8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1983)

Also known as

Wu lang ba gua gun

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A noble family is betrayed and dishonoured; five Yang sons are murdered, leaving only Yang 6 (Alexander Fu Sheng), driven temporarily mad, and Yang 5 (Gordon Liu), who seeks training at a Shaolin temple. The plot is slightly confused, courtesy of Fu Sheng's death during production; early scenes weren't re-shot, but the rest of the film had to be rewritten to accommodate a new star.

Liu doesn't have the same gravitas, but it's still worth seeing for the brilliant fight scenes and the rare capture of that perfect "epic" feeling. It's one of the greats.

- Sam - 2007-12-06 23:33:02