She wang zi

THE SNAKE PRINCE is a bizarre and unsatisfying fantasy musical from the team at Shaw Brothers, starring martial arts legend Ti Lung. Here, he's essaying a very different role indeed, that of a gigantic snake which has the power to transform itself into the form of a man. He ends up falling in love with a village girl, which is when the plot really falls into motion. There are shades of KING KONG here in the setup, but most of the running time is wasted in boringly repetitive song and dance numbers that take dated tweeness to the next level. Thankfully, things pick up for a shockingly violent climax, but sadly it's too little, too late by that point.