Given that this was one of the Shaw Brothers studio's last 'martial world' fables, NEW TALES OF THE FLYING FOX is a great deal better than I expected. It's another super-fast story that hits the ground running and never lets up in its tale of traitors, assassins, invading Qing, clans, lamas and even a medicine school specialising in poison! The cast is loaded with larger than life characters, Alex Man's noble duelling hero being the stand-out, and the wirework-assisted swordplay puts Tsui Hark to shame. Colourful, violent, vibrant and exciting, this shows that Shaw never lost their skill even towards at end of their run.
Review of Xin fei hu wai chuan
