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House of Traps (1982)
Directed by Chang Cheh
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Overview
It all started with The Five Venoms, the internationally loved kung-fu thriller. It continued through more than a dozen bloody good entertainments featuring the same actors in different roles. This is considered the last official “Venoms” movie, but what a film it is. There’s one plasma-spurting attack after another as heroes and rogues alike try to solve the secrets of this hell house. The core Venoms themselves choreograph the gory fun in this fond farewell to their worldwide film series sensation!
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Chin Siu Ho | Lung Tien-Hsiang | Ngaai Fei | Sun Chien | Philip Kwok Chun-Fung | Chiang Sheng | Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi | Wong Lik | Lu Feng | Lau Fong-Sai | Chu Ko | Yu Tai-Ping | Siao Yuk | Lam Chi-Tai | Wan Seung-Lam | Wang Han-Chen | Shum Lo | Ngai Tim-Choi | Gam Tin-Chue | Sai Gwa-Pau | Tsi-Ang Chin | Lam Wai
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2024 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| 05/26/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
Early ‘80s Shaw Brothers stuff was increasingly stylized and generally featured better fight choreography (still not realistic but certainly faster and more thrilling) and House of Traps is no exception.
The actual house of traps is cheesy but provides some pretty cool action scenes. Lots of secret identities and double crossing going on as usual.
Overall a very enjoyable film and well worth a watch if you’re into martial arts films. This is the last of the “venoms” films too.
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