Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: THE STORY OF CHINESE GODS

It's Brucesploitation time again with the inexplicable animated movie "The Story Of Chinese Gods" (1976)!
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[@Cloud3432]

The film is based on a Classical Chinese historical fantasy novel called “The Investiture of the Gods”. It takes place during the rebellion against a tyrant Emperor of ancient China’s Shang dynasty. The author of the novel added gods to the rebel army. The strategist of the army is Jiang Ziya not “Chang China”. The main character of the novel is a god reincarnated as a boy called Li Nezha (the character who looks like Chun Li). Li Nezha is also known as the dragon slayer because he slaughters a dragon. Bruce Lee apparently takes the role of a another god sent to help the rebels with three eyes called Erlang Shen. The emperor’s concubine is called Su Daji. She was historically a beautiful but cruel woman so the author of the novel wrote that she was actually a fox demon disguised as a human.

[@MMFan2004]

Can you list a Chinese gods that's appear in this movie?

[@Nik-ff3tu]

This guy got so high he understood the movie 😂

[@DocLantern85]

Not to mention that a new line of Ultraman model kits called "The Armour of Legends," has Ultraman Orb, Ginga, and Victory dressed as Jiang Ziya, Nezha, and Erleng Shen. Plus, Tregear as Shen Gongbao.

[@redjed100]

@@Nik-ff3tu Nah. It’s just that the novel it’s based on has a very long story, one that couldn’t conceivably be told in one movie. That might have something to do with why most of the latter half of the movie is just images flashing on screen.

[@loneronin6813]

I think it's awesome that you know this as I have a fascination with mythology, especially those of various Asian cultures. I also enjoy Greek, Celtic, and Norse mythology among others. What I'm getting at is that I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge on the subject. :)

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

Something tells me this started out as an innocent animation about Chinese Mythology then was changed to cash in on the passing of Bruce Lee.

[@kamenriderblastknight2226]

i wouldn't be surprised that is true

[@lbwlawyer]

Sweet Bejeezus, it's like an episode of Jackie Chan Adventures being directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Bahahahahahaha!!!!! That's pretty damn accurate.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

With Carlos Castaneda as the animator.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 under the direction of his mentor Don Juan.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Actually I think it'd still make sense

[@matthewstoneback9]

A Jodorowsky film would have far better production values than this abomination!

[@Jolar70]

I worked at a video store in the early '90's and this was one of my favorites! It came in one of those over-sized "clamshell" VHS boxes. I would torture co-workers by having this on ALL the time! It's insane.

[@ScooterinAB]

You are a legend.

[@G-Thang26]

LMAO 😂😂

[@som1980]

In case anyone's wondering, the "Bruce Lee" character is Erlang Shen from Chinese mythology. He's pretty badass, no wonder they wanted Bruce Lee to represent him!

[@southanime]

Ok, what about the guy who breathed in someone's finger?

[@WillieManga]

Giving Erlang Shen his own movie is like giving Tien Shinhan his own movie... especially considering Tien is actually Erlang but without the spear. And I'd actually like to see that. It's just a shame that this is one of the only movies like that.

[@som1980]

@@WillieManga...and if Bruce Lee was alive to play the part 🤯

[@som1980]

@@southanime that my friend is Wu Ji. He was a wood cutter who insulted Jiang Ziya when he couldn't understand the sages wisdom. He also mocks Jiang Ziya when he proposes becoming minister. Jiang Ziya predicts he commit murder and die if he goes into town that day, but Wu Ji disrespects him for a third time and ignores his warning. Guess what happens to Wu Ji? Moral of the story: don't mock what you can't understand, don't put other people down for their ambitions, and heed the warning of your elders.

[@tuckerbowen4626]

Okay, and who's the "Chun-Li" character?

[@andypapin1560]

that "Bruce Lee guy" is actually God Er Lang Shen, his trademark is his third eye in his forehead

[@victorhernandez8723]

I take it he was the inspiration for Tien in the Dragon Ball franchise.

[@michaelccozens]

I mean, sure, but it's also very clearly Bruce Lee, unless Shen is known as the creator of Jeet Kune Do.

