Any other films by the Shaw brothers you can recommend? - Shao Lin san shi liu fang Discussion

[–] danhalsted 20 years ago

If you can find a copy of it, check out 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (also titled Invincible Pole Fighter). It's really hard to come by, but it's my pesonal favorite Shaw Bros. flick. The last twenty minutes are incredible.

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[–] switchblade_sister 20 years ago

Thanks, I'll check it out.

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[–] djagility 20 years ago

I've seen quite a few of their films, far from all of them though. :(

Check out Five shaolin masters, 2 Champions from Shaolin, 5 Deadly venoms, Disciples of the 36th chambers & Shaolin avengers...

Fists of the white lotus & 8 diagram pole fighter seem to get reccomended alot too. :) Yet to see them.

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[–] chrisparson82 20 years ago

Also, check out:

"Two Champions from Shaolin"
"Chinese Super Ninja" (You can't get it widescreen right now)
"Return to the 36 Chambers" (the sequel, of course; not as good as the original, but still worth a look)

Note: the US video releases of all these films are total garbage, with substandard prints to boot. If you care about clean prints -- and Dolby 6.1 audio -- I have to recommend buying them from region 3. The problem is that the region 3 IVL discs don't have the english dubbed track, which obviously won't have you laughing as much. But, if the dubbed track isn't important... then go region 3.

All these discs are at www.hkflix.com

And, oh yeah, Chinese Super Ninjas will finally be released from Celestial Home Video in its original widescreen format in 2006. That's the one you want.

Is the DanHalsted that's on this board the producer?

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[–] markusnilsson_v 19 years ago

"Check out Five shaolin masters, 2 Champions from Shaolin, 5 Deadly venoms, Disciples of the 36th chambers & Shaolin avengers"

Listen to djagility, these movies are all awesome. I don't think 8 Diagram Pole Fighters is as good as any of these. It's great to see 2 Champions of Shaolin after watching the 36 Chambers-triology! That's an old friend of ours taking on the Wu Tang Clan ;)

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[–] neal66 19 years ago

some of my favorite shaw movies
water margin
chinese super ninjas
one-armed swordsman
return of the one-armed swordsman
golden swallow
knight of knights
five deadly venoms
five shaolin masters
heroic ones
crippled avengers
new one-armed swordsman
sacred knives of vengeance
bells of death
invincible pole fighter

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[–] jackRabbit2 19 years ago

which is the one where they fight in a kill bill styled tea house with coffins and the guys sister is in the coffin?

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[–] pedicab_driver 19 years ago

>>>which is the one where they fight in a kill bill styled tea house with coffins and the guys sister is in the coffin?

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (AKA The Invincible Pole Fighter)

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[–] chrisparson82 20 years ago

8 Diagram Pole Fighter (also titled Invincible Pole Fighter) is here:

http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.529958/qx/details.htm

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[–] NicoBanana 20 years ago

I found 8 Diagram Pole Fighter uneven, which I'm sure had something to do with the chosen lead actor dying, and having to change the story around him. Not my favorite.

I'm a big advocate for Mad Monkey Kung Fu. And the 5 Deadly Venoms, of course.

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[–] yella_fella 20 years ago

This is from my review for this movie on imdb:

"Other films Lau made or helped choreograph that I recommend is: The Deadly Duo, The Heroic Ones, Shaolin Mantis, Mad Monkey Kungfu, Executioners of Death, Heroes Two, its sequel: Disciples of Death, Five Masters of Death, Shaolin Martial Arts, Legendary Weapons of Kungfu, 8 Diagram Pole Fighters, Disciples of Master Killer (Master Killer III) 1984/5, Legend of Drunken Master (Drunken Master II), etc. Many of the movies he is involved with are worth watching, at least for their action even if sometimes the plot lines are a little weak."

