582 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre ‘ - 魔殿屠龍

A Shaw Brothers Classic ...

‘ The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre ‘


- 魔殿 屠龍





















Cast : Derek Yee , Ti Lung , Alex Ma , Cherie Chung
Director : Chu Yuan

Synopsis

A villain was determined to defeat the master of Ming Clan and thus wrecked havoc in the martial world to make the Ming Clan be responsible for the endless brutal killings of the Mongols. When the Ming Clan master ran into a Mongolian general and found the truth, they decided to band together and challenge the ruthless culprit …



魔殿屠龍 …. 爾冬陞 , 狄龍 , 萬梓良 , 鍾楚紅


金庸著作《倚天屠龍記》外傳 …

明教教主將九陽神功秘笈交回少林 , 沒料到平靜的江湖

突起風波……


Rating / 评价 : 2 ½ stars of 5

581 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ The Brave Archer III ‘ - 射鵰英雄傳第三集

A Shaw Brothers Classic ...

‘ The Brave Archer III ‘ - 射鵰英雄傳第三集





















Cast : Ti Lung , Fu Sheng , Ching Li , Niu Niu
Director : Chang Cheh

Synopsis

In an attempt to retrieve an invincible manual, a young swordswoman was seriously wounded. She escaped with her swords mate to a rural hut whereby stayed a white-haired maiden. When the latter discovered her injury, she directed the young couple to seek an ex-emperor Duan who had the power to save her. Her evil intent was to make Duan lose his internal power and venerable to attack ….



射鵰英雄傳第三集 …. 狄龍 , 傅聲 , 井莉 ,

妞妞

郭靖與黃蓉得《武穆遗书》後，遭裘千仞突袭而被重伤 .

後 , 二人千里求一灯大师(南帝)医伤 …


Rating / 评价 : 3 ½ stars of 5

532 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ Ambitious Kung Fu Girl ‘ - 紅粉動江湖

Lunar New Year 2009 Selection :

A Shaw Brothers Classic ...


‘ Ambitious Kung Fu Girl ‘ - 紅粉動江湖





















Cast: : Chen Kwan-Tai , Michelle Yim
Director : Lu Chun-ku

Synopsis

A naive daughter of an affluent merchant had always dreamt to meet her idol, a kung-fu celebrity. When her father announced her marriage to his pal’s son, the fierce and spoiled maiden sneaked out of the house to locate her true love. That began her adventurous journey to discover the outside world ….



紅粉 動江湖 … 陳觀泰 , 米雪

一嬌生慣養 , 刁蠻成性富家女 , 心慕武功高手秦歌 . 忽聞其父將其許配, 心有不甘 ，乃女扮男裝出走，尋訪秦歌……


Rating / 评价 : 3 1/2 stars of 5

528 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ The Duel Of The Century ‘ - 陸小鳳之決戰前後

Lunar New Year 2009 Selection :


A Shaw Brothers Classic ...


‘ The Duel Of The Century ‘ -陸小鳳之決戰前後





















Cast : Liu Yong , Yueh Hua , Pai Piao, Ching Li
Director : Chu Yuan

Synopsis

Swordsman Lu Xiao-feng was baffled when his two pals had arranged a duel. Though the two were formidable swordsmen of the martial world but they had never crossed paths. Their duel thus aroused Lu’s curiosity to investigate the cause. When he was close to uncover some hidden conspiracies, some assassins attacked him ….



陸小鳳之決戰前後 … 劉永 , 岳華 , 白彪 , 井莉


劍客葉孤城約西門吹雪於月圓之夜在紫禁城決鬥 . 好友陸小鳳覺得這其中事有蹺蹊, 決定前往調查清楚…


Rating / 评价 : 3 ½ stars of 5

447 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ Full Moon Scimitar ‘

‘ Full Moon Scimitar ‘

Cast : Derek Yee , Lisa Wang
Director : Chu Yuan

Synopsis

An adaptation of Ku Lung's renowned novel !

In view to defeat his opponent Ding (a young swordsman who had tremendously moved up in the ranks of the martial world with his unique sword technique), a scheming renowned swordsman tricked him and stole his sword manual prior the arranged duel. When Ding was defeated and humiliated in the duel, he dashed off to smash his sword, but soon he met a beautiful lady who claimed to be a fox spirit ….

