A young boy plans to carry a bamboo, which lists the names of all the men who support a Chinese rebellion against Mongol occupation, to a young prince named Ma Tung, one of the leaders in the rebellion, at the dying request of the man who gave it to him. When two men working for the Mongol cause attack him and steal the bamboo, the "White Dragon" Lung Ti comes to his defense. Soon the two become good friends and the "White Dragon" agrees to accompany the boy on his journey to the palace of the young prince. However, when they arrive Ma Tung immediately recognizes Lung Ti as the man who defeated and humiliated his father Ma Chin, master of the "magic sword", in a previous duel which so shamed his father than Ma Chin shortly thereafter took his own life. Ma Tung makes the mistake of thinking Lung Ti has come for a fight and a battle between the two ensues leaving Lung Ti wounded but still standing. He and the boy then leave but when the "white Dragon" realizes just what the bamboo contains, he knows he must somehow get the information back to Ma Tung or at the very least keep it out of Mongolian hands or that of their supporters for Lung Ti also supports the cause of the rebellion and despite Ma Tung's feelings towards him, Lung Ti admires Ma Tung's stand against the Mongolians and plans to lend his support to the cause as only he can.
Lung Ti is a master at controlling the spear and it is his weapon of choice in this story. This movie's true strong point is its many battles featuring Lung Ti's spear and/or Ma Tung's "magic sword" against an army of sword-wielding Mongolians, lead by General Tai who himself has a most unusual sword in that it can be turned into a whip, and their supporters. I've rarely seen more entertaining battles of this sort and they generally are very well shot (even if on occasion they do slip up and you see guys actually taking the spear under the arm). This story of patriotism and one man standing tall against an army is the stuff of heroic legend. This certainly doesn't fail to deliver in any fashion it promises. Wang Yu is fantastic as the "White Dragon" and the language barrier is not really a problem here as his actions and his body language speak so loudly.
Lung Ti is a master at controlling the spear and it is his weapon of choice in this story. This movie's true strong point is its many battles featuring Lung Ti's spear and/or Ma Tung's "magic sword" against an army of sword-wielding Mongolians, lead by General Tai who himself has a most unusual sword in that it can be turned into a whip, and their supporters. I've rarely seen more entertaining battles of this sort and they generally are very well shot (even if on occasion they do slip up and you see guys actually taking the spear under the arm). This story of patriotism and one man standing tall against an army is the stuff of heroic legend. This certainly doesn't fail to deliver in any fashion it promises. Wang Yu is fantastic as the "White Dragon" and the language barrier is not really a problem here as his actions and his body language speak so loudly.