| One can't deny that Chor Yuen and company have done their best Wuxia filmmaking in the past but The Roving Swordsman contains worthwhile elements despite. It's simply a lot of fun watching the cunning trickery back and forth between the rival martial arts families for starters. All contained within colourful, intricate sets that Shaw's did not put in sloppy work into, even during their decline at this time. The actual sword fight action by Tong Gaai does not feel inspired but an extended sequence in a mirror maze (that curiously comes with a disco ball!) has creativity in spades from all involved, even though the concept is far from riveting) With Ti Lung, Cheng Lee, Ching Hoh-Wai, Goo Goon-Chung and Ku Feng. |
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