Invincible Super Chan starts as the Invincible Super Chan himself pitches up outside the oriental home of May Yan Chung who has been a very naughty boy because he killed the Invincible Super Chan's master & for that transgression he must die. After the Invincible Super Chan has dealt with Chung & his fat bald Brother he becomes the most feared fighter in China. Chung's daughter Ling is understandably upset that her entire family has been wiped out by the Invincible Super Chan & sets about gaining her own revenge, or at least I think that's what happened in this film...
This Hong Kong production was directed by Sun Yan & it is either the biggest piece of crap ever or the most entertaining & hilarious martial arts film I've ever seen, I personally think it's somewhere between the two. The script, by someone whom I can't name-check because there are no credits on Invincible Super Chan, basically has no story other than constant fights involving the Invincible Super Chan & he is invincible for reasons that were never explained. He manages to fight & kill literally 100's of guys during this film in all manner of bizarre ways that have to be seen to be believed. The Invincible Super Chan can also jump over 100 feet up into the air & land on top of a cliff! Your jaw will drop as you watch Invincible Super Chan, it defies logical rationalisation & is certainly a unique way to spend 90 odd minutes. The character's are cardboard cutouts & just about as useful, the dialogue is hilariously bad & the film doesn't make much sense overall but it moves along like a rocket as there is fight after fight after fight before it ends as the Invincible Super Chan rides off on horseback into the sunset minus his left arm.
Director Yan tries to inject plenty of violence, action, fights & bizarre moments in his film although it's quite poorly made at times with some terrible editing, special effects & lacklustre fights. There are scenes where the Invincible Super Chan throws bad guys into trees & they get stuck on the branches, he shoves a rock into some guys mouth & then pushes his face down into the ground so he swallows the rock, he jumps up the face of cliffs, he fights bad guys who have killer springs, one can surf across water on his flag pole (he can also make fish magically disappear) & who can forget the samurai dwarf & his mate who fights with a deadly abacus! Seriously, I'm not joking. All that strangeness along with dozens of silly looking gravity defying jumps, leaps & somersault's can be found in Invincible Super Chan, quite astonishing stuff. The fights aren't that well choreographed & look daft more than anything else. Apparently this was banned in over 30 countries, well maybe back in '72 when it was made but not these days because although there's plenty of fights & a fair amount of blood it's not overly graphic, someone is sliced in two, the Invincible Super Chan has his arm sliced off (not that it bothers him), & there are various impalings but little else as it doesn't come anywhere near the likes of Shogun Assassin (1980).
Technically Invincible Super Chan is a little rough around the edges, there's a hilarious moment where the Invincible Super Chan is talking to his wife against a sunset but the sunset, sky & clouds are a painted backdrop & you can see the actors shadows on the sun! I liked the locations & costumes which looked suitably ancient & oriental. The acting is hard to call as it was shot in Cantonese & badly dubbed into English, Invincible Super Chan is absolutely hilarious to listen too with some really awful dialogue.
Invincible Super Chan is a film which is hard to call, it makes for terrific entertainment but in all honesty it's a poor film in every other regard. Good for some laughs but little else I'm afraid.
This Hong Kong production was directed by Sun Yan & it is either the biggest piece of crap ever or the most entertaining & hilarious martial arts film I've ever seen, I personally think it's somewhere between the two. The script, by someone whom I can't name-check because there are no credits on Invincible Super Chan, basically has no story other than constant fights involving the Invincible Super Chan & he is invincible for reasons that were never explained. He manages to fight & kill literally 100's of guys during this film in all manner of bizarre ways that have to be seen to be believed. The Invincible Super Chan can also jump over 100 feet up into the air & land on top of a cliff! Your jaw will drop as you watch Invincible Super Chan, it defies logical rationalisation & is certainly a unique way to spend 90 odd minutes. The character's are cardboard cutouts & just about as useful, the dialogue is hilariously bad & the film doesn't make much sense overall but it moves along like a rocket as there is fight after fight after fight before it ends as the Invincible Super Chan rides off on horseback into the sunset minus his left arm.
Director Yan tries to inject plenty of violence, action, fights & bizarre moments in his film although it's quite poorly made at times with some terrible editing, special effects & lacklustre fights. There are scenes where the Invincible Super Chan throws bad guys into trees & they get stuck on the branches, he shoves a rock into some guys mouth & then pushes his face down into the ground so he swallows the rock, he jumps up the face of cliffs, he fights bad guys who have killer springs, one can surf across water on his flag pole (he can also make fish magically disappear) & who can forget the samurai dwarf & his mate who fights with a deadly abacus! Seriously, I'm not joking. All that strangeness along with dozens of silly looking gravity defying jumps, leaps & somersault's can be found in Invincible Super Chan, quite astonishing stuff. The fights aren't that well choreographed & look daft more than anything else. Apparently this was banned in over 30 countries, well maybe back in '72 when it was made but not these days because although there's plenty of fights & a fair amount of blood it's not overly graphic, someone is sliced in two, the Invincible Super Chan has his arm sliced off (not that it bothers him), & there are various impalings but little else as it doesn't come anywhere near the likes of Shogun Assassin (1980).
Technically Invincible Super Chan is a little rough around the edges, there's a hilarious moment where the Invincible Super Chan is talking to his wife against a sunset but the sunset, sky & clouds are a painted backdrop & you can see the actors shadows on the sun! I liked the locations & costumes which looked suitably ancient & oriental. The acting is hard to call as it was shot in Cantonese & badly dubbed into English, Invincible Super Chan is absolutely hilarious to listen too with some really awful dialogue.
Invincible Super Chan is a film which is hard to call, it makes for terrific entertainment but in all honesty it's a poor film in every other regard. Good for some laughs but little else I'm afraid.