Woodyanders Angry and aggressive orphan Lotus Lin (the one and only Angela Mao in top strong and charismatic form) gets raised as a Buddhist in a Shaolin temple after her mother dies in the wake of giving birth to her in prison. Consumed with rage, Lin gets expelled from the temple and vows to exact a harsh revenge on the four men who killed her father and sent her mother to prison. Director Chang-hwa Jeong, working from a compact script by Kang Shih, relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, offers a flavorsome evocation of the period setting, and stages the exciting and energetic martial arts fights with rousing panache. Naturally, the always dependable Mao displays her customary graceful, agile, and acrobatic dexterity in her fight scenes: Besides taking on a bunch of guys all at once (keep your eyes peeled for Sammo Hung as a baddie who takes quite a pounding from Angela), Mao also gets to use a nice assortment of weapons and even poisonous scorpions against her opponents. Although the plot follows a pretty predictable trajectory, it nonetheless still hits all the satisfying paces and manages to deliver a few neat twists along the way. The rich widescreen cinematography by Tieh Wing and Yung-lung Wang provides a gorgeously lush look. Frankie Chan's lively score hits the stirring spot. Recommended viewing for fans of Miss Mao.

ebiros2 This is a high quality classic that may be said as Golden Harvest's "Five Deadly Venoms", and in this movie character Angela Mao portrays actually uses venom from the scorpion to do away with her enemies.Angela Mao plays the role of an orphan who was brought up in Shaolin temple. As she matured, she became skilled in kung fu, but also not fit in terms of behavior to stay at the temple. She makes her life as a pick pocket in the streets, but she's also after the four men who killed her father, and sent her mother to jail.The usual high quality visuals, and intricate story development of Golden Harvest's movie is evident here. Along with "The Tournament" this movie features the best of Angela Mao's kung fu skills. After seeing this movie, it's evident that she is something very special in terms of star quality, and the martial arts, and acrobatic skills. There is no one I can think of that has these qualities to the degree she has even to this day.The movie is definitely a kung fu movie classic, made extra special by the presence of Angela Mao.

phillip-58 This is a real classy film, kung fu or otherwise. Director Jeong Chang Hwa (who also made King Boxer) knew how to frame a shot and with action directors Hsu Hsia and Yuen Woo Ping lead actress Angela Mao is really able to show her abilities. It has nice touches like her use of Scorpions and it is one of those films where the fights just get better and better with few obvious tricks but lots of very good moves. Angela plays her deadly revenge using both her very real beauty and deadly fighting skills. The plot has a few twists and turns to keep you interested and the supporting actors really play their parts well without detracting from Angela's lead role. A film you can watch many times and still see something new. A great film by a great actress and kung fu fighter.

InzyWimzy This is what I'm talking about!! From the get go, the film is dark, grim, and the common HK 'revenge' theme, BUT this is how you take revenge!Angela is great in this one; fighting to the point where she won't rest until the enemy's blood is spilt. It's great: no phony sparring or sparing the enemy. Guys are practically slammed by Angela's hard kicks (love those sound effects!) and her movements flow so smoothly that it just adds so much more to the fights. Her facial expressions are best when fierce and enraged. Even Sammo gets bruised and abused. She's too dangerous for Shaolin temple while her foes cower in fear. Broken Oath is a fine work from kung fu's Deadly China Doll.