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Which 50 Shaw Bros. Flicks Tops Them All?!


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HA HA, there it is! Thanks! I never use that feature, if I wanna look for a review (as I have for the past 3 years) I just put in the movie in the search box. Thanks again.

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I watched "Marco Polo" for the first time over the weekend. It's up there with the best of them in my opinion. I just loved it from the start to the finish.

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Since this is a Kung Fu Forum, Im sticking w/ Martial Arts titles.

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1. Avenging Eagle

2. Tiger Killer

3. Shaolin Martial Arts

4. One Armed Swordsman

5. Disciples Of Shaolin

6. 36th Chamber Of Shaolin

7. The Five Venoms

8. The Duel

9. Shaolin Temple

10.Have Sword Will Travel

11.Human Lanterns

12.What Price Honesty

13.The Savage Five

14.The Assassin

15.The Blood Brothers

16.Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan

17.The Fastest Sword

18.Heroes Of The East

19.Invincible Shaolin

20.The Bells Of Death

21.Marco Polo

22.The Sword Of Swords

23.Golden Swallow

24.The New One Armed Swordsman

25.Duel For Gold

26.Shaolin Mantis

27.Chinatown Kid

28.Oath Of Death

29.Boxer From Shantung

30.A Deadly Secret

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Divided by genre, no ranking of preference

Classic swordplay

TWIN SWORDS

ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN

THE ASSASSIN

GOLDEN SWALLOW

THE HEROIC ONES

Classic kung fu

THE CHINESE BOXER

KING BOXER

THE DUEL

BOXER FROM SHANTUNG

HEROES TWO

MEN FROM THE MONASTERY

DISCIPLES OF SHAOLIN

SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTS

FIVE SHAOLIN MASTERS

SHAOLIN TEMPLE

EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN

AVENGING EAGLE

HEROES OF THE EAST

36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN

DIRTY HO

LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA

8-DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER

FIVE VENOMS

REBEL INTRUDERS

INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN

THE BOXER REBELLION

MARCO POLO

THE WATER MARGIN

BLOOD BROTHERS

BRAVE ARCHER

THE CHINATOWN KID

Chor Yuen (his films are a genre unto themselves)

KILLER CLANS

THE MAGIC BLADE

CLANS OF INTRIGUE

Fantasy martial arts

BUDDHA’S PALM

NEW TALES OF THE FLYING FOX

HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD

BASTARD SWORDSMAN

RETURN OF THE BASTARD SWORDSMAN

Historical Drama

THE MAGNIFICENT CONCUBINE

Contemporary drama

THE BLUE AND THE BLACK Pt. 1

THE BLUE AND THE BLACK Pt. 2

Huangmei Opera

DIAU CHARN

THE KINGDOM AND THE BEAUTY

LOVE ETERNE

LADY GENERAL HUA MULAN

DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER (1977)

Musical

BLUE SKIES

HONG KONG RHAPSODY

Superhero

SUPER INFRAMAN

I could easily add another 50.

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I've only seen about 150 of them, but here are my favorites:

King Boxer

Boxer from Shantung

Black Tavern

36th Chamber of Shaolin

Crippled Avengers

Invincible Shaolin

Shaolin Intruders

Avenging Eagle

Clan of the White Lotus

Heroes of the East

Honorable mention:

14 Amazons

The Master

Duel for Gold

Five Superfighters

Five Venoms

8 Diagram Pole Fighter

Flag of Iron

House of Traps

Kid with the Golden Arm

Chinese Boxer

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50? That's tough.

Ok, in no particular order (though One Armed Swordsman is my fav.)

