Odd Couple is definitely one of the best kung fu weaponry films as the choreography of the sword and spear fighting is absolutely brilliant and is the main draw of the film. Sammo Hung (sword)and Lau Kar (spear) Wing play two kung fu masters who fight every year, a contest which always ends in a draw. So they come up with the idea of each training a student to fight for them in 10 years. However an enemy from their past (Leung Kar Yan) has not forgotten injuries they have done him...
the clever part of this is that each master finds a student that is played by the other main star, which gives each a chance to demonstrate their impressive skill with both weapons - these are the kind of fight scenes that cannot be filmed any more as few people have good enough timing.
As with most films of this genre and era, the plot is irrelevant and as with most Sammo Hung films the comic relief is present and for once not too tiresome - however not enough to get in the way. Leung Kar Yan makes for a fearsome opponent and the final showdown does not disappoint. Highly recommended.
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