heres my two cents...
i think that in a few ways, this is better than Xiao Xiao, and in one or two, its worse.
Xiao Xiao exceeds this becuase of its consistency. it is longer that this movie was, and the fighting lasted a lot longer, aswell. also, the characters dont tend to change height as they did in this one :P.
BUT, i think that this also exceeds Xiao Xiao in some ways.
it has a story line, which is more than i can say for most stick movies.
it is a cross between Xiao Xiao style fighting, facial expressions on the sticks (very important), and the fact that the guy doesnt just run through a screen of 50 guys at once and kill them all counts for something, aswell.
so, even though i had to dedicate this whole review to comparing it with Xiao Xiao cartoons, i think you've done well. good stuff.
7/10
(THE THUMB: UP!!)