Starring: Lin Hsiao Lan, Oshima Yukari Directors: Lee Tso Nam Synopsis: KUNG FU WONDER CHILD (1989) stars Taiwanese wunderkind Lin Hsiao Lan, who also starred in the similarly-themed magical kung fu fantasies, MAGIC OF SPELL (1986) and MAGIC WARRIORS (1991).Here she plays the grandson (she always played male parts) of the cook at a taoist kung fu school.She picks up all kinds of skills and tricks simply by watching and observing.
And she lures two of the students there into all sorts of mischief as her co-conspirators. Ghosts, spells, miniature sets and magical kung fu battles all figure in the action. There are some clever scenes, including one where Grandpa uses miniature models of all the principals to get the two students to protect a ghost whod been accidentally freed. At another point, the evil priest turns into a beautifully animated cartoon dragon. Also, the proceedings are simply not as inspired as MAGIC OF SPELL, although theyre marginally more enjoyable than MAGIC WARRIORS (where Lin had to share so much screen time with a bratty kid), which, like WONDER CHILD, was directed by Lee Tso Nam (better known for old school kung fu efforts like EAGLES CLAW and CHALLENGE OF DEATH). Yukari Oshima Martial Art Series That IncludedThis one also pales next to such similarly themed taoist kung fu spectacles of the 1980s as Sammo Hungs ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND and the Yuen Clan series that included MIRACLE FIGHTERS, TAOISM DRUNKARD, SHAOLIN DRUNKARD, and YOUNG TAOISM FIGHTER. Ip messenger for mac os high sierraIVL Joy Sales Kam And Ronson Mega Star Mei-Ah Mokran Video Network Ocean Shores HK Ocean Shores US Panorama Pearl City Posters Pyramid Pyramid AV RM Films Shaw Brothers U.
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