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THE BLACK TAVERN
1972
Director
Teddy Yip
Starring
Shih Szu
Tung Li
Ku Feng
Wu Ma
Runtime
83 minutes
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During a snowstorm a parade of rogues whose reputations precede them gather at an inn based on a rumor that an "easy to rob" rich guy will be showing up there. Death and dismemberment ensue. THE BLACK TAVERN is a superlatively effective and ambitiously tight martial arts murder mystery thriller that makes phenomenal use of its snowbound settings and its cavalcade of villainous thieves (including ‘The Whipmaster’, ‘The Five Ghosts’ and ‘Three Headed Cobra’!) which culminates in a plethora of iconic wuxia battles worthy of the fabled Shaw Brothers studio from which it exploded. It’s DRAGON INN meets THE HATEFUL 8! Wintery kung-fu at its finest.
“Recipe for awesome:
-Get one tavern run by cannibal brigands.
-Add one helping of badass kung-fu dudes.
-Add three to five more helpings of badasses.
-Shake and stir it up. Repeat until most heads are missing.
-For extra flavor. Make sure one guy has a whip with at least two more whips inside. Bon apetit!” - Kevin Clarke
“Recipe for awesome:
-Get one tavern run by cannibal brigands.
-Add one helping of badass kung-fu dudes.
-Add three to five more helpings of badasses.
-Shake and stir it up. Repeat until most heads are missing.
-For extra flavor. Make sure one guy has a whip with at least two more whips inside. Bon apetit!” - Kevin Clarke