tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post6408939710898284764..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: SOUL OF THE SWORD (1978)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-12686106971594373332011-07-06T22:46:08.042-04:002011-07-06T22:46:08.042-04:00On the strength of a title like "Usurpers of ...On the strength of a title like "Usurpers of Emperor's Power" alone I have to see that film.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-43243082097459337982011-07-04T01:44:11.656-04:002011-07-04T01:44:11.656-04:00A wonderful review, Sam. Hua Shan was well known f...A wonderful review, Sam. Hua Shan was well known for his gritty crime thrillers and he brought a bit of that to the swordplay arena. A handful of his crime pictures were not released to DVD, but some of them were such as the gruesome BROTHERHOOD (1976) and the dramatic THE BROTHERS (1979), a film that John Woo HAD TO HAVE SEEN before making A BETTER TOMORROW (1986).<br /><br />He also directed some choice sleazy trash like THE BLOODY PARROT and PORTRAIT IN CRYSTAL and one of the most nihilistic Wuxia movies ever with USURPERS OF EMPEROR'S POWER.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.com