The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1993)
Reviewed by: MilesC on 1999-12-09
The frustrating thing abou is that with a little bit of editing it could've been either an insane kung fu comedy OR a solemn swordplay drama. Unfortunatley it wants to be both, and just can't pull it off. After a very promising pre-credits sequence, the movie alternates between KUNG FU CULT MASTER-style craziness and an interesting friend/enemy relationship between swordsmen Yuen Biao and Danny Lee. (!!!) Why the writer/director/whoever thought it would be a good idea to mix silliness and tragedy I have no idea. Some movies manage to make it work somehow, but not this one. However, it's interesting enough to be worth at least one watch.