Cave Of The Silken Web

Golden Lotus

The Lady Professional

Kiss Of Death

The Oily Maniac

The Mighty Peking Man

Super Inframan

The Jade Tiger

Shaolin Temple

The Millionaire Chase

One Armed Swordsman

Return Of The One Armed Swordsman

We Love Millionaires

The Anonymous Heroes

The Brave Archer

The Brave Archer 2

The Brave Archer 3

The Lady Hermit

The Assassin

King Boxer

King Eagle

The 5 Billion Dollar Legacy

Death Valley

The Bells Of Death

Legendary Weapons Of China

Heroes Of The East

Tiger Killer

Crippled Avengers

The Clan Of The White Lotus

Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman

The Flying Dagger

The Duel

Shaolin Martial Arts

Four Riders

The Convict Killer

Vengeance Of A Snow Girl

The Blue And The Black

The Blue And The Black 2

The Kingdom And The Beauty

Masked Avengers

The Young Avenger

Apartment For Ladies

Perils Of The Sentimental Swordsman

The Last Woman Of Shang

My Darling Genie

Seeding Of A Ghost

Lady Of The Law

Diau Charn

The Lotus Lamp

The Foxy Ladies

That wasn't easy, so many great films I've had to leave out. Should make it favourite 200.

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"Tiger Killer" seems to be a popular Shaw bros. movie.....PLEASE tell me they didn't kill a real tiger in that movie!!!!!!!!

No. I'd rate this as one of my top 5. I'm a vegan, if they did kill a real tiger, it'd be in my bottom 2 (not bottom only coz Blood Brothers is fucking rubbish).

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The 50 I haven't seen like:

Call of the Sea

Joy of Spring

Love Song over the Sea

Mini-Skirt Gang

Mission Impossible

Night of the Devil's Bride

Of Wives and Mistresses

Operation Lipstick

Shadow Girl

Squadron 77

Swan Song

That Tender Age

The Black Enforcer

The Brain Stealers

The Champion of Champions

The Coin

The Orchid

The Rainbow

The Story of Qin Xianglian

Tiger Boy

Two Faces of Love

Wedding Nights

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This will be difficult and my list will change. I've only seen a little over 60 Shaw Brothers movies so far, with even more backlogged.

Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)

Come Drink With Me (1966)

One-Armed Swordsman (1967)

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)

King Boxer (1972)

The Black Tavern (1972)

Man of Iron (1972)

Men from the Monastery (1974)

Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)

Five Shaolin Masters (1974)

The Spiritual Boxer (1975)

Disciples of Shaolin (1975)

Challenge of the Masters (1976)

Shaolin Temple (1976)

Executioners From Shaolin (1977)

Chinatown Kid (1977)

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

Five Venoms (1978)

Invincible Shaolin (1978)

Crippled Avengers (1978)

The Avenging Eagle (1978)

Heroes of the East (1978)

Shaolin Mantis (1978)

Life Gamble (1979)

Abbot of Shaolin (1979)

Dirty Ho (1979)

The Magnificent Ruffians (1979)

The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)

Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)

The Daredevils (1979)

The Kung-Fu Instructor (1979)

The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979)

Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980)

Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)

The Flag of Iron (1980)

The Rebel Intruders (1980)

The Kid With A Tattoo (1980)

The Master (1980)

Lion vs. Lion (1981)

Masked Avengers (1981)

Martial Club (1981)

House of Traps (1982)

Legendary Weapons of China (1982)

Five Element Ninjas (1982)

Human Lanterns (1982)

The Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1983)

Bastard Swordsman (1983)

Shaolin Intruders (1983)

Disciples of the 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1985)

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OMG that is hard!

Okay the first are my 10 top 10 and in no particular order. These are above them all.

Challenge of the Ninja. Aka Shaolin Challenges Ninja

I love this movie because it not only stars one of my favorite actor/martial artists. It is a fine example of why Shaw Bros are the best! I don't like movies that lack a real plot and pointless fighting. I hate movies that are nothing more than a guy flying around on strings and not real martial arts. (No "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"-esque movies for me!)

I love this story. Chinese man marries Japanese woman and argue who's martial arts are greater. My favorite scenes are the ones where she shows him the Japanese weapons and he shows her the Chinese equivalent of them.

It was delightful and funny. The martial arts were top notch and this movie boasts in my opinion some of the best fight scenes in Shaw Bros history.

