I can see why people like this, because it has a different artful and dramatic approach than your usual Shaw Brothers film. It is different, I'll give you that, but I didn't really like any of the characters, the villains aren't that good, except for the head honcho who is great, and the final boss battle was super cool I'm not gonna lie. The main drawback is the fight choreography which is mostly pretty clunky, until the last 10 minutes where it picks up considerably. The band of villains all have unique weapons but they rarely do anything cool with them (except the final boss who is very cool). Some much better examples of this high art approach to wuxia/kung fu filmmaking are the films of King Hu: A Touch of Zen, Come Drink with Me, and Dragon Inn.
Review of The Avenging Eagle
