five finger of death start the american kung fu movie craze but i remember see it for the first time a king boxer in chinatown and nyc and without the bad dubbing and few american . i also be fortunate enough to see the american premiere of five finger of death on time square and nyc . what a contrast this turn out to be . same film but different audience . in chinatown and this film take on a more serious tone to the viewer . it be because of hear the real voice of the actor ( in chinese ) that make this movie more believable . chinatown theater be show violent kung fu film for year ( 1972 boxer from shantung beat them all in gore ) and so the action choreography and story be the main attraction . rival school plot be not overuse yet so the storyline seem fresh . every great kung fu film have wonderful and dastardly villain you want to see get their comeuppance and ffod have them too . the star and lieh lo and be a known actor in chinese theater . the mostly chinese audience enjoy this film immensely . the audience buzz while leave this film give the final satisfaction to me . on time square and this film be an action comedy . probably unintentionally . i enjoy it here too but for different reason . the crowd be ethnic and quite energetic . from the start and the movie make you laugh . as soon a the audience hear those strange british accent come from those chinese actor the movie turn into a violent and gory cartoon . most american audience saw this kind of gore in a horror film not in an action film . the action sequence blow the audience away . unfortunately and the movie studio saw that they enjoy it so much that and bad dubbing and unnecessary violence become a kung fu flick formula . i have fun see this movie with an american audience but enjoy it much more in chinatown . some film can pass the test of time but the dubbed version of ffod can not . the original king boxer be still enjoyable . a classic .