I bought this movie as part of the "Shaw brothers Volume 2" Blu-ray boxset. I hadn't heard of any of these movies before, but I really enjoyed the "36th chamber" movies (well, the first 2) and thought it was worth it just for these 2 movies, and the reviews on Amazon spoke highly of the other movies.
Until now, I've enjoyed all of the movies, even more than I expected to, but this one is a big let down. It could be because I'm watching it in Mandarin with English subtitles (I always feel the English dubbing is laughable and can take away from the tone of a movie, especially if it's supposed to be more serious), yet that wasn't an issue with the previous movies in the set, only this one. The plot is all over the place. I'm an hour into the movie and I still don't have a clue what the story is about, and there's no clear distinction between protagonists and antagonists. I've just watched a scene that seems to be set further in time, and until now it's been a flash back to the formation of the Ten Tigers? Far too convoluted and the characters are all 2 dimensional, I have zero investment in any of the characters and don't care what happens one way or another to any of them. Completely missed opportunity and I'll definitely skip this one when I revisit this box set.
Until now, I've enjoyed all of the movies, even more than I expected to, but this one is a big let down. It could be because I'm watching it in Mandarin with English subtitles (I always feel the English dubbing is laughable and can take away from the tone of a movie, especially if it's supposed to be more serious), yet that wasn't an issue with the previous movies in the set, only this one. The plot is all over the place. I'm an hour into the movie and I still don't have a clue what the story is about, and there's no clear distinction between protagonists and antagonists. I've just watched a scene that seems to be set further in time, and until now it's been a flash back to the formation of the Ten Tigers? Far too convoluted and the characters are all 2 dimensional, I have zero investment in any of the characters and don't care what happens one way or another to any of them. Completely missed opportunity and I'll definitely skip this one when I revisit this box set.