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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Sword of Swords
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 106 min.
- Director
- Kang Cheng
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Rating *
- 6.8
- Votes *
- 99
- Checks
- 24
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 8.3% (1:12)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
1968's The Sword of Swords is an early Shaw Brothers picture starring the One-Armed Swordman himself, Jimmy Yu. I suppose that because Yu has only the single expression, all his characters must be treated abominably and suffer, suffer, suffer. He doesn't lose an arm here, but he still gets himself handicapped. The Sword of Swords is ostensibly about a magic sword everyone wants to get their hands on, and features a particularly nasty villain whose big move is always to hurt your family. There are longueurs, especially in the first hour as the hero refuses to man up, but each time violence erupts, it's shocking, brutal and surprisingly bloody. It probably wouldn't achieve those shocks it it were wall-to-wall action. A bit slow, then, and the lead isn't terribly engaging, but a memorable villain and dynamic, violent action makes The Sword of Swords better than many later Shaw Bros. productions. 8 years 10 months ago