The last fight between Gordon Liu, & Yasuaki Kurata is one of my top ten fights in SB history.

3 Evil Masters.

This might actually be my favorite of them all. I love this movie for the plot, the eye-candy and the great fighting. Again all my favorites and all the fights are great, barring one. (I didn't like how #2 was killed) The plot and fighting is again one of the best in SB history. It's also funny as hell. "Special Kick" alone makes me lol.

Masked Avengers

Tied with 3 evils as fave. Great suspense even if I knew early who #2 was.

I love hand to hand a lot. However I have a great love of weaponry! This is a film that I strongly recommend to those who haven't seen it. I love the Venom mob the best. The plot and fighting is again one of the best in SB history

Mortal Combat

I love this movie!!!! "Iron hand hurt badly" <--just had to say that.

Crippled and Kickass. One thing I love about SB is the training scenes. I love those as much as the actual combat scenes. This movie has it all! Comedy, action and story.

Shaolin Mantis

This movie goes into my top ten because even the bug was a great fighter.

I love the the scenes with the Mantis as much as do the actors.

Ti Chi was adorable and David Chang was...well he's David Chang.

This is one of the best Mantis style I ever saw in a martial arts film

legendary Weapons of Kung Fu.

I remember thinking when I first saw this film "Wow! Chinese have Ninjas!"...only better. XD This movie features Lui Chia Liang and if that isn't enough to convince you. I don't know what is. Agian the plot and the fights are some of the best and the last fight between Liu Chia-Yung &Liu Chia-Liang is one of the best weapon fights you will ever see.

The Spearman of Death

What can't I say about this movie?! It stars my favorites of the Venom Mob

Kuo Choi along with my two second faves...Lu Feng, & Chiang Sheng

I liked Kuo Choi's style of fighting with anything he can find. The last fight is hella and I suggest everyone sees this move.

Ten Tigers of Kwang Tung

Everybody is in this movie!!! This is the first time I met and fell in love with Alexander Fu Sheng. My favorite fight. Ti Lung vs Tu Lung. He fucked him up with Golden Statue.

Master Killer

One of the greatest. I love to see him go through chambers This movie is great for a fan who loves the training as much as the actual fights

The Five Deadly Venoms

Can't have a top ten with out this movie! XD

The cult classic of all time. From start to finish it's grabs you. Plus the intro was hot. Lizard was my favorite, and then Centipede. I would wax on but I have a Kung Fu class. Will edit with the rest.

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I'll divide this into ratings out of 10, because the IMDb is my friend, and that's the only way I can keep track of the movies I've seen. In no order:

Rated 10/10:

Come Drink With Me

The Lady Assassin

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Bastard Swordsman

Five Deadly Venoms

Crippled Avengers

Executioners From Shaolin

Kid With the Golden Arm

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Rated 9/10:

Boxer From Shantung

Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

Five Element Ninja

Return of Bastard Swordsman

Return to the 36th Chamber

Masked Avengers

Rated 8/10:

Shaolin Rescuers

The Lady Hermit

Holy Flame of the Martial World

Secret Service of the Imperial Court

Clan of the White Lotus

Shaolin Intruders

Rated 7/10:

Martial Club

Rebel Intruders

Dirty Ho

King Boxer

14 Amazons

One-Armed Swordsman Returns

Heroes of the East

Invincible Shaolin

Legendary Weapons of China

New One Armed Swordsman

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Ok so today I finally talked my wife into a region free player along with "Crippled Avengers", "Masked Avengers" and "Eight Diagram Pole Fighter"!!

Any other classic Shaw Bros films you can recommend?

I'm really on a Venoms kick right now and would welcome some comments on your fav Venoms movies...whether you sick of them or not just honest opinions.

Thanks!!

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... Any other classic Shaw Bros films you can recommend?

gorhama... you'd better read the previous posts. Are you insane?

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gorhama... you'd better read the previous posts. Are you insane?

