avenge eagle be the story of a man chi ming sing ( ti lung ) who after year of kill for a brutal gang decides to leave and seek revenge against them and their leader . the gang and know a the iron boat clan and in particular the men he raid with the 13 eagle . all be raise from birth by yoh xi hung ( ku feng ) to be brutal killer to obey his every command . each with his own hand make eagle medallion and weapon . now the 12 reaming eagle be send out to find chi ming sing and either kill him or to bring him back . chi ming sing soon run into a wanderer cheuk yi fan ( fu sheng ) who do not reveal himself at first and but decide to crusade against the clan together . a they head towards the clan base they be attack in wave by the eagle and defeat them one by one . a the movie go on chi min sing tell his story of how he saw the light after be force to kill a pregnant woman and betray the clan . in the final battle of the movie with yoh xi hung and it reveal that his companion be actually his bad enemy and the husband of the woman he kill and the man he swear to die by . in one of the great battle of kung fu cinema they combine force to defeat there common foe . chi ming sing then force cheuk yi fan to kill him allow his wife spirit to rest in peace . avenge eagle be easily one of the great film the shaw brother ever create . the story be great and play out with a solid cast of familiar a list kung fu actor from the shaw studio at the time . a with most shaw brother film the action be non stop and choreograph well . fan of the violent fight often see in shaw brother kung fu film will not be disappoint in the level of action and brutal fight in this film . the costume wear by the actor be very unique . the eagle each have a unique outfit with a primary color and medallion that match their outfit . also each member of the gang be usually equip with a different or unique weapon . ti lung use the 3 section staff and fu sheng use a pair of hidden knife for what he would become know by and the double blade . among other interesting weapon would be yien lin ( johnny wang lung wei ) brass ring and of course yoh xi hung iron claw glove . overall this be a masterpiece from the great shaw brother . compare to non kung fu film i be sure most would find it stupid . but to fan of the shaw and kung fu film this be one of the great one and not just your average kung fu flick . this isn not just action and kill but great story as well . without a doubt this get a big ten out of ten star . truly a classic .