[@chocobros1]

The confusion might be chalked up to this being a tv series re-cut to be a movie. I remember lots of anime vhs releases way back being like that, especially ones from streamline pictures

[@GleeChan]

I might be wrong, but I think "Chun Li" is Prince Nezha

[@uncleaungzayyafromburma985]

It is.

[@Halfort57]

The Bruce Lee guy's name is Erlang-Sheng. A shapshifter god and rival to Sun Wukong

[@Tareltonlives]

Oh yeah, wasn't he the guy who kicked him out of heaven?

[@zachadcock6160]

The fight scenes in this film feel like the characters are fighting underwater.

[@ScreamingScallop]

4:37 Chalk this one up to crap translation and bad cuts in the US version. Okay, I'll explain this one on the off chance somebody cares, just this once. First a li'l backstory: King Chou, a fair enough ruler but lewd dude, made comments about wanting to bang the goddess of a temple he was visiting, so the goddess sent three demon sisters (fox, jade lute, pheasant) to seduce him into madness and tyranny, destroying his empire. So that's where those ladies came from. The "embankment" bit is a scheme to have Chou enlist the priest who killed the maneating jade lute demoness*, so her sisters could have their revenge. The loyal elderly minister is friends with the priest and warns him, knowing full well that Chou will slay him when the priest flees. The priest gives the minister a charm in the form of a scripture that will protect him from mortal injury--keeping him alive even after Chou has him cut out his own heart. Naturally, the demonesses immediately realize magic is afoot, so the pheasant demoness ambushes the minister on his way home, posing as a peasant selling "cabbages without hearts." The minister says, "But cabbages cannot exist without hearts!," whereupon the demoness snatches away the charm keeping him alive, sneering "Neither can men!" The minister immediately falls dead. *aw, you left out how the priest tries to sniff her butt and she farts in his face

[@mgkiryuu]

I will tell you, I watched this whole movie, (so I could draw the title card), and I could not tell of any of that was happening. I was so lost the first half. But I do like you taking the time out to write down exactly what was suppose to be happening. I like to learn new stuff like that :)

[@ScreamingScallop]

This movie was (is?) incredibly popular in Europe--the German DVD is called "Tarzerix: The Elephant Policeman" (!!!) and was given a kid-friendly opening theme song which you can find on KZbin. There was also a six-part comic-book adaptation (also titled "Tarzerix" which is apparently the name given to the Bruce Lee character) in Spain. But the (Taiwanese) movie itself is based on the Chinese novel "Investiture of the Gods," which is ONE HUNDRED chapters long. (My English copy had to be printed as two volumes.) It was preposterous to think they could cover even a fraction of it properly in less than ninety minutes. (See also: Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings.) If you like, look up "Investiture of the Gods" on Wikipedia; the article includes brief capsule of stories that made it into the movie (and at least one that didn't). "Story of Chinese Gods" is not even listed in the adaptations of the novel. :(

[@Tareltonlives]

Thanks for the explanation. I'm fairly unfamiliar with Chinese epic novels. This DOES feel like the Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings-bad animation, incoherent editing, sloppy translation of the story, and really trippy imagery

[@beneil2]

if I make an movie based on the Investiture of the Gods I keep all the chapters K.

[@dricsi07]

Thanks for the info. I know bits of this story but I didn't know the whole thing. Not to mention that Japan took parts of these legends and made them into theire own stuff wich make this thing extra confusing to look up.

[@thaddeusbelmont1662]

Now I see the inspiration for the animation in the Zelda CD-I game.

[@baranguirus]

Oliver Starley Chun-Chi-Nah betrayed the king!

[@Tareltonlives]

Mah boy, this lack of mythological context is what all true warriors strive for!

[@BerserkerGoji9973]

Oh my goodness! This is awful!

[@goufr3540]

Be wary of Dingo Pictures then, their animation or lack of is complete shit...for you.

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

Squala-la-la

[@TheCrazyTalkKid]

It's like Chinese mythology, LSD, and the people behind Garzey's Wing came together like some unholy trinity and shat on Bruce Lee.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Garzey's wing was made by none other than Yoshiyuki Tomino.

