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When the master of the Iron Flag Clan and the rival Eagles group's leader have been killed by the mysterious Spearman. The secret is that he has been hired by Iron Tiger (Feng Lu, Centipede from Five Deadly Venoms), who has allowed Iron Panther (Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Lizard from Five Deadly Venoms) to take the rap -- even though the Iron Flag are known for being virtuous protectors of decency. Iron Tiger promises to send him money so he can be released, but the money never comes. What does happen is that multiple assassins are seeking to kill Iron Panther and in a surprise, the Spearman saves him.
The Spearman did kill the master, but was tricked into doing so. And now, Chow Feng leads not only the Iron Flag Clan, but their mortal enemies the Eagles. No, not with Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit.
Now, Iron Panther and his brother Iron Monkey (Sheng Chiang, Crippled Avengers) are about to get revenge. Yet to battle the Ten Killers of the Underworld, they're going to have to team with the Spearman.
Chang Cheh also directed Chinatown Kid, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Shaolin Temple and so many other incredible martial arts films. Here, he introduces flag fighting to the form and wow, the battles in this are fascinating. They're also quite gory with blood spraying everywhere and flags piercing evildoers.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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Possibly the most polarizing and complicated kung-fu film that I've ever seen, and I mean that in a REALLY GOOD WAY. The story structure alone is built like a crowded/loaded ship that's 15 square feet long. There is a lot going on in this film. Albeit, this is still one daring film that speaks on the nature of evil and POWER. An outcast amongst many other films that came before and after it. A must-see.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/07/23
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A tale of brotherhood, loyalty, and betrayal is in this uneven but entertaining picture by 3 of the 5 Venoms and Chang Cheh. When two rival clans go at it, a villainous brother of the Iron Flag gang takes it upon himself to become clan leader, and lets his righteous brother go into exile. The most entertaining parts of the movie was the top ten assassins, which were fun gimmick villains that provided lots of flair and spontaneity. Then the film slows down a lot, as it runs out of story. But it keeps going, as this Shaw Brothers film is nearly two hours long and almost kills itself with bad pacing. A rapid fire spear duel saves the finale, for a better than average martial arts film.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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Director Cheh Chang and the Venom Mob deliver another reliable marital arts action flick. The Iron Flag clan's leader is killed by the Spearmen while also fighting the villainous Eagle Clan. The story does' follow the usual revenge-for-killing-my-master plot line. Instead, brothers of the killed Iron Flag leader begin warring one another, when the youngest brother hires the "Ten Killers" to kill his older brother. The older brother then teams up with the Spearmen to right their wrong of having been tricked into killing a good man. The Venoms deliver excellent fight sequences and a better than average story, even though it still relies on their Five Deadly Venoms/Masked Avengers/Ten Killers story a bit.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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One of the first kung fu movies I ever saw. Pretty good movie. Venoms are always amazing
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/04/23
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Flag-fu! Not the best from Cheh and the venoms, but still worth a check. As the usual with Mr Cheh, this is another story about brotherhood, loyalty, bros before hos and manliness.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/08/23
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