Name: Di zang wang
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 5
Cast: David Wei Tang, Chi-Min Chin, Chun-Erh Lung

Saviour Monk (1975) is about a guy who gives up his earthly crap to become a monk and travels the world (or China) to be an idiot. On his quest, he must protect some people from some evil wizards or whatever and deal with his stupid wife.

Saviour Monk is a fantasy/drama/adventure movie. It is not a Kung Fu movie for those who care. This movie contains corny sorcery, some sword fights, a monster fight between a dragon and some bug-eyed thing, Doris Lung doing a hootchie mama dance and so forth. Now, this sounds like something of a spectacle but it is not. What ultimately ruins the movie is slow pacing and horrible melodrama. The dialog and drama in between some of the left-field elements is long and boring. So yes, it is not your typical crackhead Chinese movie to the likes of Super Infra Man or Battle Wizard. It's slow and meaningless.

Whatever sword play this film has to offer is awful. It's slow as **** and a lot less evolved than 60's Wuxia Pian movies. The special effects are just plain crappy. I can't explain it but take my word for it. The only redeemable thing about the movie is the monster fight but it's very short so not worth the effort. 

In Conclusion: It may be worth one look but if I were you, I just forget about this all together and find something else to watch.... LIKE PAINT DRY! OH!

Mandarin-language cinema across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore explores historical reflection, cultural identity, and personal sacrifice, often expressed through poetic visuals and sweeping narratives. In Mainland China, this takes the form of allegory and large-scale epics that reflect on national history. Taiwan emphasizes intimate modernist realism, generational change, and the search for identity. Singapore contributes stories of migration, multiculturalism, and the negotiation of tradition in a globalized city.

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