Shaolin Martial Arts

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Audience Member Directed by Cheh Chang and staring Gordon Liu, it's hard to to wrong. When the ruling dynasty in China sends soldiers to destroy the Shaolin Temple, students use their martial arts to defend the school. That's about as formula of a kung-fu action flick as you can get, but Chang and Liu deliver the goods. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member While Shaolin Martial Arts remains steadfast in the general formula, its execution is what truly raises the film above the basic storytelling that it does. The casting is stacked here and you know that itâ??s ridiculously stacked when Gordon Liu plays one of the backing secondary roles. Just the villains are played by fan favorites Johnny Wang and Beardy (as gimmicky invincible style roles) and we are giving some decent sized actors for the heroes too â?? including a Shaw favorite Fu Sheng. While the film does tend to oversell some of its red herrings in the second act and detract away from adding even more emotional beats and depth to the main characters, Shaolin Martial Arts moves at a wicked pace that flows with ease. The film is littered with plenty of fights to keep it going, even if most of them feel a bit generic compared to the sheer power and snappy choreography of the finale. In this way, fans are still going to love what the film has to offer â?? and as a surprise Chang Cheh throws some a bit of horrific gore in at the end for us. Just to keep us on our toes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Shaolin Martial Arts is basic, but it gets the job done. Clashing factions between the Manchus and the Shaolin cause a death at a temple, and the aggressive Manchus seek to wipe out the Shaolin. Hiring two iron bodied experts, they push back the Shaolin students until they must regroup, train with masters, and attack again. The plot goes back and forth like this, and halfway through they discover Eagle Claw and a special kick do not hurt the badguys. The Shaolin are the real underdog this time around, with some of the good guys dying quite a bit. This ramps up the tension, and there are some basic love interests to keep things from going too grim. A spectacular final battle of crazy arm styles and violence tops up this serviceable martial arts flick from Chang Cheh. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member @Bancho I think he did! Why did so many of the good guys have to die in this movie? :( Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Did that guy just say his name was Yu Pee? Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Una de muchas... One of many... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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