In the prologue to THE INVINCIBLE ARMOR, we're told that "Iron Armor is the most mysterious of all kung fu techniques." The only flaw: there's ALWAYS one vulnerable point- "the breath gate." The Eagle Claw is another deadly technique. General Chow (John Liu) sees Hu Loong (Hoi) fight off several attackers and is impressed enough to introduce Loong to Mr. Lu, who's "looking for suitable warriors" to aid him in his political aims. During a friendly sparring match, Loong kills Lu and leaves Chow to be caught literally red-handed over the body. Chow escapes the authorities, being careful not to injure his pursuers. Shen Yu is summoned to capture Chow; Chow, meanwhile, uses his superior skills to fend off pretty much everyone he runs into (Liu is an excellent kicker, and some of the fight scenes are great because of this). He catches up to Hu, but Shen and Minister Cheng interfere and Hu escapes. Chow befriends a boy and his sister, the beautiful Shi Lan, and the boy teaches Chow the Iron Armor technique- and the Iron Finger technique, to overcome it. When Shen talks Chow into surrendering, Che Yuan shows up. He wants to behead Chow because "his head is easier to carry." (Makes sense to me...) When we finally see the robotic, stiff-legged advance of Minister Cheng (employing the Iron Armor technique), it's a genuinely scary moment: he actually LOOKS invincible. INVINCIBLE ARMOR is most definitely worth a look.
Review of The Invincible Armour
