THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS (Alliance/Dragon Dynasty, 1978) D: Chang Cheh, w/ Sheng Chiang, Philip Kwok. Rating: NNN DVD package: NNN Rating: NNN
Various crappy prints of this film have been around for ages, but Dragon Dynasty has done its usual fine restoration job, so you can watch this Shaw Brothers classic in all its Hong Kong A-picture glory.
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On his deathbed, the master of the reviled and secret Venoms kung fu cult sends his last and least student to find his best students and chastise the wicked ones. No easy task: the students were masked and nameless during training. Luckily, our student finds them all in the town where the cult’s treasure is hidden. Much kung foolery ensues in the made-up styles of Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard and Toad.
Regular Dragon Dynasty commentator Bey Logan does his best to identify the players and discuss the martial arts on display.
EXTRAS Commentary. Widescreen. Mandarin, English audio. English, Spanish subtitles.
