Three of the six Venom's, Chiang Sheng, Phillip Kwok, and Lu Feng, star in this fast-paced, brutal 'Heroic Bloodshed' movie. Lot's of people die (this being a Chang Cheh movie, mostly men), some of them not so much ugly, but mean deaths. The fighting is weapons based with an emphasis on tridents and this being a Venom's movie there's a high degree of agility on display.
It's superficially a mystery; who are the bad guys/good guys, but the emphasis is really on action and the relationships between the lead characters. If you're into the Venom's or Chang Cheh you'll want to see it.
6/10