Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972)
Reviewed by: Sydneyguy on 2007-03-18
Summary: 3 for the price of one
i am not sure of the titles of the 3 short movies but i think they are

1) ??? FLAG of iron, main star is Yueh Hua, a magistrates son wants a restaurant owners daughter and persistently pursues her. IF He can lift and shoot her late fathers bow, then he can have her hand in marriage!! But the bow itself is very heavy and he misfires, but believes he did hit a bird, but in fact it was Yueh hua's arrow that struck the bird. He easily lifts the bow and tells the magistrates son to go away. The owners daughter is smitten but Yueh Hua but the magistrates son continues to scheme to try to force her hand in marriage. REALLY not a original story and it just ends up with lots of fighting, look out for BOLO with HAIR!!

2) The tigress, most impressive of the three, this should of been a whole movie in itself. A general is sentenced to death because his prostitute held him back from seeing the magistrate. The prostitute convinces the magistrate to let him go and soon she agrees to help capture a notorious bandit, played by Lo Lieh, who in the past has attempted to pursue her and told her she will one day play the instrument (sorry forgotten the name of the instrument but its like a chinese guitar). So her, her prostitute friends who know how to fit and the general go after Lo Lieh, infiltrating his lair. But Lo Lieh knows the tigress from the past and it only until the end she finds out his true identity. Very moving ending, someone needs to make this into a movie length film!!

3) white water strand, DAvid Chiang is a wondering hero who stumbles on individuals rescueing a man in chains, Ti lung and helps the guards fight them off but lets Ti lung and his group to leave. The guards thank DAvid Chiang for his efforts and there master meets him, but also drugs him. There is a change in government, a new emperor and wants to use DAvid Chiang as a example to those who are against the government. Ti lung and his band attempt to save him. Similar to the first story, where its basically just fighting and more fighting

the first and third movies, i would give 5/10. but the second movie, 10/10
I do understand these are short movies and its very difficult to develop characters and a plot, and i guess you have to view them with that in mind, they are roughly half an hour each.

Reviewer Score: 7