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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Flag of Iron
- Year
- 1980
- Runtime
- 113 min.
- Director
- Cheh Chang
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Rating *
- 7.1
- Votes *
- 194
- Checks
- 37
- Favs
- 1
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 2.7% (1:37)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
The Flag of Iron features Kwok Choi (who I should really give a poster spot to) as an honorable man whose clan turns to the dark side. Director Chang Cheh's hallmarks are all there: Fun new weapons (introducing Flag Fu!), shockingly brutal guttings, accidental homoeroticism, and the participation of actors collectively known as the Venoms. A surprise is the whore with the heart of gold, a female character with a romantic subplot, nothing new to cinema, but rare in Chang's work. And he keeps the film alive, as he so often does, by using a structure that he hasn't before. I appreciate the variety of story telling he brings to the screen, even if there's less variety as far as tone and tropes go. 8 years 6 months ago -