The Five Venoms 1978 123movies

Watch: 五毒 1978 123movies, Full Movie Online – A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu: Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad (hence the title). His final student, who knows a little of each style, must team up with one of the other good students to destroy the evil ones, if there are any. Greed and treachery ensue as the student discovers that some of the students are indeed evil, but which one can he trust enough to team up with?.
Plot: A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
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	7.0/10 Votes: 7,365
	80% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 102 Popularity: 8.131 | TMDB

Reviews:

Whole lotta fun!
Well, I must say that this was one hell of a fun movie. Despite the fact that the dubbing was pretty cheesy, and there were some odd moments where the film seemed to turn dark blue for no apparent reason, I was not disappointed. The story was actually pretty interesting: the last member of the Poison Clan must track down the other five members and discover who among them is using their skills for evil, and who is using them for good. The catch being that during training, all of the clan were masked, and all have since returned to society in disguise and changed their names.

The fights are a joy to watch, as each member of the Poison Clan has a different fighting style: toad (my favorite), snake, scorpion, lizard, and centipede. The fight scenes have the actors jumping all over the place, and thankfully the camera stays planted and uses a wide enough shot so you can clearly see all of the action.

The one drawback to the movie is that the story tends to drag a bit in the first half up until the first fight sequence. But stick with it, and you won’t be disappointed!

Five Deadly Venoms: The best that kung-fu films have to offer!
Be careful with this one. Once you get yer mitts on it, it’ll change the way you look at kung-fu flicks. You will be yearning a plot from all of the kung-fu films now, you will be wanting character depth and development, you will be craving mystery and unpredictability, you will demand dynamic camera work and incredible backdrops. Sadly, you won’t find all of these aspects together in one kung-fu movie, EXCEPT for Five Deadly Venoms!

Easily the best kung-fu movie of all-time, Venoms blends a rich plot, full of twists and turns, with colourful (and developed) characters, along with some of the best camerawork to come out of the 70s. The success of someone liking the film depends on the viewers ability to decipher which character is which, and who specializes in what venom. One is the Centipede, two is the Snake, three is the Scorpion, four is the Lizard, and five is the Toad. Each character has different traits, characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. Therein lies the hook, we learn along with the student character, finding out who these different men turn out to be. We are in his shoes (so to speak), and we have to pick who we trust, and who we don’t, just like he does. We learn along with him.

Not only is the plot, the characters, and the camerawork great, it’s also fun to watch, which in my book makes it more valuable than almost any other movie of it’s kind. It’s worth quite a few watches to pick up on everything that’s going on. Venoms is a lesson on what kung-fu can really do…just don’t expect many other kung-fu films to live up to it’s gauntlet.

Other Information:

Original Language zh
Runtime 1 hr 41 min (101 min), 1 hr 37 min (97 min) (Hong Kong), 1 hr 41 min (101 min) (Blu-ray)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Drama, Mystery
Director Cheh Chang
Writer Kuang Ni, Cheh Chang
Actors Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
Country Hong Kong
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Shawscope
Printed Film Format 35 mm