The Dragon Missile

This was like a simplified "Flying Guillotine"; also directed by Meng-Hua Ho. To be precise, this time the weapon is a dragon missile, but the result is the same - decapitation. Runtime is shorter, only above 80min which ensures higher tempo and leaves no room for a fancy plot or to deepen the characters. The most unique thing about this was that Lo Lieh is the protagonist, but as it quickly turns out, he is just as mean as the other mercenaries, and the good guys are descendants of his victims.

This had a few twists and turns and some fun weapons that elevated this mid-tier Shaw production just a bit.

Made as a cash in after the success of The Flying Guillotine this belongs to the bloodier martial arts movies, tho honestly the amount of blood spatter is very mild. It lacks a clear hero to root for. Because this movie doesn't waste a lot of time on things like character development. Plus side of this is that it moves at a brisk pace and there is a lot of action in its 80min running time and that action is enjoyable.

As much as I wanted to enjoy this, I just couldn't. The plot is ludicrous and the dialog and acting is basically inane. The idiotic dragon missiles weapon is unconvincing and quite simply silly. I was completely bored by the fighting action, plot and characters.