Vengeance Is A Golden Blade [1969]x264DDVrip(ShawBrosWuxia)

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Video Information
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Type.................: Movie
File Validation......: MD5 & SHA-256 HASH

Title................: Vengeance Is A Golden Blade, "Fei yan jin dao" (original title)
Studio...............: IVL
Actors...............: Pao-Shu Kao, Ping Chin, Hua Yueh, Peng Peng, Ching Tang
Directors............: Meng Hua Ho
Writers..............: Meng Hua Ho, Yun Chih Tu
Genre................: Action, Drama
Release Date.........: 19 July 1969 (Hong Kong) ,March 20, 2007 (DVD)
Duration.............: 01:38:49 (per actual main feature)
Rated................: Not Rated
Cover(s) Included....: Yes

Language.............: Chinese (Mandarin)
Subtitles............: Chinese (Traditional), English
Resolution...........: 480p @ 16x9
Source...............: Retail R3 DVD

IMDb Information.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065172/
IMDb Rating..........: 6.5
RottenTomatoes.......: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance-is-a-golden-blade/
RT Rating............: 43%

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Encoding/Bitrate Information
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Format : MPEG-4
File size : 1 016 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 438 Kbps

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Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
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Width : 720 pixels
Height : 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Minimum frame rate : 14.985 fps
Maximum frame rate : 29.970 fps
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Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Title : Stereo / Stereo
Language : Chinese

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Filename : Vengeance Is A Golden Blade [1969]x264DDVrip(ShawBrosWuxia).mp4
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File Size : 1,065,514,739
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Reviews/Synopsis
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http://letterboxd.com/film/vengeance-is-a-golden-blade/

Vengeance Is A Golden Blade is an early swordfighting/Wuxia film from the legendary Shaw Brothers Studio, and though it's far from required viewing, it does showcase some of the magic the studio possessed in it's glory years. An excellent cast, lavish sets and costumes, and absurd yet fantastic dramatic beats (like the revealing of the legendary "Golden Blade," as well as a rival sword that takes 18 years to create!) that would even make most American Soap Opera writers blush, all make this a fast and loose watch that never let's the viewer get bored with the proceedings.
The story centers around a pair of rival security firm owners, of course one is a good man while the other is the eldest of the "Vicious Long Brothers" (you'd think it would be hard to get security work with that name but...), and the deceitful wife of the honorable security owner who is in cahoots with Mr. Long in an attempt to overtake his firm and control of the powerful sword known as "The Golden Blade" (which makes entire hordes of men tremble... pretty funny really).
From here on things aren't always as they seem and like I mentioned earlier, the plot throws all sorts of good stuff at you so I don't want to go much further into it in fear of ruining some of the fun revelations later in the story (besides, one really long run-on sentence is enough for this review right?).
Director Meng Hua Ho is in relatively tame form here, though there are some nice gory blood spurts (for 1969 at least) this is nothing like his more outrageous work with Shaw Studios (which actually may let some viewers down) like Cave Of The Silken Web, The Flying Guillotine, Black Magic, The Oily Maniac, and of course, The Mighty Peking Man.
In fact the only misstep that really sticks out is a few scenes that seem to jump from day to night (and back again) within a matter of seconds? Was it done to illustrate the changing mood of the characters or is it just sloppy editing? Who knows, but either way it doesn't detract much from the movie, maybe even giving it a little more of it's own personality.
The swordfighting isn't spectacular either, in fact a lot of the action comes off like the local High School's production of Hamlet (maybe not THAT bad); it has it's moments though. Vengeance Is A Golden Blade isn't a great movie, in fact, if you are unfamiliar with the Shaw Brothers stable of films then this would be a pretty weak jumping on point even... however; if you're like me and feel the studio could do little wrong, then there's no reason not to add this to your collection.

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