Simply Perfect

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

This Taiwanese kung fu drama is a cut above standard genre fare in every respect, from the script and performances to the fight choreography. Directed by Kao Pao-shu (who co-wrote the screenplay with Shaw Brothers regular Ni Kuang), "Bandits, Prostitutes and Silver" stars Don Wong Tao as a carriage driver who wants to buy his girlfriend out of a life of prostitution. Thwarted at every turn, he finally resorts to crime, helping a notorious bandit (Wen Chiang-lung, who delivers the film's single finest performance) to commit highway robbery. Getting his hands on a chest of silver doesn't solve Wong Tao's problems, however: it makes him a target for other thieves, led by Angela Mao Ying, and eventually forces him to cross paths with arch-villain Lo Lieh. (Lo's secret weapon is a head-chopper on a chain, similar but not identical to the flying guillotine made famous in other kung fu flicks. This film is too good for such stale gimmicks, but it's got one anyhow.) The odds mount against Wong Tao, and he finds the world in which he lives to be stonily indifferent to his adversity. A few years earlier, Kao Pao-shu had shown her flair for (in the context of Chinese martial arts movies) surprisingly mature storytelling with "Blood of the Dragon", and "Bandits, Prostitutes and Silver" is twice as good. Even the film's desperate, flailing theme music underscores the tragic futility of the hero's struggle. If you're looking for something on a par with Chang Cheh's "Blood Brothers", this is it.

This is one of the better old school kung fu movie featuring Wang Tao, and to a lesser extent Angela Mao. Wang Tao is a wagon driver who's trying to buy off the girl he hopes to marry from the brothel. He needs to make $200 to buy her. He's offered a job that he's promised $800, but of course the job is of a shady kind, to steal and transport a chest containing silver. Group of bandits headed by Angela Mao is after him also to get the silver. There's story, and good kung-fu action in this classic movie. Each of the actors can act, and directing is also good. Wang Tao movies really well in this movie. Fight scenes are well choreographed, and showcases the actor's clean body line. Overall, it's one of the better old school kung fu movies made, and is worth viewing.

Don Wong Tao stars as a carriage driver who is in love with a prostitute. He needs $120 to buy her out of the brothel, so he decides to accept an offer to rob some silver. Now he has a bunch of bandits after him including Phillip Ko fei and Angela Mao Ying. Also after him is a corrupt government official played by Lo Lieh. This movie is a bit darker than most and has a fantastic finish.The fighting is above average, and Lo Lieh is much better in the action department than he usually is. He uses a really cool weapon that is a chain with a handcuff type thing on the end that can lock onto people's neck, arms and legs.Also starring is Man Kong Lung and Wong Hap and they look good in their fights.The Crash DVD has a decent widescreen print and the English dub sounds good.

it was good how they set up the robbery and the fighting. there is also something that makes you feel bad for shang yee. it is the thought of how he was treated for stealing when all he wanted was his girl shaochoi but it ends up being a fight over money a rep. very good