A classic from Shaw Brothers, but I was a bit let down. Probably because there wasn't that much kung fu going down, but there was more than a couple decapitations. The Emperor orders the killings of some guys, and one of his officers creates a new weapon to do so, the flying guillotine. The officer gathers some men and trains them in the use of the weapon. Chen Kuan Tai is the most talented of the bunch, and the second best is jealous and a snitch to the Emperor. Chen Kuan Tai leaves the ranks of the flying guillotine because the Emperor is having loyal men wrongfully killed. Now the flying guillotine squad is after Chen. The second in command frames the head officer for treason and kills him. Years later, Chen has a wife and son, but is tracked down and Chen and his rival square off.
First of all the flying guillotine is a frisbee on a chain. You throw the disc and it lands on the head of the victim. Then, it folds down to encase the whole head. A tug on the chain triggers the blades and sends the device flying back with a freshly severed head. For some reason the outside diameter of the thing looks like a big saw blade. Wouldn't these sharp edges make it somewhat difficult to catch it when it returns? Nobody loses any hands, so I guess not. The beheadings are kinda cool with some blood and sometimes the corpses all shake and shimy around. To counter the flying guillotine Chen invents a metal umbrella, which works for a while until it breaks. The dubbing was good and cheesy with a guy saying something like "I lost my wallet". I don't think they called them "wallets" back then. Enough incoherent babbling, Flying Guillointe was good, but don't go looking for kung fu. This movie is only good because it has a good gimmick, the flying guillotine.
"Review" by Keith