CompleteMartialArts.com - Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms
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Manufacturer: Red Sun
Starring: Sun Chien, Lu Feng, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng
Directed By: Chang Cheh
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0876543225312
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Red Sun
Manufacturer: Red Sun
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Red Sun
Release Date: 2007-02-07
Running Time: 100
Studio: Red Sun
Theatrical Release Date: 1978
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Summary: At last!!!!!!!
Comment: I waited over 15 years to have an opportunity to see this movie again. And I still could not take my eyes off of the screen. This movie is perfection, sheer perfection. I saw martial arts that didn't seem humanly posssible. The fight scenes are so intricate and choreographed. I saw professional dancers not martial arts experts. I was truly wowed!!!
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Summary: Martial arts at its best
Comment: This movie "Crippled Avengers"(the real name)is one of the best Martial arts movie I've ever seen. The fighting skills are beyond compare, the actors are great and the plot was superb. A must see.
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Summary: Interesting twist on the genre
Comment: Crippled Avengers stars all the Venoms minus Wei Pei (aka: the Snake). Philip Kwok, Lo Meng, Sun Chien and Chiang Sheng make up the films protagonists. As the title suggests, each is crippled in a different fashion during the beginning half of the film. The latter half of the film becomes an exercise in revenge. Lu Feng is also crippled at the beginning of this film, but he fills his usual villainous role. The film contains training scenes as well as the various fight scenes. Philip Kwok shines brightest in these moments. The usual Venom "supporting cast" rounds out the action with some additional kung fu men. This film provides an interesting twist on the kung fu movie genre and should not disappoint Venom fans.
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Summary: I think Chiang Sheng's character wrote this script.
Comment: I purchased this at the same time as another Venoms flick, "Flag of Iron", which I enjoyed a lot more. The choreography is tip-top and the movie should be seen if you're a fan of this genre. It's not awful but it has more than its share of flaws. Some copies of this are titled, "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms", though this is not a sequel in any way.
Lu Feng has his arms cut off as a child by enemies of his father. The old man also loses his wife and develops quite a chip on his shoulder. He could have really learned a lot from the philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr., as he replaces his son's arms with iron ones and togehter they enjoy inflicting deformities upon others. What a couple of jerks. They take the eyes of Philip Kwok, the ears of Lo Meng, the legs of Sun Chien, and the brain of Chiang Sheng. These four are a little upset themselves and train, despite their handicaps, for revenge.
The action is really a sight to behold. Especially Philip Kwok, though Chiang Sheng and Lu Feng are no slouches. The problem is (and I'm having a hard time with this) that there is too much in the way of acrobatics during the final fight. I normally LOVE a lot of flips 'n' stuff in my old-school kung fu, but they go WAY overboard. Flips for the sake of flips, over and over again. The movie as a whole is also too long and could have been shortened by a half hour or so. I don't know. I may feel different after another viewing. It doesn't suck, that's for sure. Plus Lo Meng actually lives through this.
The presentation is marvelous. Like a fuji apple; crisp, sweet, and shiny. It is recommended for fans of the Venoms and maybe it only suffers by their standards. Does objectivity have any place in the review of a kung fu movie? I'd say it does but what do I know? Journalists usually have no integrity to begin with.
1978. aka: Mortal Combat; Avengers Handicapped; Crippled Avengers; Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms
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Summary: Crippled or not, some amazing kung fu
Comment: First of all, forget about the "5 Deadly Venoms". Other than the personnel, this movie has nothing to do with it. Sure the premise is a bit shady, but the martial arts, especially the final battle scene, are nothing short of breathtaking. These guys are physically in their prime.
Some suspension of disbelief is required in this movie (though the same can be said of Star Wars), but if you hang in, it's worth it.
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