The movie starts with the Chinese military trying out new guns and cuts to our hero David Chiang, the most popular man about town having a carefree day. Ku Feng has been following him and before you really get settled into your seat David Chiang, Ti Lung, and Ching Li are in over their heads in a plot to steal guns and ammunition from Ching Li's army general father to support a revolution. No real motivation was ever established other than it might be fun perhaps?
David Chiang, Ti Lung, and Chang Cheh came to be known as Iron Triangle of movie making. I totally respect that except this early movie is more far more lightweight a metal along the line of Aluminum Triangle or even Tin Triangle. The first time I watched it I made a few notes and ended my review with the fact I just did not like it. I watched it again about four years later to watch it again and write this review.
For certain there are simply not enough fights in this movie to satisfy my appetite for martial arts. Also I believe guns have no business in martial arts movies yet here we have a well- armed modern army. The train chase sequence is the worst piece of film in Shaw Brothers history. The train appears to be moving so slowly the pursuers on horseback could walk up to it. The cuts between outdoors and studio are such a total mismatch and so obviously do not fit that they are cartoonish. The models used are total failures.
There is one good thing about this movie - the audio commentary.
I am sticking with my first impression and rating this movie as below average. It will not be on my list to watch again. I am done here.
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