Flag of Iron
by Cheh Chang
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Actor: Feng Lu, Li Wang, Philip Kwok, Sheng Chiang, Tien Hsiang LungDirector: Cheh Chang
Writer: Cheh Chang
Producer: Run Run Shaw
Writer: Kuang Ni
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: SB
Movie Reviews of Flag of Iron
Movie Review: Great action, beautiful sets and costumes, but an incredibly boring story
Summary: 2 Stars
3 of the main Venoms are on hand for this Chang Cheh snoozefest. Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng and Phillip Kwok are brothers who are part of the Iron Flag clan. Chiang Sheng and Kwok want to put a stop to the prostitution at the Eagle Hall casino, so they get get their master to go with them for a meeting with the Eagle Hall chief. There is a subplot that has the Iron Flag clan hiring the White Robed Rambler (played by Lung Tien-chiang) to secretly go with them to the meeting in case any trouble arises. Of course trouble does occur and out of nowhere the White Robed Rambler kills the Iron Flag's master with his secret shooting spear. For some reason, he is not suspected of the murder. Now there is controversy over which of the brothers should be the new leader of the Iron Flag clan, and it eventually goes to Lu Feng. Kwok is ordered to leave because of a really stupid reason and assassins are after him. This is all Lu Feng's plan of course. He had the whole thing planned out. He hired the Rambler to kill his master so that he could be the new leader. Can you believe it?!?! I usually don't give away the entire plot in my reviews, but I will do so with this movie because it is so freaking boring. Towards the end, the Rambler finds out he was tricked into killing the Iron Flag master, and once again decides to fight on the side of good, and help kill Lu Feng. Has he changed? I don't know, you will just have to find out by watching the mildly exciting fight filled finale.
The action is quite good. Not enough of it, but still good. The story is the main issue here. There is no question that Lu Feng is a bad guy, he always plays an evil character, but the director could have at least made it seem possible that he was good. Even if it was just one scene, they could have made it seem like he was something other than the guy you know the heroes will fight at the end.
So the fights are really good, but there is nothing else to comment on. This is a 108 minute movie that easily could have been cut down to 60.
2.5/5
Celestial has remastered this to perfection, so make sure to get the IVL version, and not the full screen bootlegs.
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