Saw as King Kong vs. The Snake Phantom
It's an okay Martial Arts/Fantasy film.
The bad:
I'm not positive but I suspect they harmed or killed a more than a few snakes in this film. I think one snake was painted gold. Now in fairness, some of the instances could have involved a rubber snake as the quality of ones at the time was probably as good as it is today. Talking joke shop/toy store quality. Particularly thinking about a scene where a character picks one up and swings it around by its tail.
Some chickens were also killed. One probably by a boa constrictor. Kind of just showed the aftermath or final moments of a squeeze.
The good:
Lot of cheese, some nice fight scenes, fun villains, a fun hero monk, and a great final battle.
Liked seeing the folks in what I'm assuming is their native garb(at least for the time period). Very lovely and colorful.
Probably won't watch again because of the animal issues, which is a little frustrating as it does have some fun & cool bits.
Not one I would recommend because of said issues. (It's not super extreme, but it's there.)
Video I watched on YouTube is okay for a small to medium frame. It has English subtitles but the longer ones are cropped of on the edge as if they were imprinted on a print in the original aspect.
