The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
1993
Director: Cheung Hoi Jing
Stars: Yuen Biao, Cheung Man, Danny Lee, Anita Yuen, Ng Man Tat, Elvis Tsui, Elizabeth Lee, Wu Ma
This is one of those uniquely "Hong Kong movies" -- it really doesn't make a lick of sense, but it's still entertaining to watch. The convoluted plot has constable Yuen Biao helping a bandit played by Danny Lee (yes, he's actually not a cop in this film) defeat the warlord (Elvis Tsui) who stole his wife. But, much like a porno film, the plot here only suffices to move the movie along to the next action scene, of which there are plenty of here. The action here is the kind of blood-gushing wire-fu one would probably expect for this type of movie, and it's done well. Compared to the over-Hollywoodized junk coming from HK nowadays, The Sword Stained with Royal Blood is a nice look back at the "golden age" of HK movies, where not every movie was a winner, but imagination seemed boundless.
RATING: 7
A review for the DVD of this movie can be found here