[@matthewkoch6937]

Not to mention that trippy "space ship" sounding series of notes behind the really "drug-inspired" scenes. I know that weird arrangement from another piece of '70's what-the-hell-ery, "Drugs Are Like That." I'm not a huge Bruce Lee fan, but the man deserved better than this acid-fest.

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Still better animation than Dingo Pictures.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Can’t argue with that!

[@TrueBuddhaCat]

True, but in terms of writing and dubbing and making any sense; it’s about the same

[@Maswartz226]

God I’d love to see Brandon review those

[@ethanmurray5001]

Okay. Who the Hell spiked my drink and with what?

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@BroomPusher2024 You forgot the meth.

[@h.plovecat4307]

GENERAL WAN

[@masoudshairzadeh6820]

Ah a fellow league player

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Blue meth?

[@Al_NERi]

I remember in the 80s when this used to show up on Kung Fu Theater type late night time slots. It must've been included in a TV syndication package deal. It was utterly mystifying.

[@mikerodgers7620]

Are you from Michigan? Did this show start at 11:30pm.

[@Al_NERi]

@Mike Rodgers the time slot is about right, but it wasn't Michigan or anywhere in the greater midwest. In those days local TV markets subscribed to the same syndicated programs all over the country, especially non network affiliated stations.

[@mikerodgers7620]

@@Al_NERi okay. I used to watch something similar.

[@devinreese1397]

It makes a little more sense if you know some chinese mythology.

[@B.-T.]

I got this as part of a Bruceploitation movie multipack. I must've watched it at least five times. I still have no idea what the fuck goes on in it.

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

40 Chinese gods downvoted this, only one man could be behind this.. Chun-Xi Na! (odd, drawn-out sting of brass notes)

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Chang Chee-Na sounds more like the name of a stereotypical and probably racist nowadays Asian character from a Looney Tunes or Hanna-Barbera cartoon.

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Yeah! Like that guy on that old Dick Tracy cartoon, with other partners such as Go-Go Gomez and Heap 'O Calories, who I'm going to assume were Scandinavian and Afrikaan characters respectively~

[@AlucardNoir]

You do know that for most of human history owning your own farmland was the dream to have right? hell, most revolutions in the the 19th century were fought over giving peasants the land they had worked as sefs. (note, the american revolution was at the end of the 18th century)

[@PhazonEnder]

"Thought over?"

[@AlucardNoir]

@@PhazonEnder fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@michaelccozens]

It's almost like he's telling jokes or something. The info is appreciated, but the snark is silly.

[@AlucardNoir]

@@michaelccozens the joke is funny only if your only frame or reference is present times where 95% of people live in a city. Since things were literally the reverse for most of human history, greater historical contex makes the joke look more like an uninformed remark than a joke.

[@michaelccozens]

@@AlucardNoir Was the joke being made in a "greater historical context", or specifically in relation to modern attitudes? Why you think you can unilaterally re-define the context of a statement is your question to answer. You're assuming ignorance because you want it to be there, for your ego. Please stop making people hate history; they know little enough of it as it is.

[@kestral63]

This retelling of the story is so inaccurate. They don't even show Jiang Ziya riding a flying, white hippo or piledriving an alien.

[@ahmataevo]

"I didn't kill those two men, I swear! They dropped to the ground and then proceeded to assault my boot with their stomachs till they passed out. At least, I thought they were just passed out..."

[@Jangobadass]

To add to the explanations in the comments: Bruce is playing three-eyed warrior god & bad ass Er Long Shen. (The character also inspired Tien in the Dragon Ball franchise) Also, I get the feeling this is another case of a foreign show being edited into a movie...

[@stevendobbins2826]

It's not a compilation film, but it's based on a very long, very strange (by Western standards) novel that's been so crunched down and condensed that any kind of context or coherency got squeezed out. The same novel, Feng Shen Bang, had several adaptions into live-action shows that each lasted several dozen full-hour episodes each.

