Member GoldenFist Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 As I took the burned DVD i received from a good friend, my girlfriend layed on the sofa waiting for me to pop it in. I really didn't know what to expect, truthfully I thought Jet Li's didint make alot of movies in the 80's, I thought I was going to be disappointed. WRONG! These fight scenes amazing! Weapons amazing! Jet Li at his best! Please tell me what you thought about the movie. - Goldenfist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DeathFuMaster Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 I have it lying around, havent had time to watch it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Silver Fox Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 i bought a Korean version of this fairly recently. Great film, as mentioned great fights and weapons. I don't think the SPCA would be too thrilled with it but i guess you can't please everybody ha,ha. The version I got is widescreen and the transfer is beautiful. It is a must see for Jet Li fans for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blueCobra Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 Shaolin Temple always puts a smile on my face. The training sequences with Jet Li are top notch and you can't beat the mock exterior studio sets that they made for those scenes. He really works his butt off in that movie. You should definitely check out the other two movies. Kids from Shaolin is a great movie but unrelated to Shaolin Temple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted March 15, 2009 Administrator Share Posted March 15, 2009 I knew that you'd dig that flick! My favorite part is when they show Jet training as the seasons change. Mind-blowing weapons work!!!!!!!!!!! Also, the sad drunken monk's display... wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 It's maybe my favorite movie. In my top 10 for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 It`s best of the series,high quality film definitely.Sequels did not impress me even as fights in those were good,in nonaction scenes was about to fall azzzzzzzzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kingofkungfu2002 Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 my girlfriend layed on the sofa waiting for me to pop it in. You might want to rephrase that XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ha ha! Anyway, I wasn't that thrilled by this movie. I believe it was Eastern Heroes marketing that had a part in labelling the films as "sequels", but they aren't. I did sort-of like 'Kids From Shaolin', whilst 'Martial Arts Of Shaolin' was in a league of it's own because it was really a Shaw film (or at least distributed by them - with their sound effects, etc) with Lau Sifu's style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ironfistedmonk Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 Great film, I prefer the LKL directed Martial Arts of Shaolin which has some amazing action over the original ST but only just. I didn't care for Kids From Shaolin too much, apart from the end fight it's gash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 You know I realized after watching the youtube I never seen this movie:o Here I thought Martial Arts Of Shaolin was the best Jet film I've seen so far, Li - LKL!!!!!! But I need to check this one out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted March 15, 2009 Administrator Share Posted March 15, 2009 You know I realized after watching the youtube I never seen this movie:o Here I thought Martial Arts Of Shaolin was the best Jet film I've seen so far, Li - LKL!!!!!! But I need to check this one out soon. Yeah, you gotta see this bro! Compared to GH and SB stuff it may seem a little bit bland. The "set" is the real Shaolin Temple (I believe), but the costumes, dialogue, scripting, choreography, and cinematography just don't have the same colorful pep as the big HK studio films at the time. Still for their first foray into martial arts cinema, these mainland cats did a great job. And if you don't find yourself humming the theme song "Shaaaaolin, Shaolin..." I'll be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 The AC did little for me... nowhere near HK standards! But the rest was decent, beautiful locations and sets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted March 15, 2009 Administrator Share Posted March 15, 2009 The AC did little for me... nowhere near HK standards! But the rest was decent, beautiful locations and sets! I know what you mean. Personally, I did enjoy the AC, but it didn't have the same impact as the work of the studio films. But like I said, for a first film... wow! However, the solo forms and weapons work was simply astonishing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted March 15, 2009 Member Share Posted March 15, 2009 ... After i saw this film, Jet Li earned my respect. Doesn't take much for you does it? :l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 16, 2009 Member Share Posted March 16, 2009 I think this movie is stupidly underrated. It has some mind blowing choreography and the early displays of wushu are some of the best ever committed to film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member northern b Posted March 16, 2009 Member Share Posted March 16, 2009 Pity Jet didn't do more traditional films like this one- maybe ST is one of those thats overlooked (and obviously unknown in wider circles) but I rate it very highly lots of shapes on display including some sick drunken style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted March 17, 2009 Member Share Posted March 17, 2009 Shaolin Temple is a very interesting film, though not a brilliant one Kids From Shaolin is just vulgar. Especially the sight of a grown man kissing the penis of his new born son... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gaijin84 Posted March 22, 2009 Member Share Posted March 22, 2009 I would rank them: 1) Martial Arts of Shaolin - All the best elements of ST (Yue Sing-Wai's swordwork, Yue Hoi's mantis fist, etc) along with higher production values and Lau's choreography. An outstanding film. 2) Shaolin Temple - Jet's season transition section is something that can be watched hundreds of times without getting stale, and the overall action is great. There are some off-putting parts though, especially with the lamb slaughter. 3) Kids from Shaolin - a little too juvenile in some parts, but some good scenes. Just doesn't fit into the overall trilogy as well as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shaolin drunkard Posted March 22, 2009 Member Share Posted March 22, 2009 Kids From Shaolin is just vulgar. Especially the sight of a grown man kissing the penis of his new born son... Aww,had forgotten that.But that grown man has brilliant skill with sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member butcher wing Posted March 22, 2009 Member Share Posted March 22, 2009 this is a main land movie thats why it doesn't have the same flair as the HK stuff. This movie was so big in china in 84-85 when it came out that young men from all over china were quitting work and dropping out of school to go to the temple to learn kung fu or try to become a monk. the government then had to issue a statement stating that this was just a movie a depiction of the life back then, and to NOT quit work or drop out of school . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kung Foolery Posted March 25, 2009 Member Share Posted March 25, 2009 How are the audio tracks for these movies on dvd? Do they have any of the terrible added effects? I see one dvd is 5.1 and that usually is a bad sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member falkor Posted January 2, 2010 Member Share Posted January 2, 2010 Would you agree this film is pretty average compared to other mainland films, such as South Shaolin Master and Pride's Deadly Fury? After watching this again recently, I judged Jet's performance as being inferior to two other guys in plain white, who were performing better Wu Shu IMO. One faught during the end fight at the other end of the harbour to where Jet was fighting the bad guy; the other in the penultimate fight on top of a narrow wall (and on the ground). Jet didn't do any animal styles, but the other 2 Wu Shu guys did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I thought it was very good myself. Better than South Shaolin Master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shapes Posted January 4, 2010 Member Share Posted January 4, 2010 I remember being really dissaponited with it, after all the hype and build up it got, I rushed back from working in Switerland just to watch it, I could have stayed there an extra week, but the power of kung was too much I had to see it. After the first training scene with the 13 pole monks I thought yes this is going to be the best film ever made, but it went down hill form then on. Jet's traning scene was fantastic, and the story was quite well told, I think in terms of movie making and structure good story telling Prides deadly fury is the best mainland martial arts film, Intrestingly the film star Lin Jin FEng was the coach of The beijing Wu Shu team of who jet was a key player. they should re make Pride's deadly fury with Scott Adkins and Mike J white as the western fighters and get a new guy to fight em, I'm a bit tired of donnie and co they are getting a bit dull. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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