Tag: chang cheh
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The Shanghai Thirteen Movie Review
Despite having numerous Shaw Brothers alumni and Chang Cheh as the director, The Shanghai Thirteen (1984) was not a Shaw Brothers production. Instead, it was produced by someone named Chan Hsi-Fan, whom I don’t recognize, and was written by Chang Cheh himself. I read elsewhere that around this period, Chang Cheh was 60 and nearing…
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The Five Venoms Movie Review
One of the most revered kung fu movies is the Shaw Brothers/Chang Cheh classic The Five Venoms. While there were previous movies involving various members of this particular cast, it was The Five Venoms that really skyrocketed the careers of five individuals that became Chang Cheh’s next round of superstars in his kung fu classics.
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The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) Review
The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) aka The Destroyers is another Venoms classic movie. It doesn’t have Wei Pai and that slot is filled by the 7th Venom of Wong Lik, who actually is a good guy in this. This movie is possibly Lu Feng’s magnum opus when it comes to him being able to fully display…
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Shaw Brothers Blood Brothers Kung Fu Movie Review
This movie pretty much is the power trio of David Chiang, Chen Kuan-Tai and Ti Lung in their prime with Chang Cheh really coming into his own. It’s a historical/period piece focused on the rise and fall of Ma Hsin I, played by Ti Lung. It’s done as a retrospective where Chang Wen Hsiang, David…
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Shaw Brothers Vengeance Kung Fu Movie Review
As a young child, I often watched the old Black Belt theater on channel 11 out here. At the time, I didn’t know them by name, but I would watch Shaw Brothers martial arts movies on Saturday afternoons and later switch to Kung Fu theater on channel 9 later in the evening. However, the Shaw…