[@Jangobadass]

@@stevendobbins2826 OH! 😲 Thank you.🙂

[@dr.decker3623]

thank you for that In-a-gadda-da-vida placement, it was playing in my head before you started it lol

[@jamescampbell39]

Many of the voice actors in this are veterans of many Kung Fu movies dubbing

[@Tamashikiri]

Eh, if I ever want to watch an animated version of the 16th century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanji, I'll stick with Soul Hunter. ...Yeah, this movie is based on medieval Chinese literature. No joke.

[@Jangobadass]

Hey, it's in the same boat as all those anime based on "Journey to the West" that only use the base story and do whatever they want to fill the rest.

[@Tareltonlives]

Is the 2016 movie based on this novel any good? The one with Jet Li and Fan Bingbing?

[@michaeldublg]

"Be on every drug at the same time" That maybe laugh out loud, too funny!! ... Thumbs up that was awesome!

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

1:40: That, or rejected Tekken characters 2:11: Are those demon ballsacks? 2:19: Chinese Pit looks pissed. Is it because he looks more like the Captain N version instead of the game version-icus? 2:28: Sounds like a porno 2:42: It's the Watermelon Monster! 3:00: OOOOOHHHH, right in the boobs! 3:34: Chang Chee-Na? Sounds like a stereotypical Asian name from a Looney Tunes cartoon 5:20: Pyramids in China? The conspiracy theorists were right all along! 7:25: Were these demons rejects? They act too goofy to be demons! 7:43: That, or Herculoids rejects 8:51: Attack the cheese? WHAT? Did they just found a deli shop somewhere in Ancient China? 9:11: OK, detaching your head does not work against Garuda 9:32: General Bat vs. Garuda? Sounds like an idea for the sequel to the Thai kaiju movie 9:48: King Harkinian: "OAH HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!" 10:26: If only Wreck-It Ralph was here.... 10:52: How did this become Slither.io? 10:58: Now all we need are Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Tetris 12:03: OK, now you're going into more obscure video game territories by referencing The Ocean Hunter (except that thing from The Ocean Hunter was a giant worm) 12:26: That, or the Giant Claw 12:37: A Madame Mim/King Ghidorah hybrid? That's just asking to be sued by both Disney and Toho! 12:42: The Reluctant Dragon? That looks more like a bird-headed lizard to me 13:43: Well, you better have Water or Ground type Pokemon in your team..... 13:51: OK, did the kitsune learned the "LET ME HAVE 'EM!" technique from Scrappy-Doo? 14:07: Great, Bruce just turned into Charizard. That's enough Pokemon AND video game references 14:43: This is your brain on blue meth 15:10: Ah, yes. The Hamboning Fist of Death, invented by the great martial artist known as Rigby the raccoon because he thinks it will save your life some day 15:35: Again, this is your brain on blue meth 15:54: Actually, more like *"FATALITY!"*

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

15:54: Alternatively, *"ULTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA COOOOOOMMMMMBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"* or *"ULTRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!"*

[@iminvalhallabitches]

Eat shit unfunny timestampers

[@veelalynne]

This is the funniest and best damn review ever. I watch this one over and over. When "In a Gadda da Vida" cuts in, I lose it. It never gets old.

[@tyrongkojy]

I might know one of those gods. Baby Chun Li is Nehza. Also he's a dude.

[@neonnwave1]

But given this movie, you need to ask yourself: "Who gives a shit?"

[@tyrongkojy]

True.

[@warriorwhacko]

tyrongkojy

[@tyrongkojy]

Did you hit "Reply" to soon? Was there supposed to be a comment, there?

[@warriorwhacko]

Sorry I hit the wrong button while trying to scroll down.

[@foreignroninl1555]

5:48 Freaking Lol! Even on the 5th watch of the review that part is hilarious for some reason. I just can't explain how I find the guy's answer so funny.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

13:41 Oh my God! This is the inspiration for Naruto!

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Dollar Store Kurama the Nine-Tails (NOT Ninetales and NOT to be confused with the OTHER Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho, although they're all kitsune)

[@ConstantineFurman]

Oh snap! That's legendary Hong Kong dubber Ted Thomas doing several of the voices.

[@Apanblod]

Oh thank you for recognising that voice too! I had no idea what his name was, but as soon as I heard one sentence I could tell it was 'that guy'. Very unexpected.

