Luo Yihu (Hwang Jang-Lee), the master of the Northern Legs Clan, has killed the master — Mr. Zhang (Yen Shi-Kwan) — of two young students — He Jiayu (Wong Yu) and Wu Dezhi (Chiang Kam) before letting them know that they’re next. They’re also idiots who would rather argue and prank one another than get better at fighter, so this will not be easy.

Directed by Hsu Hsia, Kid from Kwangtung, this takes its time to get to that fight, as it spends so much of the running time having He Jiayu and Wu Dezhi dress like roosters and a centipede to do costumed battle. You also get incense as a weapon, hopping vampires, an appearance of some of the synth effects from Flash Gordon, lots of blood and more silliness than ultra serious Shaw Brothers lovers may want. As for me, I had a blast, as this movie jumps from scene to scene and is devoted to entertaining you and making you laugh. What else can you ask for?

South Korean martial artist Hwang Jang-Lee was only in two Shaw Brothers movies, this film and Ghosts Galore. He’s also in Drunken Master, Snuff Bottle Connection, Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave, Millionaire’s Express and many more. He was scheduled to direct a film for Shaw Brothers but disagreements with actor Wong Yu led to him ending his contract.

The 88 Films limited edition blu ray of this movie has a slipcase with new artwork by Sam Gilbey, lobby cards, a trailer, an image gallery and a reversible sleeve with the original artwork.

You can order it from MVD.