THE MASKED AVENGERS begins with an ambush and murder by the (quite literally) bloodthirsty, trident-wielding masked avengers themselves. When two martial arts clubs meet to discuss things, a suspicious eavesdropper, Gao Yao (Kuo Chui), working at the inn where they meet, draws attention to himself. Kuo Chui was sometimes ambiguous enough in his leanings to make him perfect as a "suspicious character" whose motivations weren't quite clear to audiences and this aspect of his character works to perfection here. Bodies begin to pile up, and the discovery of both a mask and a trident in Chui's possession make him a prime suspect. Will Chui come clean? Will Chiang Seng as the leader of one of the two groups live long enough to reveal who's who? THE MASKED AVENGERS is yet another Chang Cheh classic and just one of the reasons I now consider the Golden Age of Martial Arts movies the 20 year span from 1970 to 1990.
Review of Masked Avengers