[@gewitterhund3164]

OMG! I searched for this movie for decades! Now i found it at last, thanks to you! Awesome ♥ Thank you!

[@menslady125eif2590]

Okay, it's official: I ABSOLUTELY...DO NOT...NEED...TO SLEEP TONIGHT!

[@RaccoonRevolution]

I'll be honest, with a little script reworking, a new dub, and a remaster on the visuals, this might be kind of an interesting movie.

[@disneyboy3030]

Maybe someone can make it a fan project.

[@courtneywoodbury5198]

Seriously? There's little guy with a drill on his head but we get *no* Puppetmaster references? Tisk tisk. :P

[@rubiesncreme]

That's Da Ji, isn't it?

[@AnguirusTCG]

I have been watching your videos since 2014! And I think your videos are great! Your videos inspire me to try to make reviews myself! Thanks!

[@6Sinners6Circus6]

with the amount of meth and crack The Wu-Tang Clan smoke back in the day I'm not the least bit surprised those guys loved this movie. I'm not even high and I'm laughing my assoff lol. Bout to rewatch this episode with some weed :D. Thanks for proving this movie exists Brandon \m/

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Would like to see Brandon Tenold review Drunken Wu-Tang. Two words: Watermelon Monster.

[@pvt_lean]

Let's be honest to all those who actually do notice this is just a Dollar Store version of Journey to the West

[@maxbrandt6]

The "Story" Of Chinese Gods, watching it is like taking every drug at the same time!

[@MarcusBurkenhare]

I think I might have actually seen this. The mini Chun Li scene has sparked a couple of long-forgotten memories.

[@ajbahlam]

3:19 She is a guitar demon.

[@jakegeddes5480]

How did you know that i had brucesploitation at the top of my Christmas Wishlist?

[@Destroyahfan236]

brandon tenold=santa confirmed

[@dracorex426]

I think that actually *was* the king from the Dragon Lives Again.

[@calebhall812]

How the hell do I recognise Nezha despite not knowing Nezha's story?

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Well this movie isn't aimed at kids. I mean it's rated R on my DVD.

[@MysteryWarAnimation]

Okay, after seeing this review, I'm certain there's a second Brucesploitation Animation! I remember years ago regularly renting a videotape of a 'Bruce Lee' cartoon. Years later when the 'Chinese God' DVD came out, I assumed this was the same cartoon. Seeing this review, this is not what I remember, although the end final fight with the tyrant (and the hand-waving) I do remember, making me think the second Bruce Lee cartoon edited some footage from this one. The story from the one I remember was a pretty traditional 'Bruce Lee battles against an evil tyrant' sort of film, defending a village as well I believe. He's a villager and he's looking after his mum who gets attacked at one point. It was in English, and they may have even referred to his character as 'Bruce'. That's all remember. Does anyone else remember it?

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

No, but interesting, if you find it on youtube, send it to Brandon.

[@NZBigfoot]

That feeling when you play alot of Smite and Warframe and as such you recognize, Erlang Shen, Nezha, Daji and the Jade Emperor in a trippy Chinese cartoon... Whos says video games dont teach you anything.

[@Isendure]

FIrst 30 seconds in and already I'm feeling like its a movie about Shin Megami Tensei series. Great.

[@JnEricsonx]

And that wouldn't be awesome? I mean....I'd watch a series based on Nocturne in a HEARTBEAT.

[@pln9fos]

I feel like it would be very difficult to hold any kind of conversations if Chun Chi-Na (or however it's said) and Frau Blucher are in the same building.

[@J.E.POUCCOUI]

2:18 Well, Depends On Which Version Of Icarus Were Talking About.

[@snakes3425]

what did I just see was that a Three Eyed Bruce Lee fighting The First Emperor of China?

[@kubikkuratko188]

snakes3425 Yup

[@AnguirusTCG]

snakes3425 Looks like bruce lee is yami yugi.

[@ajbahlam]

China was not an empire yet, so no emperor that time. He is the King Zhou of the Shang dynasty. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Zhou_of_Shang

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

OOOOOH, THAT'S WHAT IT IS! THAT'S THE LAST ONE! IT'S OVER!

