Since bursting onto the martial arts film scene in 1973 Jackie Chan has become one of the world's most popular stars. His movies - in which he acts performs his own stunts for and often directs - have earned millions at the box office. In Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin he plays Hsu Yin Fung a young warrior falsely accused of killing the Shaolin Masters after they developed a new martial arts technique called Snake and Crane at Hua Mountain. After Hsu's fellow warriors ostracize him he tries to clear his name. To do this he receives aid from two women who are in love with him. After one of the brave ladies is killed and the other warriors realize that Hsu wasn't responsible for the murders they join him for a trip to the Shaolin Temple to find Master Tse Kung. And it's there that they find the real killer. In the film's thrilling climax Hsu having secretly mastered the deadly martial arts style of Snake and Crane faces the murderer one-on-one.
Originally made in 1983, Shaolin vs Lama is an example of the kung fu movie at its most cultish. The story is largely unimportant but concerns Yu Ting and his search for a kung fu master, a search that leads him into conflict with the Flying Eagle gang and their leader, Golden Wheel Lama. This is as far as it goes plotwise, not that that really matters. The focus of the film is, of course, the fight sequences and breathtaking they are too, though the whole film is given unmistakable aura of campness by its comical English dubbing. Still, it would be churlish to argue with the glowing recommendation of the Wu Tang Clan's Rza (a man who knows his kung fu stuff) of Shaolin vs Lama as one of the giants of the genre. On the DVD: filmed in a rather basic manner, Shaolin vs Lama is a colourful visual experience but not one that particularly shines on DVD. The 2.0 Dolby Digital sound gives the fight sequences an added bite but, as is so often the case, the potential of the format is frustratingly underused. There is no attempt to provide any sort of background to the film or the kung fu genre in general, instead leaving us with scene selection and the original theatrical trailer. --Phil Udell
In the sub-label 'Films of Fury' the newest entry is The Way of the Dragon, directed by and starring Bruce Lee. This volume includes exclusive extra features, O-ring packaging, and a collector's postcard (limited to 3000), based on the original theatrical poster.A young martial arts stunt man, is invited to Rome to help his relatives with a restaurant they own. However, a powerful local business corporation foresees the profit potential of the restaurant site and tries everything to force the family to sell the place to them.Feature documentary: Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksCelebrities interviews including Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Paul Pui, Wong Jing, Flora Cheong, Clarence Fok, Rocky LaiAlternate OpeningStills GalleryRe-edited 4K TrailerEnglish TrailerMandarin TrailerTrailers from HellAustralian director Brian Trenchard-Smith on The Way of the Dragon
Jackie Chan stars as Little Mute who is the favourite of the Shaolin Masters as he struggles to learn the skills in the Shaolin Temple. Little Mute despairs on ever leaving the Shaolin Temple to seek the revenge of the man who killed his father as his only way out is to survive the ordeal of the Shaolin Chamber of Death. Many brave disciples have tried and failed. Can Little Mute succeed and avenge his father's death? Shaolin Chamber of Death also known as Shaolin Wooden Men was to be one of Jackie Chan's dream projects. Allowing the young ultra-talented Jackie to emblazon all his usual trademarks of acrobatics weaponry and a variety of animal styles plus the creativity of his use of incorporating the excellent but unusual battle against the 108 awesome automated wooden robots that stand between him and his freedom from the Shaolin temple. Another timeless classic.
Su (Chi Kuan-Chun) learns the deadly secret of the Shaolin fighting techniques in order to avenge the senseless murder of his father...
In search of a master, a kung fu obsessive named Ting rescues a young Shaolin monk from a group of local gangsters and decides to use the opportunity to his advantage, persuading the monk to sneak him into the Shaolin temple. Thrown out soon afterward, he engenders the hatred of the Golden Wheel Lama, leader of the notorious Flying Eagle Gang, by rescuing a girl from its thugs/members. Now that he's in the sights of the once peaceable monk gone bad, Ting's only chance for survival is to unloc...
Snake Deadly Act Follow the young and impetuous Kwok Chung as he gets into scrape after scrape before being forced to learn the ancient art of Snake Fist Fighting. Betrayed by his father and used by his master Chung is determined to gain revenge and will stop at nothing to prove he is the ultimate fighting machine. Shaolin Red Master Shaolin kid Chi Kwan Chun learns the deadliest Shaolin fighting techniques in order to seek out his father's murderer and depose the ruthless Tibetan Red Lama. Packed with intrigue and stylish visuals.
Since bursting onto the martial arts film scene in 1973 Jackie Chan has become one of the world's most popular stars. His movies - in which he acts performs his own stunts for and often directs - have earned millions at the box office. In Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin he plays Hsu Yin Fung a young warrior falsely accused of killing the Shaolin Masters after they developed a new martial arts technique called Snake and Crane at Hua Mountain. After Hsu's fellow warriors ostracize him he tries to clear his name. To do this he receives aid from two women who are in love with him. After one of the brave ladies is killed and the other warriors realize that Hsu wasn't responsible for the murders they join him for a trip to the Shaolin Temple to find Master Tse Kung. And it's there that they find the real killer. In the film's thrilling climax Hsu having secretly mastered the deadly martial arts style of Snake and Crane faces the murderer one-on-one.
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