The magnificent trio

[goliamoto]

I know it was released long time ago but this movie deserves a special mention because it is surprisingly good. I have not seen it till today because of the horrible spanish DVD cover (yeah I know it sounds stupid but this cover really keeps you far away from this movie...).

After watching it I can only say that this is one of the best movies of Chang Cheh I have ever seen, on par with One Armed Swordsman, The Boxer from Shantung, Invincible Fist or The Assassin . The cast, the story, the cinematography and the fights (YES the Fights too!! incredible for a 1966 movie) are all excellent.

Any opinions about it? What do you think about this movie?

[venomchamber]

MUCH THE BEST!

[kermit]

I agree. I thought the movie was excellent and probably better than 'The Assassin'.

Strangely, one of the things that stands out in my memory is the excessive make-up. Wang Yu looks a bit like a member of a Chinese new romantic band.

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

This was a very good film. A definite classic.

[Markgway]

Excellent.

[KyFi]

I wouldn't quite rank it up there with One-Armed Swordsman or Boxer From Shantung, but it is a very good 60's swordplay movie. Great costumes, sets, colors and art design, especially. Also, as this was based on the samurai pic Three Outlaw Samurai (I think?), it's a great example on how Chinese filmakers would approach a story differently than the Japanese.

Very cool movie.

[Iron_Jinon]

was releases this year over here and worth purchasing....jimmy might not be best swordplayer but he can make good drama.biang cheng san xia is almost as good as golden swallow

[Cesare]

Magnificent Trio is a great movie... One of my first martial arts/wuxia DVDs, actually... Pretty much everything about that film is first-rate I think...

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

Great film. What's the short guy of the trio's name? Anybody know? He dores great in the just released Winged Tiger.

[goliamoto]

I think you mean Cheng Li. I wish he had more main roles in shaw movies cos I think he was a good actor.

[Cesare]

Yep, he rocked when he was allowed some time on screen...

[vengeanceofhumanlanterns]

Cheng Li, yup he was excellent.

[HAZ]

This movie was pretty good, I only felt ket down by the subtitles. They didn't explain things all that well & sometimes flashed on & off screen. It was a distraction to pause & rewind all the time.

[The Dragon]

Surprised no one mentioned this classic sooner.:) I feel like a lot of Jimmy Wang Yu's best work was from this era, and had he elected to allow himself to be trained by sifu Lau, things could have gotten more interesting with his career...

[Iron_Jinon]

watched it today again..this is one awesome flick,intro sequence is one of best..whole movie has kinda spaghetti western feel(I mean it is good thing),there is lot sword action,plot gets along nice..and sets are extremely pleasing to watch.Lo Lieh in maybe his best role

[The Dragon]

Sword of Swords is another of his that's along the lines of Spaghetti Westerns. For the people who don't care for Wang Yu, I suggest they go review this period of his career...

Sword of Swords: Directed by: Cheng Keng
Choreographed by: Lau Kar Leung and Tang Chia

Check it out...:cool:

[tai_shin_mun]

If you enjoyed this,Three Outlaw Samurai is essential.It`s even better.Unfortunately seems there is not widescreen english subtitled version around.