Most people watch these films for the action sequences but this film is ultimately very plodding, in plot as well as action. The characters in this type of martial arts film are often crass archetypes (hero on some quest, seductress, old drunk man, platonic devoted best friend etc.) but they are exceptionally boring here to the point of being grating. The twists and turns in the story are interminable and make it a struggle to keep your attention; although a criticism that could be levelled at most martial arts films of the time it was much more noticeable for me in this film.
The fight sequences are not of the level of some of the better instalments in this genre although the opening credit sequence and the short fight scene where Jackie Chan is introduced in the film are excellent.
If you want to see the credit sequence and a few moments in some of the other fight sequences then hire this - otherwise there are a slew of better films of this era which I would recommend (Prodigal son, Drunken master, Snake in the eagle's shadow, Martial arts of Shaolin and my favourite, the Magnificent Butcher).