in world oldschool kung fu movies revenge pictures came dime dozen took lot film stand  even make fan favorite years arguably chang chehs finest movie continues hold influence hong kong movie industry themes loyalty brotherhood revenge explored john woo who got start hk movie industry working chang heyday heroic bloodshed late s modern movies like man called hero sports character costume inspired film influence also carried areas well music wutang clan tv commercials sprite video games mortal kombat makes movie special plot  surface  pretty simple deals members rogue group known poison clan searching treasure hidden sifu members clan extraordinary kung fu abilities denoted animal styles venoms the lizard climb walls scorpion deadly strike etc twist since clan always wears masks known others are thus simple plot becomes almost suspense thriller were talking usual suspects here far many kung fu movies time supposedly golden harvest happy changs script  like movies felt dark violent  actually wanted add broad comic relief it thankfully chang stuck guns stayed original script since become revered one best films time ever completing almost perfect dramatic arc providing perfect backbone extraordinary action sequencesbr br but really solidifies movie venoms themselves chang cheh hit upon magical formula cast  gain talented martial artists whose moves competed without aid wires special effects put modern martial artists shame great actors well formula proved popular chang usually one venoms later movies getting back matters hand oldschool movies actors seem playing cardboard cutouts actors actually create characters seems everyone favorite venom mine philip kwok  best known many mad dog hardboiled  lizard personal connection characters five deadly venoms generates makes true classic genre even normally fan oldschool movies need check five deadly venoms out nothing else see modern movies got inspiration from