646f9e108c A band of killers from an ailing kung fu and magic society are sent on a manhunt for a former member of the society, whose bad mouthing threatens it&#39;s existence. I previously reviewed this movie&quot;one of the best old school kung fu movies&quot;. I changed my opinion after watching over 1500 kung fu movies (most of them multiple times). This movie is truly &quot;The Best Old School Kung Fu movie&quot;. I always had a problem deciding the criteria for the best. It comes down to three things – fights, spirit and respect. This movie has the full range of fight choreography. There are serious fights, comedic fights, weapons fights and empty hand fights. All fights are executed precisely, swiftly and with maximum moves per cut. Next is spirit. There must be some element relevant to the true spirit of martial arts. Last is respect for the actor/action director/fight choreographer. No &quot;one hit wonder&quot; can win the title. Lifetime achievement must be considered. Therefore only a handful of people suchSek Kin, Jimmy Wang Yu, Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Kuan Tai Chen and Liu Chia-Liang (and a few others) are even eligible. Of all those names Liu Chia-Liang is the greatest and this is his masterpiece. For some strange reason, this movie always seems to garner high praise. I would just like to say that the movie is very inferior to many of the other Shaw Brothers titles. If you are a huge fan of this genre, I would recommend far superior films suchSuper Ninjas, Shaolin Master Killer, 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, Avenging Eagle, or Kid With The Golden Arm. These particular films have some of the most beloved actors of the Shaw Brothers Stable ( Liu Chia-Hui, Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, and the Venoms)in them and these films capture the true essence of what makes the Shaw Brothers films so popular.<br/><br/>This film does come from the Shaw studios, butmentioned above, does not impress due to the poor story line, and lack of true fight scenes (with the exception of maybe one) that one would expect from the Shaw Brothers. Many people say that this is the best Kung-Fu movie ever made. I highly dispute those claims and could easily name 25 other Classic Martial Arts films that would put this one to shame. Watch this one only if you want to add another Shaw Brothers title to your belt.
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