TALES OF A EUNUCH is perhaps one of the most disconcerting Shaw Brothers films I've seen. It seems to have everything and nothing in it at the same time. On the face of it, it's a sprawling knockabout comedy featuring Wong Yue, but it also manages to cram in reams of political intrigue, warring factions, mistaken identity humour, undercover secrets, gore, martial arts, and low brow comedy. The plot is just as hard to follow as in an average Chor Yuen movie, but the lightness of touch means that this gets very silly very quickly and often you'll laugh out loud anyway. Supporting stars include a hard-fighting Gordon Liu and Ku Feng as an ailing master, but this is very much a vehicle for Wong Yue and his inimitable talents alone.
Review of Tales of a Eunuch
