Shao Lin san shi liu fang
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One of the most revered martial arts films of all time, this is the story of a young man who joins the Shaolin Temple when the Manchus kill his family. (Arrow Films)
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I don't know what a neurologist, or even a chiropractor, would say about Shaolin's "head" training with sandbags nowadays, but even Tomáš Řepka would have shat himself in front of Liu Yu-tem :) Otherwise, it has to be said that without that crucial training, this film would be one of the many forgettable kung-fu flicks, but it's the 40 minutes of entertaining and imaginative drills that make it a genre treat.
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A nice fight movie that's fun to watch, entertaining, and with really great fights. Badass choreography, long takes, and the editing doesn't lag. The cinematography alone was a pretty pleasant surprise for me. But it's just a fairy tale. A very naive fairy tale that no one can take seriously. As entertainment, however, it succeeds.
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Well, there is really not much to criticize about this. The choreography is fantastic, there is hardly anything to pick on. This is a blast that just keeps going. And then there is, of course, the great idea of going through the various acts of Shaolin. To be honest, I was more interested in the passage of learning than the overall revenge, which may have seemed a bit dull to me, as if the climax was in the temple.
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