and (what sounded like) the opening music of the TV Ironside.