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The Killer Meteors

Original title: Fung yu seung lau sing
  • 1976
  • PG-13
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.2K
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The Killer Meteors (1976)
ActionAdventureThriller

Mei Xing He is a local hero, as known as "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon makes him invincible. However, when Hua Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, Mei Xing H... Read allMei Xing He is a local hero, as known as "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon makes him invincible. However, when Hua Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, Mei Xing He will face the deadliest challenge of his life.Mei Xing He is a local hero, as known as "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon makes him invincible. However, when Hua Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, Mei Xing He will face the deadliest challenge of his life.

  • Director
    • Wei Lo
  • Writer
    • Lung Ku
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Yu-Li Lan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wei Lo
    • Writer
      • Lung Ku
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Jimmy Wang Yu
      • Yu-Li Lan
    • 19User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Hua Wu Bin
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Mei Xing He
    • (as Yu Wang)
    Yu-Li Lan
    Yu-Li Lan
    Ling Lung Yu
    Hui-Lou Chen
    Hui-Lou Chen
    Shen-Lin Chen
    Shen-Lin Chen
    Kuo-Chung Ching
    Kuo-Chung Ching
    Han Hsieh
    Han Hsieh
    Han-Chang Hu
    Han-Chang Hu
    Wei Hu
    Kuan-Hsiung Huang
    Phillip Ko
    Phillip Ko
    Chiang Li
    Sze-Sze Li
    Wen-Tai Li
    Wen-Tai Li
    Saeng-chul Lim
      Yi-Lung Lu
      Yi-Lung Lu
      Chang Ma
      Chang Ma
      • Director
        • Wei Lo
      • Writer
        • Lung Ku
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      User reviews19

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      4ckormos1

      the movie that killed one career and severely wounded another

      Director Lo Wei should have spent more time asleep in his director chair or at the race track instead of actually directing this movie. I tried to watch this for the third time and still can't keep my finger off the fast forward button. I had to wait at least 20 minutes for the first fight and it was between Jackie Chan and Jimmy Wang Yu. It was craptacular. By about an hour I totally gave up on fight expectations and slowed down for some eye candy but even the lovely ladies failed to hold my attention. Jimmy's career as an action lead had not totally crashed and burned, he had a few moments in films in 1977, but this movie was certainly where it ended for him. Jackie, once he totally escaped from Lo Wei's clutches, managed to recover. I cannot recommend this for even the most hard core fan as I myself am a hard core fan and I still have not watched the movie to completion after three attempts.
      5fluffchop

      Too many plot twists make for disjointed viewing

      Not a Jacky Chan film by any stretch of the imagination. The movie had potential with the typical setup of the bad guys and the hero on a mission. It just got so out of hand with the twists and turns and the need to explain them all verbally. Some Kung Fu was present. Some pretty actresses were also in the movie. It's watchable but don't expect a Jacky Chan starring role type film. I'd watch it again, if only to sort out the plot twists.
      Zargo

      not a jackie chan movie

      I actually found this movie a lot of fun, although if you go in expecting a Jackie Chan movie you'll be disapointed, as he's in only a few scenes and a couple of fights, though his role is important. At the time this film was made, Jackie was struggling to make any impact on the box-office, and was delegated to villian to make way for Jimmy Wang Yu who was a much bigger star at the time (Kimmy Wang who? you may ask) and it's he that is clearly the star of Killer Meteors. As other reviewers have mentioned, it's the story and characters are the reason to watch this, as in that respect it's a good watch. The sets/props/costumes are actually pretty good too for the Lo Wei Motion Picture Co. The fighting coreography is only average, however.

      However, most people who see this movie will be expecting a Jackie-filled stunt spectacular, and they will be disapointed.
      rubber

      An amazing heirarchy of martial-arts experts makes this film interesting.

      It's not the best movie ever made, but I recommend this one for martial arts fans who watch their kung-fu for the fighting, and the characters, as I like to sometimes. There is this incredible heirarchy of experts, which gets more compelling as the movie goes on. From the three fighters in the beginning who are good enough to break rocks, to the best fighters in the world, we get a look at the whole gamut. Half of them seem to be better than any fighter from most other movies, and the other half amaze you with how much better than the rest of the people they are!

      Most kung-fu movies have one or two really great fighters, and they end up fighting in the end. But this one has a dozen or so, and I really get excited when I think about just how bad these guys are.
      4InjunNose

      Wang Yu (on his way down) and Jackie Chan (on his way up) meeting briefly in midair

      Ho-hum swordplay drama distinguished only by the fact that it features Jackie Chan in a rare villainous role. Chan was just two years away from superstardom (though from this vantage point, it must have been difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel), while ill-used Wang Yu's career was winding down. His face had begun to look doughy, and his performance as the hero is tired and dispirited. The action is mostly watchable, but the finale relies on a cheap special effects gimmick where good, solid choreography would have served the film much better. Some of the static dialogue scenes could have been trimmed down, too; 104 minutes is a tad lengthy for a low-budget fight flick. Avoid "The Killer Meteors" unless you're intent on seeing every foot of celluloid from Chan's early career.

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      • Quotes

        Wa Wu-Bin: The Rich man likes to think he's poor, the sick man likes to think he's immortal - that's how men are.

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        References King Kong (1933)

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      • Release date
        • August 21, 1976 (Hong Kong)
      • Countries of origin
        • Hong Kong
        • Taiwan
      • Language
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • Tiger der Todesarena
      • Production company
        • Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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