[@skeaneable]

yup this animation is based on the novel Fengshen Yanji based on the downfall of the kingdom of Shang by King Zhou who was corrupted by his concubine Dakki(Daji) who was actually a nine tail demon fox in the late 17-16th century B.C the 3 eyed Bruce Lee lookalike is a warrior god known Erlang Shen if you want to watch a decent animation I suggest you watch the anime' Soul Hunter' or the 2016 Chinese movie 'League of Gods'.

[@INFINITESYKOSIS]

I seen this a long time ago ….I thought I hallucinated it all these years

[@sibusisopitsi6870]

I have the dvd, this movie was my thing back in the day

[@nerfwarbase678]

In Germany this was marketed completely different. They added a new dub with the Bruce Character (or Erlang Shen) constantly talking - he just never stops mumbling one-liners, really stupid insults or just commenting his own actions. The Movie itself was cut into several VHS-Tapes, marketed as a cartoon-series completely around this one character - including a complete new titlesong where his name was "Tarzerix". The song is kind of hilarious, the refrain was like "Tarzerix the Kung-Fu Hero who never falls on his snout" - well, it rhymes in german... ("Tarzerix der Kung-Fu Held der niemals auf die Schnauze fällt"). Sorry for bad english and greetings from Germany - big Fan over here.

[@Fulgrim2]

Aww, an early Christmas present, thanks! :D

[@gojifan54gaming15]

I hear in-a-gadda-da-vida!!!

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

merry Christmas brandon and thanks for the drug up cartoon

[@EndlessLaymon]

So this is what Lovecraftian insanity looks like.

[@nicolemedina652]

OMG I remember seeing this movie as a kid in some random latin cable channel.I couldn't stop laughing at how poorly animated this was.

[@michaelccozens]

9:58 "Birdman is a robot! BIRDMAN IS A GODDAMNED ROBOT!!" "If you find this movie, burn it. If you're a big Bruce Lee fan, burn it twice". This is the movie you put on when the stuff your friend scored turns out to be ditchweed and oregano.

[@KRhetor]

12:00 Reminds me of South Park's Lemmiwinks episode.

[@KRhetor]

The animation makes Clutch Cargo look like Spirited Away.

[@Nik-ff3tu]

Yes, everyone in this movie is on Quaaludes

[@ooeygooeygoodra3068]

The ‘demon’ is a possessed Biwa yokai known as Biwa-bokuboku. Odd that Yokai are from Japan not China :/ YEAH I DO MY RESEARCH

[@satriakurniawandjaenal9676]

Cultural mixing?

[@Tareltonlives]

Maybe China's got their own Yokai?

[@maximilianoelschlegel4714]

I am pretty sure that Chun Li Reject is actually a boy and miiiiight be supposed to depict Nezha. At least the burning feet, ring juggling and spear are pretty on brand. The things you get to learn from video games...

[@cinemafanatic2010]

The woman who is a demon looks like a shamsen, a guitar like instrument, so I'm lead to believe she is similar to a japanese spirit which inhabits an inanimate object, like a mirror or umbrella. To see such ghosts, watch Yokai Monsters (1968).

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

This is what she was: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa_Jing

[@Tareltonlives]

I didn't know China had a version of Yokai

[@ChrissieBear]

Japan took everything it has from China.

[@sigmacademy]

Which kinda would make sense?

[@johncrutchfield5429]

They're called tsukumogami dumbass!!!

[@jon_the_guanlong]

Fun fact, the magic SFX were used on Deep Purple's first album (on their cover of Help).

[@LittleMissGrosser]

12:43 is 10 of the funniest seconds of internet..... EVER!!! 😆

[@eddiemaiden2012]

this was fuckin brilliant Merry Christmas Brandon

[@JnEricsonx]

This review was a trip, thanks for making me laugh my ass off while having my Xmas Eve lunch!

[@tvmasterc]

Slow down Brandon; let's not bring Caillou into this!

