The oddly titled “Bloody Parrot” is a somewhat obscure Shaw Brothers re-release from 1981, the period when the studio was mainly known for churning out lots of gory and grotesque fantasises and tales of dark magic. The film is no exception, being a nasty and often downright bizarre mystery directed by Hua Shan, best known for somewhat more normal fare such as the Jin Yong adaptations “Little Dragon Maiden” and “Tales of a Eunuch”, and the wuxia outings “Usurpers for Emperor’s Power” and the excellent Ti Lung vehicle “Soul of the Sword”.