Hand of Death [1976].x264.DVDrip (Jackie.Chan)

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Video Information
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Type.................: Movie
File Validation......: MD5 7 SHA-256 HASH

Title................: Hand of Death (aka Countdown to Kung Fu),
Studio...............: Mega star Japan
Actors...............: Jackie Chan, Chang Chung, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Tao-liang Tan, James Tien
Directors............: John Woo (as Wu Yu Sheng)
Writers..............: John Woo (as Wu Yu Sheng)
Genre................: Action
Release Date.........: 15 July 1976 (Hong Kong), April 5, 2005 (DVD)
Duration.............: 01:32:45 (per actual main feature)
Rated................: R
Cover(s) Included....: Yes

Language.............: Chinese
Subtitles............: Chinese, English, Japanese
Resolution...........: 480p @ 16x9
Source...............: Retail R2 DVD

IMDb Information.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073694/
IMDb Rating..........: 6.1
RottenTomatoes.......: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shao-lin-men-countdown-to-kung-fuhand-of-deathstrike-of-deathshaolin-men/
RT Rating............: 47%

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Encoding/Bitrate Information
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Format : MPEG-4
File size : 865 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 305 Kbps

Video

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Format profile : High@L3.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Bit rate : 1 193 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 272 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.25:1
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Minimum frame rate : 9.990 fps
Maximum frame rate : 29.970 fps
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 130 r2273 b3065e6

Audio

Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 116 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Language : Chinese

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Filename : Hand of Death [1976].x264.DVDrip (Jackie.Chan).mp4
MD5 : 2940f7ddddefcc196ffdaa45a0241bd1
SHA-256 : 9db60a89a72d792edd99d8a98599ab670b9856f1bbc21fa395860e1ce9c6db59
File Size : 907,495,959
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Reviews/Synopsis
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Please go to the following website for detailed information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_Death

Also known as "Countdown in Kung Fu," "Shao Lin men," "Shaolin Men," and "Strike of Death." Contains brief nudity. (Note: the Manchu (or Qing) were the rulers of China when the "Westerners" arrived and were the last Imperial rulers.
As they ruled from 1644 until 1911, and had many rebellions to put down, it is unclear when the actions of the movie are supposed to occur).

The Manchu (Qing) rule China, and have tried to take over the Shaolin martial arts. They failed, and now they have set out to destroy the Shaolin way. An ex-Shaolin (James Tien) works for the Manchu's to destroy the Shaolin way.
A Shaolin disciple (Tan Tao Liang) fights back with the help of Jackie Chan (delivery man) and Chang Chung (swordsman). Meanwhile an anti-Qing revolution is underway.

It's interesting to see Jackie Chan so young (you can also see the young Jackie Chan in the 1981 US movie "Cannonball Run"; it should be stressed that neither Sammo Hung nor Jackie Chan are the main stars in this movie).

The fighting is quite impressive, the acting (as much as I can tell) is good, the music is great, the plot is solid (maybe slightly less than I would expect from John Woo, and more than I would expect from an early Kung Fu movie).
At times the movie seems to be a Chinese version of the Magnificent Seven, though missing one or two people.
The martial arts action is impressive and well done (I'm divided on whether the fighting looks too staged or looks more realistic than the more "magical, flying" martial arts action of today).

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