:l

Yeah I know....I didn't really look at this when I posted the new thread and it was merged here. Yeah I'm that guy!!

I've since gone back and read the prior posts!!

Awesome info!!

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"Come Drink With Me"(60s)(Dir: King Hu, Actors: Chang Pei Pei & Yueh Hua)

Isn't this available in the US ? It's the first wuxia movie released by Celestial.

This should go into anyone's All-time TOP 10 !!

"Golden Swallow"(60s)(dir Chang Cheh, Actors: Jimmy Wang Yu, Chang Pei Pei, only movie with both of them; and Lo Lieh) should reach Top 20 easily, and easily Chang Cheh's best 10. Also released very early.

"Magic Blade"(70s)(dir Chua Yuan, actor: Ti Lung, Ching Li, Lo Lieh, Tien Ni). Follow up to Killer Clans & White Jade Tiger, full of mystery, suspense, action & surprises. These 3 are easily Chu Yuan TOP 5(with Clans of Intrigue(below) & Confessions of Courtesan ? with Lily Ho & Yueh Hua) !!

"Clans of Intrigue"(70s)(dir: Chu Yuan, actors: Ti Lung, Yueh Hua, Li Ching, Nora Miao). Also full of suspense & action, beautiful settings & colours, interesting characters and a some BIG surprising shocks at the end.

"Heavely Sword & Dragon Sabre" Part 1 & II(70s)(Dir: Chu Yuan, actors: Derek Yee, Ching Li, Yu On On) A very well summarised and quick paced movie based on the famous novel. Must-see if you have not read that famous novel, availabe in English soon.

"5 Shaolin Masters"(70s)(Dir Chang Cheh, actors: Ti Lung, David Chiang, Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun & Meng Fei(1st box-office hit actor that played The Prodigal Son(Fong Sai Yuk) and his only movie with Shaw) The climatic 1 to 1 fight at the end is like watching 5 movies(someone even got his genitals ripped off) !!

Why haven't you guys include these 4/5 movies ?

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there was a gordon liu (master killer) flick where he traveled with four other monks and they joined together while fighting on some five monk array shit they fought against a dude and some chick anyone know the title?

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there was a gordon liu (master killer) flick where he traveled with four other monks and they joined together while fighting on some five monk array shit they fought against a dude and some chick anyone know the title?

oNE

You're looking for Treasure Hunters.
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for anyone who ever looks lol ! my 50 shaws

after 4 years of watching !

1.36th chamber of shoalin

2.8 diagram pole fighter

3.king boxer

4.heroes of the east

5.avenging eagle

6.new one armed swordsman

7.five deadly venoms

8.dirty ho

9.heroic ones

10.5 shaolin masters

11.killer clans

12.come drink with me

13.clan of the white lotus

15.boxer from shantung

16.one armed swordsman

17.all men are brothers

18.the magic blade

19.5 element ninja

20.return of the one armed swordsman

21.blood brothers

22.the water margin

23.the assassin

24.invincible shaolin

25.flying guillotine

26.crippled avengers

27.my young auntie

28.challenge of the masters

29.return of the sentimental swordsman

30.return to the 36th chamber

31.shaolin intruders

32.legendary weapons of china

33.kid with the golden arm

34.flag of iron

35.masked avengers

36.dual of the iron fist

37.death chambers

38.annonymous heroes

39.ten tigers of kwangtung

40.vengeance

41.deadly duo

42.life gamble

43.heroes two

44.2 champions of shaolin

45.martial club

46.house of traps

47.clans of intrigue

48.opium and the kung fu master

49.black tavern

50. heads for sale

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Stanley... If you want to keep the videos I guess you can go on google and type the title of the movie followed by a coma and the word "torrent". Or if you just want to see the films streaming, youtube has ALOT of them.

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Killer Constable

Sorry Bro but Killer Constable was terrible IMOP. I sold both digitally remastered versions I had for 4 bucks. Somebody gave me an extra one. I freakin hated that movie!!!!!! Fight scenes were garbage and choreography was sub par to say the least.

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