225 of 1001 Movies: Come Drink With Me (1966)

This 1966 Hong Kong movie features so much gore and action. Almost as much as any modern movie I've seen. Supposedly, Quentin Tarantino himself is doing a remake of the movie. It makes sense considering this seems to be some of his interest, but honestly this movie doesn't need a remake, and it is like a slap in the face to the original director, King Hu. This movie does have it's not so great moments, but overall it's a nicely done film that feels edgy for 1966.

Summary: After a general's son is kidnapped he ask that Golden Swallow (yes that is her name), help to rescue him. Golden Swallow seems to be doing her martial arts disguised as a man though, unless my subtitles were just badly dubbed. Anyways, she is sent to rescue the son from the bandits that have kidnapped him. Her first encounter leads her to a bar, and then to a monastery where she finds she might need some back up from a local drunk, Fan Da-Pei. He has his own secrets though that gain them both insight and access to the world the bandits live in.