Feng liu duan jian xiao xiao dao (1979)

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A Shaw Bros. movie in search of a hero. Even the usually fresh-faced Ti Lung and Fu Sheng are cast as villains and scoundrels, and by the end, you're hard-put to find anyone to cheer for. That, and a couple of tonally off-putting comedy fights, is probably the film's biggest weakness. Because otherwise, it's a pretty inventive revenge film. Ti Lung's villain buys you a coffin before inviting you to a duel against his "breaking sword", a piece of which he leaves in each of his victims. There's a super-high-class prostitute who plays beautiful music, but wants her father's killer, the infamous "Killer Doctor" dead. And Fu Sheng's comical gambler-thief brings a lot of energy and agility to the screen. But it's difficult to champion any of these characters as it appears none of them have any honor. So I'm with Kara Hui (My Young Auntie) who is completely wasted in this picture as courtesan #3 (or something). 8 years 10 months ago