In 2001, there was director Ang Lee, villainess Cheng Pei-pei, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. 35 years before there was legendary director King Hu (a.k.a. Hu King-chuan)(A Touch of Zen), beloved heroine Cheng Pei-pei, and this, universally considered one of the best Hong Kong movies ever made. Here Cheng is "Golden Swallow", who teams with swordsman Drunken Cat to battle a corrupt Buddhist monk with mystical martial arts powers. Without question, this production set a new standard for Asian action movies. (SB-IVL)