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LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY is an engaging Golden Harvest swordplay adventure and early film in the career of John Woo, who gets a chance to explore the themes of brotherhood and loyalty that would later pop up in his heroic bloodshed movies. This one begins with a wedding which turns red in a gruesome fashion with a huge betrayal. We then cut to some time later, where a survivor is looking for revenge and hires a couple of swordsmen to help him out. The story is packed with swordplay from beginning to end and the choreography is very good indeed. There's a pretty big cast with multiple characters, all of whom follow their own motivations, so there's plenty going on even when they're not fighting. Fun stuff.