This is one of my favourite kung-fu films and is regarded as one the most popular Shaw Brothers from the late 70's. The plot is interesting and twisty, the characters are cool each with their own style - toad, snake, lizard etc. The action is limited in comparison with other Chan...( read more)
DVD Release Date: May 3, 2000
Stats: 334 reviews
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October 15, 2009
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December 31, 2008
the shaw brothers' cult classic, aka wu du or five venoms, has a suspenseful plot as well as plenty of great colorful fight scenes. lots of fun if u don't mind the cheesy sound effects and typically bad dubbing. some would say that's part of it's charm but i think it deserves a...( read more)
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January 28, 2008
From the characters to the colorfull technicks the film deserves the cult status it has. Not only the actors became a trademark of Shaw Bros and Chang Cheh, they managed to break the usual "one good looking hero against many" template in which kung fu films operated of those days...( read more)
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November 9, 2006
I prefer Super Ninjas, but this is a pretty decent kung fu flick. Hardly any weapons used, so it's mostly hand to hand combat.
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October 9, 2009
Instant insane yet, fairly well paced classic kung-fu flick that is a must have in every martial arts enthusiast's home. A dying master of martial arts assigns his final student an assignment to find and unite his 5 most mysterious yet dangerous disciples, that are trained in dif...( read more)
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September 23, 2009
Bad dubbing. Cheesy sound effects. And silly music. But the video game-esque story makes up for it! 5 deadly assassins, each with a different style. Centipede, Snake, Scoripian, LIzard, and Toad - all with secret identities and eventually facing off against each other. It's...( read more)
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September 16, 2009
Classic Shaw Bros. Kung-Fu flick has lots of colorful set pieces and action. Each of the deadly Poisons are great ranging from the wall crawling Lizard, the almost invincable Toad, the man with a thousand legs The Centipede, the pincers of The Scorpion and the strikes of the Snak...( read more)
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July 11, 2009
I don't usually say this about kung fu movies, but the best part about this one was the plot. A student must seek out and stop five kung fu masters, who may or may not be using their powers for evil. The problem is that the student is no match for any of the masters individuall...( read more)
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July 9, 2009
A student is sent out to find his teacher's five greatest students who all happen to specialize in a certain form of martial art. His teacher fears that they may use their skills for evil.
As a kung-fu film, this one is better then average and the fight scenes in it keep on get...( read more)
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July 19, 2007Somebody Please tell me the name of the movie.. where there is this older guy who is a master and his only weak spots are I think his head and below his torso.. 2 dudes have to gang up on him to kill him.. It could be Silver Fox(character), Im not sure.. the 2 dudes who kill him throw darts with I think bells on them in some tall reeds where they are fighting to make the older dude lose his equilibrium (upset his hearing)One ends up jumping on his head, the other delivers a blow to his lowerparts.
This movie was awesome!
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