Magnificent Ruffians
Of the three titles I'd say this is the most appropriate, although I swear I've seen the troupe as beggars before. And Lu Feng, well, never. Has there ever been a poor bad guy? In fact, his scriptwriters blow a wonderful opportunity at the very beginning of the movie to explore the intertwined origins of evil and success. They do, however, overuse the word "sponge" (only to culminate in the unforgettable line, "Right, we'll show them: that we're men… not sponges"), but apart from a rare moment with a dejected Kuo Chui and some amazing one-handed sword-on-a-stick action, there's not much to distinguish this poor VHS transfer, complete with tracking and audio adjustments. Perhaps I can offer the following copy to substitute:
A trio of martial maniacs (two Venoms you'll recognize and a third who usually plays the right-hand man to the main villain, so you know he's going down first) must take turns getting beaten for their meals. They meet a kindred spirit (Phillip Kwok) better at avoiding the blows, but after a mysterious benefactor takes them in, what are his designs when they're set against a headstrong rival? Head-kicking mayhem ensues.Seriously, I tried to work in the words "wacked out" and "hijinks."