Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.

Rating: 6.5

Cast:

Alan

Chan

Chai

Lam

Gam

Tin-Chue

Ling

Hon

Cheung

Siu-Lun

Tsung

Hua

Elliot

Ngok

Ku

Feng

Ching

Li

Wang

Chung

Lo

Lieh

Danny

Lee

Yang

Chi-Ching

Ching

Miao

Ai

Fei

Wang

Hsieh

Lam

Wai-Tiu

Chen

Ping

Ling

Yun

Fan

Mei-Sheng

Teresa

Ha

Chiang

Yang

Tin

Ching

Cheng

Kang-Yeh

Ku

Kuan-Chung

Wa

Lun

Wong

Ching-Ho

Mi

Lan

Keung

Hon

Leung

Seung-Wan

Ko

Hung

Shum

Lo

Lee

Sau-Kei

Chan

Mei-Hua

Chan

Shen

Huang

Pei-Chih

Yen

Shi-Kwan

Wang

Han-Chen

Norman

Tsui

Tung

Choi-Bo

Wong

Mei

To

Wai-Wo

Lee

Hang

Hsu

Hsia

Yuen

Cheung-Yan

Fung

Hak-On

Chui

Fat

Wynn

Lau

Ng

Yuen-Fan

Danny

Chow

San

Kuai

Yuen

Shun-Yi

Lee

Chiu

Chin

Yuet-Sang

Alan

Chui

Corey

Yuen

Tino

Wong

Ting

Tung

Mama

Hung

Alan

Chan

Chai

Lam

Gam

Tin-Chue

Ling

Hon

Cheung

Siu-Lun

Tsung

Hua

Elliot

Ngok

Ku

Feng

Ching

Li

Wang

Chung