Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Dream Sword (1979)

Directed by Chao-Yung Li
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Rarescope/ BCI Eclipse)

The Dream Sword is not actually a sword but a group of three men who want to unite a diverse group of clans. The leader has visions of "forms", martial arts moves which can defeat even the toughest opponent. His first student wields a wicked axe, and sees the forms while fighting. A stranger shows up and completes the threesome of the The Dream Sword. They set out to conquer the other clans. The story tends to drag at this point, with too much time spent on political infighting and various romances. It picks up again towards the end, including a memorable fight with a female clan leader who shoots deadly flowers out of her bouquet.



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