Rating : 3 1/2 stars of 5

437 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ Cat Vs Rat ’

‘ Cat Vs Rat ’

Cast : Fu Sheng , Adam Cheng , Gordon Liu
Director : Liu Chia-liang

Synopsis

Two disciples of a kung fu master, Pai Yu-tang and Chan Chao, were always squabbling for supremacy in martial arts. Once Pai rescued a man who was abducted by some villains. Not knowing that he was the emperor who had traveled incognito, Pai rejected his confer of a title . When the villains strike again, Chan came to the emperor’s rescue and was offered a title as ‘King Cat’ ; thus annoyed Pai who schemed to challenge Chan …

Rating : 4 stars of 5

428 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ The Roving Swordsman ‘

‘ The Roving Swordsman ‘

Cast : Ti Lung, Ching Li
Director : Chu Yuan

Synopsis

An ambitious evil tribe intended to rule the martial world. Before they could achieve their goal, they had to steal a secret martial arts manuscript that depicted the details to produce firearms from a righteous family and fight a supremely intelligent swordsman Shen Sheng-yi who protected them …..

Rating : 2 ½ stars of 5

389 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ The Swift Sword ‘

‘ The Swift Sword ‘

Cast : Wang Yue, Ling Yun, Lo Lieh, Niu Niu, Lily Lee
Director : Ho Meng-hua

Synopsis

An adaptation of Jin Yong’s novel ‘ Sword Stained With Royal Blood ‘ !

A righteous general’s family was massacred by the Ming Emperor, but his only son managed to escape death. Years later, the son grew up and yearned for revenge. Once he discovered a secret manual and a treasure map in a hidden cave …

Rating : 3 1/2 stars of 5

364 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ Bastard Swordsman ‘

‘ Bastard Swordsman ‘

Cast : Hsu Shao-chiang , Liu Yong , Alex Man
Director : Lu Chun-ku

Synopsis

An ambitious disciple killed the chief of Wu Tang Clan to frame his illegitimate child. Then he proclaimed himself the new chief and ordered the killing of the run-away foe. Meanwhile the latter vowed to avenge his father’s death and began to learn the invincible ‘ Silkworm ‘ martial arts ….

Rating : 4 ½ stars of 5

278 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter ‘

‘ The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter ‘

Cast : Fu Sheng , Gordon Liu , Kara Hui , Wang Yu
Director : Liu Chia-liang

Synopsis

The Yang warriors fought fiercely with the Mongols in a war and were massacred except the Yang’s fifth and sixth son. The fifth son went into hiding at a monastery, determined to master his martial arts skills and seek revenge. The sixth was driven crazy during the event. However the two survivors were on hot pursuit by the Mongols …

Another Liu Chia-liang’s masterpiece of kung fu flick , but superstar Fu Sheng’s last and incomplete movie !

Rating : 4 stars of 5

258 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ Heroes Shed No Tear ‘

‘ Heroes Shed No Tear ‘

Cast : Fu Sheng , Derek Yee , Pai Piao , Yue Hua
Director : Chu Yuan

Synopsis

There was a belief that when a tear appeared on the blade of a legendary sword, there would be massacre in the martial world. Thus, a young swordsman was sent by his master to stop the massacre and he head-started with two renowned clans, which were always at odds with each other….

A typical Chu Yuan fare with dashing performances from all leads especially Derek Yee’s role as a villainous advisor in this Ku Lung’s adaptation.

Rating : 3 stars of 5

180 SB SWORDSPLAY '80s : ‘ Tiger Killer ‘

‘ Tiger Killer ‘

Cast : Ti Lung , Liu Yong , Wang Ping , Ku Feng
Director : Li Han-hsiang

Synopsis

‘ Tiger Killer ‘ Wu Sung became a constable after his display of bravery. He stayed with his deformed brother and beautiful sister-in-law since then. However , when his sister-in-law tried to seduce him, he decided to leave but warned her to be faithful to his brother …

Ti Lung and Liu Yong exude their charismatic charm in this movie, but Wang Ping and Ku Feng outshine in their roles. Wang Ping’s most daring role as the amorous Lotus Pan won her a ‘Best Actress’ award in a ‘80s film fest. Likewise, Ku Feng won a ‘Best Supporting’ award with his pathetic midget’s role. The best ‘Lotus Pan’ movie in the Chinese cinema to-date.

Rating : 4 stars of 5