SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

dworldeater Duel To The Death is my favorite Chinese swordsman/wuxia film(tied with The Bride With White Hair). The film was directed by Ching Siu Tung, who handled the fights as well. Duel To The Death is top notch entertainment and is an action packed visual feast that should please the most fickle fans of martial arts and action cinema. Unlike many other swordplay films, Duel To The Death has a pretty cohesive plot. While there is no love lost between the Chinese and The Japanese and the themes are familiar in Hong Kong/Chinese cinema, it is presented in an interesting way. Damian Lau and Norman Chu are to face each other in a Duel To The Death which takes place every 10 years where China and Japan have their top swordsmen face each other in combat. There is a lot more behind the scenes going on concerning the fight, of which both sides play dirty and temporarily unite both warriors to have a fair duel. The fight scenes are abundant, bloody and super crazy with possibly the best use of ninjas on celluloid. Leading the ninja clan is Eddie Ko and is an excellent performance. In Duel To The Death the kung fu craziness goes way past 11 and the choreography is the best of the best. Ching Siu Tung in addition to being a director is top action choreographer and is responsible for some of the best action movies in Hk(The Killer, Hero, House Of Flying Daggers, etc). Also, what is interesting is the take on nationalism , which puts a much different spin on the topic than many of the right wing action films coming out in the US at that time. Duel To The Death is a well done, highly entertaining and super violent martial arts classic that has a bit of depth and substance to accompany the flying exploding ninjas,disembowlments, decapitations and sick kung fu. Duel To The Death is a true kung fu classic and a great movie to start with for those unfamiliar, but interested in the genre.

masercot This was a good martial arts flick. There were good special effects, enjoyable fight sequences and decent acting; moreover, there was something that you don't see the Chinese movies from that era: A sympathetic Japanese character.Not to say that the Japanese champion (played by Norman Chu) is a good person...far from it; but, he is honorable. He is also three dimensional. He is kind to children and not a thug. If you've seen martial arts movies with Japanese characters, you can understand how different this is.If you already like Chinese Kung Fu movies, this one is worth an evening...

jh_reaper Yes if you read my above sentence summary you read right. Exploding ninjas, giant ninjas, TONS of blood and loads of fun. This is one of the more fun experiences I've ever had watching a film and this is pretty easy to get on DVD (Amazon, Netflix, etc) for rent or buy. If you like old Kung Fu/Swordplay/Samurai type films then you should like this one. There are a lot of beautiful and bloody sword fights. The film knows exactly what it's trying to do and does that well. I am also impressed at the amount of Ninjas in this film because there's rarely Ninja in film, or at least good ones I should say and I for one happen to love them so it's a shame. Martial artist gather for a tournament held every 10 years and the end result is brutal, bloody, amazingly choreographed sword fights between the Japanese/Chinese characters. Ninja's explode, people talk with their heads having been separated from the rest of their body, and blood flies everywhere - so if that's your thing then check this one. A rare gem that more Martial Arts/Swordplay/Kung Fu/Samurai film fans should see. I love it!

ShopSmart I bought this on a whim for $5 out of a bin of movies, and I quite enjoyed it. It had an interesting story, and decent acting. So the action was not up to todays standards, and it was corny at times, but it wasn't bad. Heck, some times corny rocks. I think they did a great job for what was available in 1982. If they were to remake this movie with current special effects (like they remake every movie) it would be an action packed extravaganza. Slashing and hacking all the way to box office success. I give this movie 7/10 stars, but suggest watching it with subtitles. Dubbing just kind of ruins a movie. I need one more line to post this so here it is.