The Curse of the Dragon Sword (2017) User Reviews

The dubbing ruins it

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 12 December 2017]

THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON SWORD is an indie wuxia film from America, heavily influenced by the old kung fu films of the 1970s. There's an arid desert landscape, a character dressed like David Carradine in KUNG FU, and various young beautiful but deadly women. A little action complements the plot. The main problem I had with this is that it appears to have been shot silently with the dialogue dubbed in - very badly, I might add - afterwards. I suppose this was done in an intentionally cheesy way to recall the old grindhouse-era kung fu movies, but the effect is embarrassingly amateurish here.

More cheese than a Kraft warehouse

[lotekguy-1 · 4/10 · 8 June 2022]

On the plus side, they check all the boxes for spoofing everything found in the Hong Kong martial arts flicks of the1970s, including those with mystical elements. Lack of continuity, villainous cackling, weaponized beard, dialog with drivel delivered as if profound, long training sequences, and, of course, revenge driving the plot. They also toss in other bits of silliness, ranging from casting to costumes, bad synching and even a bit of Abbot and Costello.

The problem is that it's only occasionally funny, making it seem much longer than its running time. The long pointless pauses, despite their satiric intent, grow more annoying than amusing. If you're looking for a spoof generating more laughs, try Kung Pow: Enter the Fist. That packs more of a punch to tide you over until the next time you're in the mood to re-watch the best of the best (lower case; not the title of those mediocre movies), KUNG FU HUSTLE. That's entertainment.