The Golden Buddha (1966)
Reviewed by: sharkeysbar on 2005-03-04
Summary: Hidden treasure, bad guys, beautiful girls, etc etc
A great little movie from the mid 1960s, lots of fun, cliched but it moves along at a good pace. Jeanette Lin Tsui and Paul Cheung Chang star in this detective thriller. Set in Thailand, its a chase to find the hidden treasure from the secret,. cryptic messages. The bad guys are superb! Trendy (for the 1960s) uniforms and an over the top bad guy boss, complete with a golden suit and a cape, he had me in stitches.
If it is judged by today's standards, it may look plain, considering the period, it is one great, exciting movie which moves at a cracking pace and before you know it, 100 minutes is up! Always a good sign for a movie in my book.
There are a few puzzles however, 1. how does Paul run around the Thai countryside in the middle of the day and never sweat?
2. why do bad guys just stand in line to die?
3. what part of Thailand do the masses speak fluent Mandarin? Haha.

Little things aside, watch this movie, it is great, a real 1960s blast!