The Skyhawk - any good?

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The Skyhawk - any good?

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One of the last films (not THE last one) in which Kwan Tak Hing played WFH, is this any good? :)

I've only seen him play WFH in Magnificent Butcher - it would be interesting to see some of the early black and white films he made.
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You can also see him play WFH in Dreadnaught with Yuen Biao and Leung Kar-Yan.

I've read that The Skyhawk is a very average film.
The only good thing in it is the choregraphy by Sammo Hung.
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OK :)
Is Dreadnaught better? I think that was the last film in which he played WFH.
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I prefer Dreadnaught to Magnificent Butcher.
There's more comedy and more action.
Also there's an amazing lion dance demonstration that blows OUATIC 3 out of the water.
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Not available on DVD yet?
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The Skyhawk is pretty mediocre.

Dreadnaught is the best of the latter-day Kwan Tak Hing movies.
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Is DN on DVD? :)
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It's been released on DVD in France (of course :D ).

I remember reading that HKL had the rights (don't know if they still do).
Deltamac has released it in HK some time ago, but I think it might be OOP now.

DN deserves a decent DVD edition.
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Knowing HKL, we have more chance of seeing Wong Jing winning an Oscar before HKL release Skyhawk
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Mega Star also released DREADNAUGHT. That's the edition I have. Does nicely until an HD remaster comes along... :mrgreen:
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Re: The Skyhawk - any good?

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The Skyhawk is an odd film - sticking Kwan Tak-hing into a typical 70's basher. Nora is cute as ever.
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