venoms5
03-03-2008, 11:12 AM
Watched a really nice quality bootleg of this apparently super rare Shaw Brothers flick directed by Ho Meng Hua. When I have a DVD-R copy, I can do a proper review for this interesting Wu Xia film that was not part of, or was pulled from Celestial's scheduled releases. I watched it around 4 in the morning yesterday so I missed about 40 minutes of it and I can't remember the characters names off hand, but the plot is as follows--
THE BLACK ENFORCER 1972
Tang Ching, Tien Feng, Wang Ping, Chin Ping, Tung Li, Chao Hsiung
Tien Feng is a criminal incarcerated for murdering an entire family. Tung Li plays his partner who is also shackled along with him. Tang Ching (who is called the Black Enforcer) has arrested him and stops off at his home to rest for the night as the snow is picking up.
Later in the night, Tien Feng's gang ambushes Tang Ching and his officers. After all the officers are killed, Tien kills Tang's family and rapes his daughter in front of him as he passes out from sword wounds. Tien kidnaps Tang's woman and burns the place as they make their escape.
Tien's son, who is also an officer, was in charge of the ambush and after Tien meets up with him, he and Tung Li divvy up their share of stolen gold. Tien Feng then betrays Tung but not before Tung burns his eyes with a torch blinding Tien permanently. Tung falls off a cliff presumably to his death.
Tang is punished severely for allowing the wanted murderers to escape so he is sentenced to 15 years in a solitary dungeon. While he serves an unjust sentence, Tien has learned how to fight with his blindness and has forced Tang's woman to marry one of his sons in the interim. Also, Tien has covered up his past and lied to his now grown up children making them believe he is a righteous man.
Once Tang gets out of solitary, he goes to get his revenge first by killing Tien's eldest son, the officer, who had him arrested. He is waiting for him when he gets out of prison only to be killed by Tang instead. Also, Tung Li had survived the fall from the cliff and he, too is seeking revenge on Tien Feng's character.
This was an interesting swordplay film and it's a shame Celestial or IVL didn't make room for this one. Tang Ching gets another juicy role as a man who suffers much in the name of justice almost as shattering as the role he played in VENGEANCE IS A GOLDEN BLADE (1969). Tien Feng is as evil as ever almost as cruel as his totally cruel and nasty turn in THE SWORD OF SWORDS (1968).
Chao Hsiung is also on hand as one of Tien Feng's characters sons. He plays seemingly a good guy who has been deceived by his father into believing Tang Ching's character is the actual villain.
It was nice to see Tung Li again, this time as a villain which, with his looks, suits him perfectly. Tung can be seen as the hero in THE BLACK TAVERN (1972) and a good guy in THE IMPERIAL SWORDSMAN (1971).
THE BLACK ENFORCER 1972
Tang Ching, Tien Feng, Wang Ping, Chin Ping, Tung Li, Chao Hsiung
Tien Feng is a criminal incarcerated for murdering an entire family. Tung Li plays his partner who is also shackled along with him. Tang Ching (who is called the Black Enforcer) has arrested him and stops off at his home to rest for the night as the snow is picking up.
Later in the night, Tien Feng's gang ambushes Tang Ching and his officers. After all the officers are killed, Tien kills Tang's family and rapes his daughter in front of him as he passes out from sword wounds. Tien kidnaps Tang's woman and burns the place as they make their escape.
Tien's son, who is also an officer, was in charge of the ambush and after Tien meets up with him, he and Tung Li divvy up their share of stolen gold. Tien Feng then betrays Tung but not before Tung burns his eyes with a torch blinding Tien permanently. Tung falls off a cliff presumably to his death.
Tang is punished severely for allowing the wanted murderers to escape so he is sentenced to 15 years in a solitary dungeon. While he serves an unjust sentence, Tien has learned how to fight with his blindness and has forced Tang's woman to marry one of his sons in the interim. Also, Tien has covered up his past and lied to his now grown up children making them believe he is a righteous man.
Once Tang gets out of solitary, he goes to get his revenge first by killing Tien's eldest son, the officer, who had him arrested. He is waiting for him when he gets out of prison only to be killed by Tang instead. Also, Tung Li had survived the fall from the cliff and he, too is seeking revenge on Tien Feng's character.
This was an interesting swordplay film and it's a shame Celestial or IVL didn't make room for this one. Tang Ching gets another juicy role as a man who suffers much in the name of justice almost as shattering as the role he played in VENGEANCE IS A GOLDEN BLADE (1969). Tien Feng is as evil as ever almost as cruel as his totally cruel and nasty turn in THE SWORD OF SWORDS (1968).
Chao Hsiung is also on hand as one of Tien Feng's characters sons. He plays seemingly a good guy who has been deceived by his father into believing Tang Ching's character is the actual villain.
It was nice to see Tung Li again, this time as a villain which, with his looks, suits him perfectly. Tung can be seen as the hero in THE BLACK TAVERN (1972) and a good guy in THE IMPERIAL SWORDSMAN (1971).