This DVD item from ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC. was reviewed on 10-Dec-2008.
Five Deadly Venoms Reference DVD. Classifications : General Action & Adventure Genres DVD Video Heroes By Theme Action & Adventure Genres DVD Video General Martial Arts Action & Adventure Genres DVD Video General AAS Martial Arts Action & Adventure Gen . Click the following link to view the cover of Five Deadly Venoms. Related topics: 1978. General. Action & Adventure. Genres. DVD. Video. Heroes. By Theme. Action & Adventure. Genres. DVD. requestid: b781e74c-2286-4918-bc4a-acabc9d5738e
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1) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. The video is how I remember it, classic and nostalgic. Before Kung fu Panda, many years ago, this was my childhood movie with the different fighting styles of kung fu.¤ 2) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. This was one of my personal best kung fu flicks. I give a 10 out of 10 in rating.¤ 3) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. The Five Venoms is something of a cult classic, though its hard to see why. There is very little martial arts action, and what there is is not all that spectacular. Most of the film is a plodding murder mystery that will have you reaching for the remote and the fast forward button - insipid dialog, bad acting, zero suspense, no location shooting, and cheesy special effects. Back in 1978 this may have been top-notch martial arts film-making, but in comparison to more recent efforts it holds up very poorly. For history buffs and nostalgia trippers only.
#¤ 4) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. We all know this movie is great on so many levels... but released on this dvd and through this company, it is really bad. In my review I give this dvd a 1 star rating because of the following: The clarity throughout the whole film is grainy. The quality in color of the picture is very faint. The audio level is lower than normal. It almost seems like someone simply transferred their vhs recording onto dvd and mass produced it. The scene index is also quite poor. Just a blue screen with the thumbnails. If you don´t mind any of those factors maybe this dvd is for you. I wish I could get my money back!¤ 5) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. Like many fans of kung fu films, I remember watching Five Deadly Venoms on Saturday afternoon decades ago, and I was instantly hooked. This is the first of what is described as the "Venoms" films, and it is a must own for any fan of the Venoms movies. Though Five Deadly Venoms does not contain the most spectacular martial arts scenes of the Venom films, it has one of the most interesting backgrounds. This film is also the first movie to prominently star all of the main Venom actors: Lu Feng, Wei Pei, Sun Chien, Philip Kwok, Lo Meng and Chiang Sheng. The real draw of the film is the characters and their five contrasting styles of kung fu. Each of the actors does a great job of portraying a practitioner of his particular style, and they all interact well together. Five Deadly Venoms just has a wonderful feel to it. It works. Buy it and enjoy.¤ 6) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. The dying master of the powerful Poison Clan dispatches his last pupil on a crucial mission. Worried that the skills he has taught are being used to evil ends, he orders the Yan Tieh to trace a retired colleague and warn him that the fortune he amassed from the clan activities is under threat from five of his former pupils. Each an expert in his own lethal combat style, the five comprise a truly invincible force. Yan must discover the whereabouts and true identities of these deadly masked warriors and decide which, if any, can be trusted.¤ 7) DVD DVD Five Deadly Venoms by ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS INC.. One of the loopiest kung-fu movies ever made, a garish masterpiece of martial kitsch by the hard-boiled master of the genre, Chang Cheh. The five muscle-bound paragons of the title have fighting skills so hyperdeveloped that they border upon the occult, each modeled on the behavior of a different venomous beast: centipede, snake, lizard, toad, and scorpion. This "poison clan" is embroiled in a complex plot to lay claim to an ill-gotten fortune, but the story line feels like an afterthought. The nonstop wall-crawling action sequences, which match up the cast members in every conceivable combination, are the be all and end all here. This is late, decadent Chang Cheh, without the poise and sweep of earlier epics like Blood Brothers and Vengeance (the noble David Chiang-Ti Lung team ups that inspired John Woo), but it´s great fun on its own terms. The painted masks worn by the Venoms, which make them look like berserk extras in a wrestling film, are based upon the belligerent warrior face paint of Chinese opera. --David Chute¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 7-Jan-2009, 016226998120, S2B-BEB-XEB-6EB-QQB-EGB-8 
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