5/10
Here's one mediocre more for the fans of the genre
22 May 2019
It starts at the train station. On board a few guys talk secretively. The passengers are robbed and the bandits get away. A railroad employee is falsely accused of helping the bandits. Tien Peng joins with him to find the bandit's lair.

The first fight is not until about 20 minutes in with Chen Hung-Lieh practicing with the other bandits. Tien Peng visits him and it revealed they are old kung fu brothers from 10 years ago. They talk quite a bit. Tien Peng is waiting inside the train for the next robbery and a big fight ensues.

Shan Mao plays one of the bandits. He had about 120 roles over about ten years playing bad guys. He died at the age of 27 on March 14, 1977, in Hong Kong, killed with screwdrivers during an attack. No report on whether straight or Phillips head.

My copy is a computer file that plays as wide screen on a HDTV, It is not really wide screen as the image is cropped on all sides. The resolution is typical of old VHS tapes. The dialog is Chinese and the subtitles are easy to read and English.

Overall this is average stuff that would only draw the attention of hard core fans of martial arts movies of the golden age from 1967 to 1984. If you are such a fan this movie will hold your attention for 83 minutes with no complaints and no kudos either.
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