The 5 Deadly Venoms

This Blu-Ray has excellent picture quality. It was like watching it for the first time. And it is even better than at the movie theatre. I remember watching it at the movie theatre when it first came out. It was so big on the movie screen that you can't really get the whole picture. And when there was an area that was out of focus, it really magnified the focus defect. (This is my point of view. As when ever I get to the theatre in Chinatown back then, it was always pack, thus I always had to sit close to the screen watching it up close.) If you have a big screen or one of decent size, this Blu-Ray will make a big difference in picture quality. And it won't be too big, as in the theatre, where the defect is over magnified. It seems the subtitle was done by a foreigner, none native english speaking. Subtitle 1 seems like a direct translation from Madarin where the meanings were translated literally. Subtitle 2 is a direct translation from the english dub version. But the translator must not be an english speaker as you can tell from the scene with the 6th venom & the 5th venom toad meeting at the restaurant. When the toad toss a silver piece to the 6th venom, pretending to be a bum, the 6th venom walk in over to the toad table. The toad said "Sorry, I have a guest. Sit elsewhere". But the subtitle 2 shows" Sorry, I would get. Sit elsewhere" as if the translator listen directly to the english dub but their english was so poor that they can not hear it correctly. I will not review the movie as this is a classic. And there are many review about the movie on the DVD version. I highly recommend this Blu-Ray. Comment: 1. I am one movie closer to becoming a Kung Fu Master. LOL. Read my review on The 36th Chamber of Shaolin [Blu-ray ] for more information about me becoming a Kung Fu Master. LOL. And you too can become a Kung Fu master after reading my review on The 36th Chamber of Shaolin [Blu-ray ] LOL. Special Offer: And for the price of $ XX.XX, I will send you a list of all the Kung Fu movies you should watch to become a Kung Fu Master. :) Included is a free catalog of Hollywood makeup supplies, just in case you want to make yourself look like an Asian, if you are not Asian, so it is more convincing (watch Remo Williams - The Adventure Begins to see what Hollywood makeup can do to make you look like an Asian) ; Also included is a magician catalog, just in case to want to impress your students & demonstrate magic tricks such as sword swallowing, walking on glass, walking on hot coal, lying on a bed of nail, Etc. All this for the price of $ XX.XX. Send $ XX.XX to Shaolin Suckers Delight 123 Sucker Street, Sucker, SR 78257 . Offer depends on available supply, on a first come first serve bases. So order your Kung Fu master kit NOW while supply last.

Part detective drama and part Kung Fu adaptation of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood", The Five Venoms is a brilliant fusion of elements into a Kung Fu variant of Chinese noir. The film starts out with all the hallmarks of excellent Kung Fu cinema. A moribund Master sends a poorly trained student to quite literally unmask some former ne'er-do-well trainees--the eponymous 'Five Venoms'. The action centers around a heinous crime--the murder of an affluent family--and the investigation that follows. What emerges is the unfolding of a suspenseful mystery while tensions slowly build as each of the Master's former students is methodically revealed. The final scene explodes into an all-out brawl between the players as we finally learn the secret identities of all of the Master's former students. The result is a most satisfying and cathartic denouement where good triumphs over evil. Spoiler alert, read no further if you've yet to watch the film. I loved every part of The Five Venoms. I especially loved the pathos elicited by the torture and eventual murder of the Toad. Leave it to the Shaw brothers to explore complex themes like class inequity and gender identity by using Kung Fu fighting as the vehicle. Truly a thinking man’s (or woman’s) Kung Fu movie. I can't recommend this film enough.

OK, so I had only heard from a friend that I should check out some Kung Fu movies because I was listening to a lot of Wu-Tang Clan and he thought I should know there's a history there. Long story short, I looked up one of the samples from a Wu-Tang song and was directed to The Five Deadly Venoms. It looked kitchy and fun, and for eight bucks, what the hell? right? I watched this film the day it arrived and then watched it again the next day with my brothers-in-law. This movie is sop much fun--the fights are either awesome or hilarious, depending on your level of internal irony, but they are never dull. I won't retell the story here, as you've already got that, I'm sure, but I'll tell you how I reacted. I had never seen one of these films and the FDVs were a great introduction to the genre. I bought it a month ago and have since bought almost a dozen other Shaw Bros. movies like "8 Diagram Pole Fighter" and "36 Chambers." All fun movies, but FDVs also has that superhero quality that just isn't found in any but the most creative movies. To put it simply: if you are new to the genre buy this film. You won't be sorry.

If you like martial arts movies, then this is the first movie in your collection. This transfer is the clearest version I had seen to date and the dubbing was really well made. ***little spoiler warning*** The movie consists of 5 main martial artist taught by the senior teacher of the venom clan. The senior teacher is ill and will soon die so he sends out a new student to track down the 5 venoms to make sure they are good and not evil. The senior teacher tells the new student to search a town where his co-teacher is hiding with the massive treasure they had acquired in the clan. The student goes into the town and learns its not easy to find the venoms but things picks up when there is a murder of an old man. I enjoyed this movie and its full action without to many downtimes. Be wary that this picture also has torture but its minimal and consists with the plot, not to bad as some of the new movies I seen.

Most kung fu movies have a similar structure. The protagonist encounters conflict in the first act, learns a new kung fu style in the second act and seeks revenge in the third act. Shaw Brothers' The 5 Deadly Venoms is a departure from this formula. None of the main characters have to "level up" duing the film. Without giving up too much of the plot, the conflict in the first act has an unknown antagonist and the bulk of the film involves the protagonist solving a mystery. Besides that, the film has fantastic choreography that often relies on clever set pieces and camera effects that offers a bit more mysticism than your average kung fu movie. And like every other Dragon Dynasty release, the DVD is transferred by an original film reel copy of the movie and is presented in anamorphic widescreen. This is a must have movie for any serious kung fu movie fan.

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Great movie and great remastering!!!!

DVD quality is great. English dub is the same one old fans remember from watching on TV in early 80s. English dub was main reason to have for fans from way back. Plus Mandarin lang. trcak and subs for purists. Great pic. quality.

Brilliantly masterfully done in everything martial arts. Just bad & wicked *****