I have just watched "Slave of the sword" and "butterfly and the sword" and it seems to me that some of the same scenes are used in these two films - my guess is that "Butterfly and the sword" is the donor and "Slave of the sword" is the receiving patient in this transfusion of re-edited scene material. this is for me not a strange phenomenon in the world of cinematography it is in itself a sub-genre called compilation movies which draws on the resources of other films.
"Butterfly and the sword" is a excellent Kung Fu movie with a strong ensemble of fighting scenes in the, for fu flick lovers, well known lyrical style, a love tangent that runs through out the movie never getting to dominating and flavored with a knifes tip of traditional Chinese slap stick comedy.
"Slaves of the sword" apart from the recycling of frames that has a tendency to give it a unoriginal feel, is also a excellent movie, well maybe not excellent but then great movie with it's own strengths. The fighting scenes are often abrupt in their editing, which propels the narrative forward in a way that can feel somewhat unnatural;) The strength of this film is its erotic dimension; beautiful and enchanting is the human desire and lust portrayed with flames and dogs as psychological symbols interwoven (yes there are tits in the movie ;). these scenes work with a passion but still succeeds in keeping the pictures decent, dignified and pittoresk.
Two good movies - worth watching
"Butterfly and the sword" is a excellent Kung Fu movie with a strong ensemble of fighting scenes in the, for fu flick lovers, well known lyrical style, a love tangent that runs through out the movie never getting to dominating and flavored with a knifes tip of traditional Chinese slap stick comedy.
"Slaves of the sword" apart from the recycling of frames that has a tendency to give it a unoriginal feel, is also a excellent movie, well maybe not excellent but then great movie with it's own strengths. The fighting scenes are often abrupt in their editing, which propels the narrative forward in a way that can feel somewhat unnatural;) The strength of this film is its erotic dimension; beautiful and enchanting is the human desire and lust portrayed with flames and dogs as psychological symbols interwoven (yes there are tits in the movie ;). these scenes work with a passion but still succeeds in keeping the pictures decent, dignified and pittoresk.
Two good movies - worth watching