If you like the kung fu novel/epic you should see The Sentimental Swordsman, The Jade Tiger, The Magic Blade, Clans of Intrigue, its sequel: Legend of the Bat, all of which star Ti Lung, and Killer Clans

Also a good movie for seeing the essence of chinese martial arts (and close fighting) is of course Shaolin Martial Arts and The Master (aka 3 Evil Masters). Also Death Chambers is one of the many Shaolin movies.

Most of these should be available from celestial pictures now. If you live near a chinatown, get them from any of the video stores. The vcd's are only $10 each. The picture is obviously not as good, depending on your dvd player. some dvd players are better at playing vcd's than others. The reviews in the taiwanese press states that it is clearly more cost effective to buy the vcd's, considering that with the right dvd player the picture quality should be nearly as good.

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[–] neal66 20 years ago

there are so many good shaw brothers epics here are few I can think of:
1. CHINESE SUPER NINJAS
2. WATER MARGIN
3. NEW ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN
4. 5 MASTERS OF DEATH
5. INVINCIBLE POLE FIGHTER
6. KNIGHT OF KNIGHTS
7. AVENGING EAGLE
8. COME DRINK WITH ME
9. FIVE DEADLY VENOMS
10.FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH

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[–] sspacejesus 19 years ago

Martial Arts:
The One Armed Swordsman trilogy.
Five Fingers of Death (King Boxer),
Shaolin Temple,
Executioners From Shaolin,
The Flying Guillotine 2,
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter.

Non-Martial Arts:
The Killer Snakes,
The Super Inframan,
Bamboo House of Dolls,
The Mighty Peking Man.

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[–] spikenajs 19 years ago

You forgot to mention Shaolin and Wu-tang.... it's awesome

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[–] shoryouken_beaver 19 years ago

Shaolin Challenges Ninja (Thats what it is called in europe anyway)
Invincible Pole Fighter (Great!)
Legendary Weapons Of China (I think its called Legendary Weapons Of Kung fu in USA...)

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[–] speedystriper 19 years ago

I like the way there mouths move but no words come out and vice versa. Also check out ten magnificent killers from wu tang clan.

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[–] sspacejesus 17 years ago

HUMAN LANTERNS is the best.

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[–] InjunNose 17 years ago

There are very few Shaw Brothers martial arts films that I *wouldn't* recommend! Some of my favorites (apart from "Thirty-Sixth Chamber") are "Bells of Death", "Have Sword, Will Travel", "Blood Brothers", "Avenging Warriors of Shaolin", "Executioners from Shaolin", "Heroes of the East", and "Legendary Weapons of China".

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[–] simon_ariel 17 years ago

Suprised that nobody's mentioned Dirty Ho. Classic.

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[–] jmbwithcats 16 years ago

Avenging Eagle is a must see.

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[–] derek_sayre 15 years ago

I'm always on the lookout for new ones to watch but the best I've seen are 36 Chambers, Executioners from Shaolin and it's sequel Fists of the White Lotus (these both have Pai Mei for the villain) and Shaolin Challenges Ninja.

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[–] titanosaurusfan 15 years ago

I recently bought both "The One-Armed Swordsman" and "Return of the One-Armed Swordsman". Both are fantastic; the first movie has great acting, beautiful sets and wonderful cinematography, and not to mention fun fight scenes. The sequel has some slightly goofier acting and a weaker plot, but all the action elements from the first are taken to the Nth degree, with a bodycount that would make Rambo blush and enough gore and bloodshed to send Quentin Tarontino running and crying to his Momma. I highly reccomend both.

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[–] rbd168 15 years ago

Try "Come Drink With Me" with Cheng Pei Pei when she was young and gorgeous, not the mean old lady in "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon"

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[–] Star_blazer_9000 15 years ago

She still didn't look too bad in CTHD and they tried to make her unattractive as possible since she was the antagonist.

Anysway, Delightful Forrest is one of the most underrated Shaw Brothers movies. Ti Lung just absolutely dominates. The final sword fight was so badass. This movie was one of the early Ti Lung flicks where HE was the star and there was no David Chiang in sight.

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