Lian cheng jue (1980)

Lian cheng jue (1980). Lian cheng jue: Directed by Tun-Fei Mou. With Jason Piao Pai, Mo Yuen, Szu Shih, Hua Yueh. A young kung fu student is thrown into jail on a false charge. He shares a cell with a shaggy convict, who is repeated tortured by the magistrate to reveal the deadly secret.

“This lesser known piece of Shaw Brothers history doesnu0026#39;t really sizzle that much. The martial arts is kept to a bare minimum making it rely more on the story of which there isnu0026#39;t really any to speak of. A man possesses a deadly secret which everybody wants to know. The secret would tell you where riches lie. So being thin on plot and martial arts all that is left is the actors and there isnu0026#39;t very much star power.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe love story involved is a sort of twisted Romeo and Juliet. Avoid this one unless youu0026#39;re a hardcore Shaw Brothers fan. You do get to see the mystical martial arts where bending steel is not a problem. I guess for having over 900 films in their library youu0026#39;re bound to run into a clunker. This is one of those thatu0026#39;s for Shaw.”