Killer Clan

The movie was nostalgic for me. Love the creativity of the fight scenes. Picture was clear and sound was clear

As I have mentioned in my previous reviews, I have had a lifetime love of anything to do with the martial arts and numerous weapon systems. I also love most of the Asian martial arts films, even though many times the fight scenes do not resemble in anyway real life combat. Nevertheless, I do find most of them entertaining and fun to watch. This one (Killer Clans) is one of the Shaw Brothers classic collection. They are probably the most well known of the early Asian martial arts film producers. After the classic movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon came out and won tons of awards, interest in the Asian martial art films increased greatly. These older films, like this one came out on DVD and are still popular today.This film is about two battling clans who are competing to control the martial arts world. There are various complex deceptions and double crosses going on in this movie and it is sometimes difficult to determine who is supposed to be the good guys or bad guys. This same kind of theme is often seen in these Asian martial art films. Nevertheless, the weapon fight scenes in this DVD are well worth seeing. The story moves along at a fast pace with plenty of martial art and weapon fighting scenes. This is a fun movie to watch in my opinion.In conclusion, if you like Asian martial arts films you will enjoy this film.Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Season of the Warrior: A poetic tribute to warriors)

A great sword fighting martial arts movie. The picture and soundtrack are good. The movie is an English dubbed version which is a plus. The storyline and plot are good and the sword fighting is not over board or to fake. I like it because the movie is more story based and the special effects for the action scenes are not overboard or to crazy . I grew up watching all forms of martial arts movies and some were to crazy to believe. The comes with twist and turns in the plot and that was a plus for me. This is a good movie for those who like the old school martial arts movies that come with a good storyline instead of just blood and death.

Where do I even start? The costumes are fantastic, the sets are gorgeous, the fighting (what there is) is good stuff, the performances are great (especially Ku Feng and Yueh Hua)...but the plot and the script are mind-blowing. This movie has enough plot twists and double-crosses (and triple crosses - all I can say is pay ATTENTION to what's happening and who's who) to bend your brain permanently into the shape of a pretzel. Secret passages, a brothel/clearinghouse for assassins, archers and ninjas waiting behind every door and pillar...this movie is a near-fatal overdose of adventure and intrigue injected directly into your eyeballs. And a few seconds of tasteless nudity! What more could you want?! Tragedy, you say? Some o' that...keep the kleenex box nearby. Stand-up-and-cheer villain-comeuppance? Check. The pimpest of pimpdaddys? Ku Feng, sucker. And a pinch of romance.The word "spectacular" comes to mind. I'm not being sarcastic - it's an all-out entertainment assault. This is one I can't get tired of.

I own over 300 martials arts dvds and it is very unlikely that I will ever watch this one again, First, the good news is that this film does possess an interesting storyline. A storyline that goes beyond the standard, "You killed my Master" revenge film. There is plenty of trickery and deception in the script to keep you guessing just who the good guys are. Now the bad news, the fight scenes are extremely anti-climatic, and that's being polite. And to make matters worse the movie seems to end in the middle of the story. There is zero hand to hand combat, just special weapons. The editing of the fight scenes was poorly done causing you to guess how they got from one position to the next.

The story is good and you have to love the uncle the choreography is pre Lau Char Leung so it's not the best

the movie was aws good as it gets and the plot was great with much on the edge action just like old times

i really enjoyed this movie. 2 thumbs up. a lot of fighting scenes the storyline was good. a great buy for any martial arts viewer.

This has to be one of the most unheralded classics from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio.Despite a torturously complicated plot you never loose track of what's going on despite the many twists and turns along the way.Featuring some of the most inventive weapons you're ever likely to see,the film keeps you guessing right up until the end.Packed with stunning set piece's and action throughout,this film delivers in every aspect.In between the numerous action scenes you'll find yourself drawn in to the tightly plotted story which will keep you fully engrossed right up until the end.For all Shaw Brothers fans this is an absolute must!Thanks for reading and I hope that you enjoy the film as much as I did.

The '70s saw a lot of martial arts movies, and lets be honest, most of them were fun to watch but basically terrible. "Killer Clan" is one of those gems that avoided the cheesiness so many of those old movies suffered from and delivers not only decent (albeit '70s-style) martial arts, but a genuinely interesting story as well. If you enjoy classic martial arts films, this is definitely one of the better ones that you won't be embarrassed to watch with non-fans of the genre.

real nice action movie.