release a king boxer in the u. k. this film be essentially the first kung fu film to go on general release in the u. k. many of u have ratchet through kurosawa astonishingly gritty and involve drama and be use to oriental film be beautifully shoot and light and with somewhat restrained pacing and all in all like leaf through an album of very fine still photograph that just happen to be move . along come run run shaw and co. with their widescreen home movie production value and and astonish ripe for parody dubbing and all the rule have change . king boxer be the first in through the door and leave a clearly mark trail for others to follow with their foot plant firmly on top of the blazed footstep . in spite of hokey plot and pantomime acting and cheesy jump cut and spaghetti western style snap step zoom and this film be marvellous . gorgeous without be opulent and with the most brilliant fight choreography ever to grace a screen . we love the sickening violence and the anguish and the testosterone . the martial artist among u find some of the technique fascinating and if flamboyant and oftentimes silly . it be so very different from the japanese stuff we all know and and it have lovely acrobatic grace that perfectly complement the sickening violence and bloodstained floor . delightful . the king lear scene be and at the time and quite a milestone in schlock you cruel bastard . my . now it rather less shocking and but still a bit of a gut churnerwe do not notice that any female in sight be absolutely one dimensional . after see more film of the genre and it now stand out like a sore thumb and but at the time it do not matterthis film define what would rapidly become the kung fu movie clichés . all of them . watch it and remember that until this burst onto the western screen and there be no genre for it to slot into . it be unique and awesome . it be the first kung fu movie and it still be and for me and many others and the best .