The Avenging Eagle [1978].x264.DVDrip(ShawBros.KungFu)

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Video Information
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Type.................: Movie
File Validation......: MD5 & SHA-256 HASH

Title................: The Avenging Eagle, "Long xie shi san ying" (original title)
Distributor..........: Wild Side (France)
Actors...............: Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Ku Feng, Shih Szu, Yue Wing
Directors............: Sun Chung
Writers..............: Hung Chin (story), Kuang Ni (screenplay)
Genre................: Action | Adventure | Drama
Release Date.........: 13 September 1978 (Hong Kong) , September 13, 2011 (DVD)
Duration.............: 01:26:51 (per actual main feature)
Rated................: Not Rated
Cover(s) Included....: Yes

Language.............: Chinese
Subtitles............: Chinese, English, French
Resolution...........: 480p @ 16x9
Source...............: Retail R2F DVD

IMDb Information.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077868/
IMDb Rating..........: 7.6
RottenTomatoes.......: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avenging-eagle/
RT Rating............: 81%

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Encoding/Bitrate Information
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Format : MPEG-4
File size : 837 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 348 Kbps

Video

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Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 8 frames
Bit rate : 1 238 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 432 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Original display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Writing library : x264 core 130 r2273 b3065e6

Audio

Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 176 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Title : Stereo
Language : Chinese

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Filename : The Avenging Eagle [1978].x264.DVDrip(ShawBros.KungFu).mp4
MD5 : 9f4f5947a420d7bc9438e60fc50f66ec
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File Size : 878,162,518
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Reviews/Synopsis
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Please go to the following website for detailed information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Avenging_Eagle

What I can say is that this movie is far better than it looks on the printed page. Any description is automatic cliche': Two strangers meet in the wasteland, one escaping his past and his enemies, the other with a motive that might put the two of them at odds. Or, call it the story of a killer pained by the evils he's done, and slowly realizing how far he must go to atone. Or...a criminal hunted by his former brothers in arms, each specializing in his own exotic weapon...you get the idea.
It sounds like standard stuff. Somehow, Ti Lung, Fu Sheng and Ku Feng(his best performance? Even including "Uncle?), under the direction of Sun Chung, take a solid (there's that word) story and impart it with real human impact.
Ti Lung's performance, in particular, is heartbreaking at times - he's been a cold-blooded killer most of his life, yet he's like a child as he discovers morality. He's almost an innocent. Watch his reaction when Fu Sheng chastises him for stealing his horse and food - it's something I missed my first viewing, the almost wondering look on his face as he thinks "yes...that WAS wrong..."

And the fights, which are probably why you're looking at this in the first place, are great stuff. There's plenty of action as the hero, Chik Ming Sing, tries to stay ahead of ten of his former fellows, and fights for his life. He's no Gordon Liu or Lau Kar Leung with the three-sectioned staff, but again, great stuff.
Far too often, a kung-fu flick's best fight isn't the final one, but Fu Sheng and Ti Lung go for broke in the intense final battle to push it one step beyond a terrific fight at a deserted inn at the end of the film's second act.

Then there's the ending. It hits hits you like a haymaker.

In short, this is a movie that completely rises above itself from start to finish, and takes you by surprise. Even if you're not into the whole HK cinema thing, it belongs in your DVD collection.

SCREENSHOTS:

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