Wang zi cheng chong (1984) User Reviews

A kung fu variety show

[ckormos1 · 6/10 · 1 November 2012]

I watched a DVD version of the Ocean Shores VHS with hardsubs Chinese on top of English in widescreen. The resolution was maybe 480p and the color was acceptable. There is an underlying story about a lazy son who knows some kung fu but mostly fakes it to show off. After being exposed he does good by improving his skills to the point where he can finally knock down his kung fu master father. It's comedy and plays like a variety show. There's the lion dance, hip hop dance, fortune teller sketch, training sequence, shaolin monk con man, and true martial arts master just to name some of the scenes. The funny parts actually are funny and the kung fu is top notch. At the time of this review the IMDb rating was a totally unreal 8 plus out of 10. I would recommend it for fans of the genre but not rate it any higher than slightly above average at six plus.

Best-of remix

[Leofwine_draca · 5/10 · 10 October 2019]

I WILL FINALLY KNOCK YOU DOWN, DAD! is a lesser comedy from the Shaw Brothers studio, although not without merit. Chin Siu-ho plays the usual arrogant and spoilt young master who gets into a war of words with his tough guy father, played by cinema legend Chen Kuan Tai. What follows is extremely broad and episodic, as he takes part in a lion dance, indulges in combat with a stern martial arts school master, trains under the auspices of an old monk, and finally returns to prove his worth. It's lively stuff but quite simplistic with it, good for a laugh or two but rather familiar from previous films; a best-of remix, if you like. The ROCKY-inspired training sequence is the highlight here, alongside the great cameos from Phillip Ko, Lo Lieh and Bill Tung, all of whom are sadly no longer with us..