Our Diversions @shengsterino: 摩登如来神掌 Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic (1990 China Star Entertainment Group)

摩登如来神掌
Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic

《摩登如来神掌》为一套于1990年7月21日上映的香港电影，为香港邵氏电影系列出品的漫画式幻想武侠片，由黄泰来执导、王晶编剧，刘德华、陈百祥、王祖贤、梅小惠、元华领衔主演，片名中的「如来神掌」实为一种虚构武功。

Kung Fu VS Acrobatic (aka Thunderbolt 1991) is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Natalis Chan and Joey Wong. The film is a homage to the 1964 martial arts film Buddha's Palm which starred Cho Tat-wah, who also acts in a supporting role in this film.

Starring演员
刘德华Andy Lau, 陈百祥Natalis Chan, 王祖贤Joey Wong, 梅小惠Cutie Mui, 元华Yuen Wah, 曹达华Cho Tat-wah, 刘洵, 倪秉郎, 成奎安Shing Fui-On, 李兆基Lee Siu-kei

Plot

Advertising company staff Mo Tak-fai (Lau) and his friend Lai Chi (Chan) go to mainland China for a business trip. Chi smuggles some relics, leading to them being chased by the police. They go into a cave to escape capture, but Chi is bitten by a poisonous snake. He finds a medicine belonging to an ancient hero named Long Jianfei and shares it with Tak-fai. Not only does the medicine detoxifies Chi, it also bestows Tak-fai and Chi internal strengths. They also rescue Princess Yunluo (Wong) and her maid Xiao Man (Mui) from the Yuan Dynasty after 800 years of slumber but in the process also releasing a two-hundred-year-old evil martial arts expert Tian Can (Yuen). Fai and Chi remain skeptical about the things that happened and they bring the two ladies to Hong Kong. Yunluo is able to adapt to modern life in Hong Kong very quickly. On the other hand, in order to defeat Tian Can, Yunluo helps Fai to learn the "Buddha's Palm" technique while Chi, due to poor qualifications, only excel at the "Seven Rotary Slice" technique. However, when Tian Can arrives he effortlessly defeats Fai since he has not mastered the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. Tian Can forces Fai to eat a cursed silkworm, which can cause pain to people who consume it when Tian Can plays his drum. The next day, Tian Can goes on a spree. He steals money from a bank ATM, threatens Fai and Chi to go to their boss' home and capture his family, as well as defeating the police who come after them. Yunluo saves the two men but Fai is furtherly injured by Tian Can in the process. Fortunately they come across Yim Chan, leader of a supernatural performing troupe from China, who heals Fai from his injuries while also channelling energy to him. A few days later, Fai finally masters the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. He and his friends confront Tian Can in a final duel and Fai uses "Ten Thousand Buddhas" to cripple Tian Can's martial arts ability, becoming a true hero in the end.

剧情

广告公司职员武德辉（刘德华饰）与好友厉迟（陈百祥饰）往中国大陆出差，期间厉迟欲走私出土文物；不料被公安追捕而误入某山洞，虽为毒蛇所噬，但因在大侠龙剑飞身上寻得大还丹，解毒之余更得到50年内功修为，且意外救得冰封800年的元朝云萝公主（王祖贤饰）及其婢女小蛮（梅小惠饰），同时让200年前天下第一邪派高手天残（元华饰）逃脱而出。对百年前事抱持怀疑态度的武德辉和厉迟，将云萝公主两人带回香港；没想到云萝聪明无比，迅速适应香港现代生活并成为时代女性。一方面，为对付天残，云萝帮助武德辉学成「如来神掌」，厉迟则因资质较差，仅练成「七旋斩」；天残到来，未练成第9式「万佛朝宗」的武德辉不敌，并且被迫吃下天蚕虫，只要天残拍击他腰上的鼓，吃下天蚕虫的人就会感到非常痛楚。翌日天残在银行拆去提款机来盗取钱财，而武德辉和厉迟在天残的威胁下到老板的居所并捉拿老板一家，就连一众警员出动也不敌天残，后来被云萝用计将他们救出，厉迟灵机一动偷走天残的鼓，但是武德辉逃走时被天残打至重伤。幸得赴港的「特异功能表演团」团长严真（刘洵饰）为其疗伤，更传授他吸收天地能量术；数日之后，武德辉发挥「万佛朝宗」之威力，击败天残，成为真正大侠。