Shen ying fei yan hu die zhang

the Butterfly Clan is mad evil and powerful. they have wiped out Shaolin and Wu Dang; yet their thirst for bloodshed isn't satisfied.

enter the eagle, as the great Lo Lieh (of like a million movies'fame)teams up with a mysterious stranger and an annoying chi kuan chun in pocahontas disguise to eradicate the oppressors. lots of blood will be shed, lots of slaughtering, lots of (mediocre) swordfighting.

as with most those flicks, the whole plot is very crude and not of any real relevance to the designated viewer anyway. the whole package is sub par with comparable flicks of the time but still fairly entertaining- though it has its downsides: most of the martial action is shot in "weakly illuminated environments". i wanna actually eyewitness the action, not guess it. as always: the dubbing is horrible; so make sure you grab a subtitled copy if you have the choice and don't consider yourself a sub-hater. the acting isn't particularly a bonfire of ambition either.

now for the important part- the martial arts choreography... in the first hour its predominantly one vs many swordplay style manslaughter in the dark. in the last quarter of EAGLE CLAW VS BUTTERFLY PALM they finally engage in some decent hand to hand combat. weapons involved are swords, razor shields, staffs and knives. plus they experiment with drugs that make you sort of braindead but also enhance your fighting skills.

oh yeah, there's a little twist towards the end also, but it doesn't really matter too much. this movie is about revenge, not plausibilty.

3.5/10 from me.