The 5 Deadly Venoms
One of the loopiest kung-fu movies ever made, a garish masterpiece of martial arts kitsch by the hard-boiled master of the genre, Chang Cheh. The five muscle-bound paragons of the title have fighting skills so hyperdeveloped that they border upon the occult, each modeled on the behaviour of a different venomous beast: centipede, snake, lizard, toad, and scorpion. This "poison clan" is embroiled in a complex plot to lay claim to an ill-gotten fortune, but the story line feels like an afterthought. The nonstop wall-crawling action sequences, which match up the cast members in every conceivable combination, are the be all and end all here.
Year: 1978
Genre: Hong Kong Cinema, Martial Arts, Action
Country: Hong Kong
Director: Chang Cheh
Starring: Lung Wei Wang, Philip Kwok
Duration: 97 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence.
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (Hong Kong)
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