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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
