This is one of the few films credited to director Godfrey Ho that isn't a hodge-podge of 2 or 3 other films mixed into one and follows a fairly coherent story line. Apparently that was due to it being co-directed by some Korean fellow named Kim Si-Hyeon who worked with star Dragon Lee on a few films. It's all pretty simplistic stuff here about a Buddhist temple being taken over by an evil fighter who uses a lightning kick to beat his opponents. There's some backstabbing and a lot of Buddhist monks getting offed before the big final battle. One weird scene has a guy wearing what appears to be a Mexican wrestler mask for a little bit, besides this not the most memorable outing. AKA THUNDERING FIST
MARTIAL MONKS OF SHAOLIN TEMPLE is another film from this same year directed by these two with a very similar cast and plot that seems to get mixed up with this one often.
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