Shaolin Traitorous

Audience Score
44
NR 1 hr 30 minAction
The plot is a standard revenge tale told in a concise manner that involves a boy witnessing his parents murder at the hands of corrupt officials and growing up to achieve vengeance The boy goes to Shaolin Temple to learn kung fu in a superb training sequence that ranks with some of the betterknown Shaolin Temple scenes in kung fu cinema By the time the boy has completed his training he has grown up to be Carter Wong and soon sets out on his mission He meets Polly Shang Kwan along the way and after some initial antagonism the two become allies and confront the villains The bad guys employ a particularly clever maneuver involving dozens of imperial guardsmen performing a variety of formations on cue including standing on each others shoulders three men high as Sammo Hung bangs out different drumbeats Sammo and Carter engage in a particularly exciting bout against the backdrop of a mountainous landscape midway through the film
DirectorSung Ting-Mei
WriterChang Hsin-Yi

Movie Details

Original Language:Chinese
Production Companies:Fortuna Films Co