I remember this one as a little kid. Basically, the kung fu guys go to destroy a Japanese battle ship and all die, except the pretty boy star, who, as I recall, knew very little martial arts. The story is told in flashback fashion, as the pretty boy recalls what happened to his friends. Chang Cheh used to crank these flicks out all the time- every now and then, he'd hit pay dirt, but this really wasn't one of them. The fights were cool, but it all is kind of ridiculous. All the guys that knew kung fu, died glorious deaths- blew themselves up,etc. Kind of a downer, really. You could do worse, but I would not go scouring the internet to find a copy, or anything. Ther are much better Shaw brothers flicks out there.
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petersgow19 February 2007
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Leofwine_draca12 September 2023Another classic action movie from Chang Cheh and one in which he assembles a whole team of kung fu superstars from the Shaw Brothers stable. This one's a naval-themed adventure (surprise surprise) that tells of a band of Chinese patriots who plan to blow up a Japanese warship docked in their harbour in WW2. The all-star lineup includes such luminaries as David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun and most of the Venoms in early screen appearances. It's one of those films that saves nearly all the action for the last half an hour, but don't hold that against it whatever you do: this is plot-heavy, engaging and in the end thrilling viewing, another minor classic from the studio.