[@brayanargandonaflorentino548]

14:30 I don't know why I like this part

[@otaking3582]

When the "Death is a Slap on the Wrist" trope comes to its logical extreme.

[@MithunKalan]

what the hell. this movie is nuts

[@bohemianmonk6222]

I fucking lost it when you let loose with the iron butterfly. LOL!

[@KoraidonTheSandwichEater]

Thanks for the SNK reference Brandon

[@blastershogun]

The King has something that makes Hugh Hefner jealous. A swimming pool filled with Booze and BBQ meat hung from trees for insta-food. Complete with nekkid chicks for insta-hump. It is called 酒池肉林 ( Jiu Chi Rou Lin ) in Chinese. Meaning Pool of Wine, Forest of Meat.

[@Tareltonlives]

It's good to be da king

[@Loopcats]

Thank you for posting this! I saw this on tv probably in the 80's and never heard anything about it ever again. I never thought I'd learn the title.

[@dfailsthemost]

2:23 kind of sounds like when Pickles thought he was going to die and got super wasted.

[@Tareltonlives]

Apparently in the latest adaptation of this story, League of the Gods, has Tony Leung as the evil Emperor of Shang, Fan Bingbing as the fox demon, and JET FUCKING LI as Jiang Ziya

[@mamba_kekw]

if anyone is interested don't know why but if you have amazon prime you can watch the full movie free there

[@Tareltonlives]

Serious question-does China have an equivalent of Yokai?

[@AndrewHarriston]

This movie is okay as long as you watch it while you are high.

[@BainesMkII]

Maybe I've watched too much old animation, but I'm much more bothered by the 4:3 cropping than the animation itself. There are so many scenes where active people are either half offscreen, or even entirely offscreen.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Which is odd, because surely the original was in 4:3. So it's probably been cropped twice?

[@GiantPantherTX]

Ah, this brings back memories of watching Tat Mau Wong's Kung Fu Theater late nights on KTSF Channel 26 in CA. I was always tired for work the next day but it was worth it......most of the time. (:\

[@satriakurniawandjaenal9676]

...You have some pretty weird things in America...

[@melissawilcox1]

Rik Thomas's voice again. On lost-my-head dude. Man, he dubbed, like, everything.

[@GenericProtagonist118]

8:47 "If you fail you must help me attack the CHEESE. You understand what I'm saying?"

[@deadaccount7520]

Pretty sure the wu general is the rza. Now i know its a tough competition for top bad movie. But imo the yard stick for bat shit crazy movie has to be DRAGON LIVES AGAIN. So this films crazy level. which is high. Just can't compete. My reaction is similar. To homer simpsons reaction when he seen. The infamous giant Australian beers. "Its pretty crazy.....i guess.

[@DW4Ever91]

Attack the Cheese? as in the Best Character on the Show? as in Better Than Salami and the Bologna Combined?

[@ajbahlam]

For those who are interested in the history background: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Muye

[@pytko3]

This still makes more sense than Mormon Jesus.

[@fauxfirefur]

If you want to cross this bridge you must beat me first. If you fail you must help me attack the cheese. You understand what I'm saying?

[@henrymockingbird9645]

Boy does this movie make fear and loathing in Las Vegas Look like sunny day in Spain

[@Tareltonlives]

"I was in the Kunlun Shan when the drugs began to take hold"

[@patrickols]

Animation is incredible!

[@NodDisciple1]

05:17 Pyramids have been found in China, tyvm. I mean, it's not just Egypt that has them. Similar structures have been found in Latin America and Eastern Europe too.

[@satriakurniawandjaenal9676]

Don't forget Southeast Asia.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Don't anyone dare to make a movie about Bruce Lee coming back as a zombie, his fans will tear the director to shreds.

[@satriakurniawandjaenal9676]

When legends, myths, and novels are adapted into movies, some things are usually cut or added to make things make more sense. This cartoon ignored the first part and took the second part WAY too far...

[@davidk8938]

I'm a fengshen yanyi fans, but watching this make me trippy..

[@emperorkiva8063]

You should review "Bolivar el Héroe", a Colombian animated "anime" style movie that is legendary because of how bad the animation is

[@gallibon1319]

Oh YES!