Folks, I have been watching kung-fu films since I was a tot. And let me tell you, this is the best old-school kung fu film I have ever seen, barring the wacked-out, heady, philosophical 8 MASTERS by Joseph Kuo. This is an all-out action film in the purest sense. From start to end, this film manages to deliver every kung-fu movie standard, and deliver it well, with a story as economical as its fight scenes are extravagant. this film lacks the pathos of a film like LEGEND OF A FIGHTER or EAGLE'S SHADOW, lacks the innovative quirkiness of a DIRTY HO, lacks the emotional rawness of a Chang Cheh film....It delivers the fu, delivers it well, with a little bit of black humor and a whole lotta gumption. This film has better, yes BETTER, kung-fu than any Jackie Chan film of the old days, any SAmmo Hung kung-fu film (except BAI GAR JAI) and even tops Lau Kar-Leung's best stuff in speed, athleticism, and execution. This is the one to beat in my book.