Joe Halegua (halegua) This was a very fun movie to watch on a boring Saturday night. I ordered in some Chinese food, sat on my couch, popped it in, and enjoyed. A great revenge story, with lots of cheesy sound effects, and tons of funny fight scenes. I don't feel that it was degrading towards physically handicapped people. Actually I feel like it was a tribute towards them. Watch this movie with some Pork Spare Ribs, Chicken Chow Mein, Orange Beef, and some Green Tea. Follow my guidelines and you will enjoy this movie. This film is definitely re-watchable, and you can definitely jump to a fight scene and enjoy a good 5 minute fight scene quickly before you go out for the night. 7/10

morbiusf4 In all seriousness I ended up renting this movie as something I thought would be funny to watch. I even thought the two crippled masters would actually be two normal people simply holding their arms in their shirts and filming only from the waist up. Boy was I wrong. I can't imagine how the coreographers managed to pull this off, but the movie is awesome. The fight scenes are far above average, the plot is decent, and the main bad guy has a big iron hump on his back. What more could you ask for in a kung fu movie?

sanzar "The Crippled Masters" qualifies as one of the weirdest entries in the Kung Fu genre, which was so popular in urban grindhouses in the early to mid-70's. Despite the 1984 copyright date, this curiosity obviously was filmed at least 10 years earlier & no doubt played a rat infested, inner city theater or two.No actors or technicians are credited on the New Line print in circulation, but longtime fans will obviously spot some genre vets in supporting roles. The actually crippled "stars" (an armless man and his near-legless partner)probably made this one picture & then faded into obscurity.A secret Kung Fu society banishes one of its members, but not before cutting of the poor unfortunate fellow's arms. Soon, the individual who presided over this cruel punishment is, himself, banished, suffering an acid bath that nearly disintegrates his legs. Improbably, they end up as partners under the tutelage of an ancient, alcoholic-looking "master" who teaches them kung fu, to help them to exact revenge on the leader of the secret society who ordered their mutilations.Also figuring into the plot is the search for the "8 Jade Horses", statuettes that imbue "one who understands" with great kung fu powers. Each side wants them, including a "government" investigator sent to find them. This sets the stage for several interminable and amateurish "chop-socky" set pieces as the film lunges and kicks towards its conclusion.As usual, the dubbing of this Hong Kong production is atrocious and the sound effects accompanying the various blows sound like those of a poorly produced video game. The chief interest of this film is it's sheer "political incorrectness", as it exploits the humiliations experienced by the poor unfortunate cripples cast in the lead roles.Sadistically sick, but in a cheesy sort of way, it's a definite guilty pleasure. Best viewed with a cold six pack handy!

Mitch Weaver If you think you would enjoy watching a movie about an armless kung-fu warrior and a legless kung-fu warrior who team up to get back at the guys who chopped them up... this is your movie