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Death Chamber

1976 2h 1m Adventure List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Two fighters from a Shaolin temple seek revenge against the evil Ching emperor responsible for their father's death.
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Ed Travis Cinapse Maybe it’s because of my long-held love for 36th Chamber and so many other martial arts films, but I just find the setting of the temple itself to be a cinematic comfort food. I’m endlessly interested to see martial masters training up younger disciples. Jul 14, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Depicts brutal animal slaughter: a pet dog is killed and eaten by several men, several sheep are killed, one picked up and neck broken by a man;s bare hands. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member You killed my dog! The East Capital of China has been taken over by a ruthless general who feels he has earned his right to take the thrown. He takes over the militia and begins strong-arming the countryside. One of the slaves under the previous regime escapes the watchful eye of the general and sneaks up the mountainside to the Shaolin Temple. He becomes a monk and trains to learn their martial arts. When the general comes knocking at the Shaolin Temple door, the monks will need to decide to let the general walk all over them or stand and defend themselves. "Hey you bonehead, want to fight?" Chang Hsin-yen, director of Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin, Treasure Island, Deadend Besiegers, and Tai Chi II, delivers The Shaolin Temple. The storyline for this picture is very solid for the martial arts genre and the Shaolin Monk lifestyle was well presented. The acting was very good and Jet Li delivered a more classic martial arts style in this film. "If we don't worry nothing will worry us." These were recently added to the Netflix queue so I decided to add them to my wish list. These are some of the few Jet Li martial arts films I haven't seen. This was very good and well done and closer to the 5 Deadly Venoms martial arts style than Jet Li's current work. I strongly recommend seeing this if you are a fan of the genre! "Release them and guide their souls to heaven." Grade: B+/A- Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member u could see some of the shaolin history thou but I gut angry when he abandoned his love to be a monk Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Someone saw something in this 19-Year-Old wushu champion named Li Lianjie. He had been destroying the competition since he was 12-years-old and he was a charismatic young charmer with an infectious smile and devilish wit. People saw the next Bruce Lee, to be fair No One can be the next Bruce Lee because Bruce Lee was about as one of a kind as you get. but Jet is about the closest thing we got to the total Bruce package. He is brilliant martial artist, a great actor and blindingly fast. He can convey furious anger as well as wink at you with a big laugh. THE SHAOLIN TEMPLE started a new genre within the Martial Arts genre, the fight Shaolin Monks. This is still the best of the bunch and features some of the most captivating staff fighting you will ever see on film. Jet flashes those kicks and smiles so furiously, you will have to come up for air quite frequently. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie, staring a 19 year old Jet Li in his debut role, is just beautiful. In fact, it single-handedly revived the popularity of mainstream martial arts in China. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Solita trama puerile al limite del ridicolo ma c'é del vero Shaolin Chuan da gustarsi e Jet Lee in ottima forma. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two fighters from a Shaolin temple seek revenge against the evil Ching emperor responsible for their father's death.
Director
Cheh Chang
Producer
Run Me Shaw
Screenwriter
Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni, Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni
Production Co
Shaw Brothers
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 12, 2017
Runtime
2h 1m
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