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      Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms

      R 1978 1h 47m Action Adventure List
      Reviews 86% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings After the death of his wife, warlord Dao Tian-du (Kuan Tai Chen) turns evil and holds a town in thrall to his reign of fear with the help of his sadistic son. Four of the villain's crippled victims -- a blind man, an amputee, a deaf-mute and an insane fighter-- seek the help of a wise kung fu master as they train to eliminate the tyrant for good. Despite the title, this film is not a sequel to "The Five Deadly Venoms." Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Ed Travis Cinapse Where the Five Deadly Venoms all obtained super powers through secretive mystical training, our Crippled Avengers overcome adversity and become stronger than their enemies through teamwork and reliance upon family. May 14, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy An offbeat endeavor. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 4, 2022 Full Review Sean Axmaker Parallax View Some of the most memorable classics of old school Hong Kong martial arts revenge movies are built on gimmicks and this one is a doozy... Sep 14, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This is actually titled "Crippled Avengers" and is not a sequel to 5 Deadly Venoms despite the title here. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member When your son gets his arms cut off and the wife gets her legs cut off and dies, it doesn't give you the right to turn into a right nasty cunt. Sadly, this is what happens to Chen Kuan-Tai. I love the training and the premise of revenge is genius. One of my favourite Shaw Brother productions. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Surprisingly funny and sometimes overtly gory kung-fu story about 4 guys all made handicapable by the same evil kung-fu master. The evil master became a big meanie after someone killed his wife and "dearmed" his son, so you kinda feel for the guy. The extended fight scenes are excellently choreographed and demonstrate a lot of acrobatic skill. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member What an odd, kinda stupid little movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Even less plot than an average martial arts flick, but some really well choreographed, acrobatic extended fights. Some interesting fighting props, as well. The very last fight is underwhelming - everyone just seems like they're tired and want to stop - but it's pretty short and the fights leading up to it are fun. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Crippled Avengers (Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms) has wondrous fight scenes but the rest of the film is rather silly and weird. It's still worth a watch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After the death of his wife, warlord Dao Tian-du (Kuan Tai Chen) turns evil and holds a town in thrall to his reign of fear with the help of his sadistic son. Four of the villain's crippled victims -- a blind man, an amputee, a deaf-mute and an insane fighter-- seek the help of a wise kung fu master as they train to eliminate the tyrant for good. Despite the title, this film is not a sequel to "The Five Deadly Venoms."
      Director
      Cheh Chang
      Production Co
      Shaw Brothers
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action, Adventure
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 47m
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