Shi mei chu ma

A fine tale of an abused woman's journey from near-death to kung fu expert, helped along the way by a merciful Abbess and a crippled orphan. Some of the costumes are in the same league as Lee Tsu Nam's other masterpiece, Shaolin vs. Lama (Shaolin dou La Ma), classic glittering ensembles. Plenty of great fight action as Hsia develops her style coupled with an intelligible story line full of old-favourite characters (eg weasel with squeeky voice and sticky plaster on forehead, supposed to be the "brains" of the gang). Totally unforgettable bad guy having a permanent bad hair day. Warning: anyone buying an ex-rental copy of this film in the UK, be careful. My first copy was on an 80min tape, which meant the last, and best, nine mins were missing. I agree with the previous reviewer, Carol- it's brilliant.

This is a very good movie. the storyline is common "revenge", the training sequences are good and the fighting techniques are very good as the level of skill increase with every fight. There are some twist that makes the movie more intriguing. All in all this one is very entertaining.

This is one of the best kung fu movies i've seen, and i've seen alot. Basically without going into alot of detail, the very beautiful Hsia Kwan Li is out for revenge. The reason why is she was raped, and her husband was killed by some villians. She is rescued by an old lady and learns kung fu from her(the dragon fist). She tracks down the villians one by one getting her revenge. Peng Kang is is the boss who is behind all the mischief. The finale between Hsia Kwan Li and Peng Kang is superb. Peng Kang has some of the best all around movement I have ever seen. Hsia Kwan Li is the baddest female figher that I know of, and I have seen quite a few. If you like kung fu movies, this is one movie you should have in your collection.

Kwan-Li Shen truly demonstrates the best high-kicking fighting style of any martial arts actress. Her flexibility is unmatched and a beauty to behold. Her subsequent film, "Invincible Kung Fu Legs" also highlights her acrobatic fighting prowess.