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Should you watch this movie? If you like kung fu movies, definitely! The movie has a great deal of the classic kung fu spirit from 60-70-80's movies, you know what to expect, lots of fast paced action, some humor, ultra evil bad guy with a manic laugh and so on. It might loose a star or two because there is a few to many characters, of which a few lack purpose. This sometimes just fills space in the movie, and make the story less straightforward. I had quite bad subtitles as well, this made it worse for me.

But overall? If you like classic kung fu, watch it!

I guess this is a remake of a older Shaw Bros swordplay flick. It was directed and co starring Frankie Chan. Ti Lung is always good and this picture is no exception as he plays a crippled swordsman seeking revenge. There is a whole lot plot holes, but it doesn't matter as there is tons of well choreographed action that gets sped up at times and is completely insane. There is some goofy and out of place humor, as well tasteless jokes about AIDS( which I didn't know existed in period China). Ti Lung is the central focus and the main component on making this film.work. Ti Lung is always good and made some shoddy productions more watchable and this production is no exception,

To be nice I will say this movie was just OK that is if you want to see a parody/ comedy version of the movie "Pursuit of Vengeance." There must be a reason why "A Warrior's Tragedy" is hard to find and hasn't been remastered like the prior movie of this story. It reminds me how the quality of kung fu movies (with some exceptions) went down during the late 1980s and early 1990s. To makeup for a lack of athletic well choreographed kung fu, they replaced it with over the top unrealistic sped-up action scenes, explosions, and too much corny comedy. Well designed assassin duels are replaced with a cloaking device and an extended chariot dynamite mortar chase sequence. Funky 80s sound effects. What was funny was the constant hair covering half of the main character's face to hide how much older he looks in this movie. I'm sorry to say this because I think highly of Lung Ti and a lot of his other kungfu movies. To see a better version of this movie I would recommend watching "Pursuit of Vengeance" instead.

Based by the series book of Ku Lung, this movie is one of the best swordsman movie. Actually, this movie was been made already with Ti Lung also as Fu Hung Suet at the 70's (Shaw Brothers Era). But, compared with the old one, this really magnificent, with the loyalty with the original plot. Even greater when Ti Lung revisited his role as Fu Hung Suet and meet with entire new and more modern cast, such as Anita Yuen and Julian Cheung.

The plot is a bit complicated, but that not make this movie confusing to the audience but still enjoyable enough to watch. So,if you a big fan of martial art's world flick, this highly recommended.

7/10