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Release Date: 17 August, 1999 Retail Price: $19.95 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: |
Shaolin Master Killer (Widescreen Edition) Reviews
Probably the best 'Shaolin' movie of them all
In the UK this goes under the title '36 Chambers of Shaolin' which is a pretty good description of the film. A young man flees his local village after the Manchu take over, and stows away into the Shaolin Temple. The monks take pity on him and he slowly begins a rigorous training programme at the different chambers of the temple- each one designed to strengthen individual parts of the body.
The film excels in showing us his dedicated training as he progresses through these chambers, learning to fight like a Shaolin monk.
He asks for a new chamber to be created - a '36th Chamber' whereby he can train outsiders in the skills of Shaolin kung fu but is banned from the Temple for the idea. He inevitably goes back to his own village to seek vengeance on those that killed his family.
The film is both absorbing and exciting and also endlessly watchable. It's a great shame that it's not available on DVD either in the US or UK, but it's a definite must-have for any kung fu fan, seasoned or otherwise.
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin 1978
Seems like a lot of people are confusing this with other movies. The description in the review and titles listed @ allmovie.com should help clarify... anyways, this will be a review of the MOVIE not the DVD... if i were to rate the dvd, it would be a 2... dubbed only? has some extra features.
Luckily, I was able to see this an imported dvd release of this (and the subtitles were pretty decent), which is definately one of the best Shaw brothers related films. Of course it's a very good looking movie, and it incorporates a number of well nuanced yet inventive editing techniques for scene transitions and fights. Both the action and story are top notch, although both are prototypical hong kong fare. Even the training sequences, often a bore in actioners, are entertaining. The biggest problem is with the characters, who aren't given depth and are used more as game pieces (training sequences = trading pawn for queen).
I will wait in hope of a region one release with the original vocals, but this is a movie any action or hong kong martial arts fan will want to see, dubbed or not.
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