The Boxer's Omen (1983)
1h 45m | PG-13
After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.
Director: Kuei Chih-Hung
Studio: Shaw Brothers
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Action
Video: 720p
Cast
Phillip Ko Fai
as Chan Hung
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
as Abbot Qing Zhao
Wai Ka-Man
as Chan Hung's Girl
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
as Chan Wing
Bolo Yeung Sze
as Bu Bo
Cheung Chok-Chow
as Uncle Qi (uncredited)
Reviews
This one's definitely one to see, just to say you've seen it. That's not to say you won't get something out of it, but it's weird… it's tremendously weird! It starts off predictably enough, with a revenge flick set-up, but soon goes off on superbly bizarre tangents involving flying heads, automaton Buddhas and tons of maggots and oodles of vomit. It seems that anything to do with magic also involves maggots and vomit. A word of warning to people - like me - who like to try to psycho-analyse weird films, books etc.; don't try with this. Your head will hurt. The best thing to do when watching this, is just to let it wash over you.