«Shaw Brothers & Kung Fu Cinema Part Four». coolasscinema. Besøkt 28. august 2023. «The film wowed audiences upon its initial release with scenes of violence and brutality the likes of which hadn't been seen before. Disembowelment, decapitation, eyes gouged out and the famous scene where Lo has his hands repeatedly smashed to keep him from competing in a martial arts tournament between two rival schools are some of the gruesome highlights.»
Shaw, Tristan (12. juli 2019). «1973: When kung fu ruled the American box office». The China Project (på engelsk). Besøkt 4. august 2023. «Five Fingers of Death deserves credit for introducing the genre to a number of Western moviegoers. It was something new, something more exciting and violent than domestic features.»
