Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Leofwine_draca THE BLADE is a well-regarded Tsui Hark martial arts flick that was envisaged as a remake of the Wang Yu Shaw Brothers classic, THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN. It's very familiar to fans of 1990s Hong Kong cinema, full of dark and moodily-lit scenes, hysterical characters and a predominance of action over storyline.That's not to say that the plotting isn't interesting: this film resembles a western in that much of the action is limited to arid desert villages where gangs of bandits roam and kill at will. Chiu Man Cheuk (THE BLACK SHEEP AFFAIR) is the eponymous hero, a man driven into exile by the machinations of a frustrated girl who finds himself compelled to avenge the death of his father.I'm no great fan of Hark as a director, because sometimes his films feel bitty and all over the place, and his editing is a little too sloppy for my liking. Still, this is one of his better movies, and the fast, hard-hitting action sequences that dominate the production certainly make it an entertaining ride. It's just a shame that the DVD version I saw had such poor picture quality...

peacech23 A very well describe the world called "Jiang Hu". A place created by men & ruled by men. It merely like a dog eat dog world. Stronge become eater & weak become meat. Today, u took my stuff, tomorrow i will make u pay double or more, that the logic of Jiang Hu.You live here, you trade here & you die here. Women are nothing but a sex slavery. Justice does not exist, justice only exist in the heart of the person. Well, u can called it an era of Jahiliyyah, where the men fill with anger,arrogant, ignorant & hatred & human life are nothing but a chips of the game.

Philip Van der Veken Although Hark Tsui seems to be a productive man in the Hong Kong movie business - he has acted, produced, written and directed really a lot of movies - I can't say that I've heard of him before. Not that this is a big surprise. I haven't seen many movies of this kind yet and it's only since I saw "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that I'm quite intrigued by the genre of the Kung-Fu movie. I'm not saying it is my favorite genre, but it's always nice to see the many spectacular moves, the many fights,... as long as they contribute to the story."Dao" or "The Blade" as it is called in English, starts with telling how the daughter of the master of a saber factory is in love with two men that work for her father. Because she can't decide which one she wants, she has come up with a cunning plan. She will make them fight over her and the winner will get her. But her plan doesn't work and instead of fighting with each other, both man refuse to talk or even to look at her... One of them is Ding On. He was adopted by the master when his own father was murdered and now the man chooses On to become his successor. But On has other things on his mind. All he wants is to find the evil Kung-Fu master who is said to be able to fly and who has brutally murdered his father...Like I said before, I'm very new to the genre, but it's already obvious to me that there must be some different styles in these movies. When I compare it to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", then this movie is definitely a lot more realistic, but also a lot darker. It's closer to reality because in this movie you don't see anyone jump over a roof or fly from one tree top to another. When they fight in this movie, they do make jumps, but not 50 feet high. The people in this movie are still subject to the rules of gravity and everything what they do is still possible for a human being. But as I said, the movie is also a lot darker. The fights are very brutal and blood is spilled like if it's nothing. And next to all the blood you also get things like a head on a stake, a skinned man hanging upside down, limbs being thorn of,...I guess both movies have their fans and their opposition, but personally I must say that I feel more for this kind of movies. Although I was able to enjoy the other one too, I liked the more realistic approach of this movie better. I know that must sound strange to a lot of people - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" hasn't obtained a real cult status for nothing - and when you see the overall rating of both movies I'm probably one of the few, but that doesn't bother me at all. I give this movie a rating in between 7/10 and 7.5/10, just like I did with the other one.

dibach70 This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's supposed to be a remake or update of "The One-armed Swordsman", by Chang Cheh. The ham-fisted direction and crappy fight choreography mean that the fight scenes aren't even worth watching. The script tries desperately hard to seem serious, but is full of cliches like, "And I knew then that nothing would ever be the same again..." or "If only I'd known what a heavy price I would have to pay." Ugh! And who is that girl who plays Sing? Someone find her and have her eliminated!! She's awful. If you like Chinese martial arts movies, you'd be better off with Lau Gar Leung. This stinks.