Item #: 11175 Category: MARTIAL ARTS Format: VHS MPAA Rating: PG

Woolly Rating: 5/10 (109 votes)

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Matt	Jun 4, 2001 @ 14:12:51

Excellent Venoms Movie
Masked Avengers What a great movie! Though I really like the Venoms stuff in general, this is one of the best! Most people have at least heard of the 5 Deadly Venoms, but I've never thought it was the best 'Venoms' movie (movies w/ the same five guys), though it is very good (I think Ten Tigers, Kid w/ the Golden Arm are at least as good if not better). This story involves a gang of masked assassins-for-hire, whose bloodlust only increases with each kill. [Heading the gang is Venom Lu Feng, who often plays a 'badie']. Opposing the gang are several martial arts families who have united, since various members of their families and friends have been ambushed and killed by the gang. Chiang Shing plays the (surprisingly!) mature leader of the united families/ schools, and Kwok Choi plays an understated cook (initially)with a mysterious ties to the gang. The only flaw in the movie is that Lo Meng, Venoms strong man, is not featured (neither is Sun Chien, despite the credits erroneously listed on the box. Unfortunately, this sloppy tendency is not that uncommon). Only three of the five venoms actually appear. Nonetheless, this movie is chock full of the 'weird', including subtle hints of ritual black magic, strange machines of torture and tantric buddhism! Quite uncommon, but visually arresting. The gang members dance around in bacchanalian fashion, using tridents (their main weapon) to break huge jugs of wine (when they are not thrusting them through others). There are, at times, very dream-like scenes which add a delightful sense of spooky otherworldliness. I feel that director Chang Cheh is at his best when lending this dark and mysterious quality to his work, making for great late-night viewing. Great choreography& costumes; film quality is good, not great (better than others though) All in all, a definitive Venoms flick one should not miss! Needs to get cleaned up and slapped onto DVD, ASAP!

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