Category: movies
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Shaw Brothers The Rebel Intruders Movie Review
Yet another Shaw Brothers / Chang Cheh / Venoms mob movie is up for review here. This was one of the last Venoms mob movies with the classical line up (minus Snake / Wai Pak) as more Venoms style movies would focus on Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng and Lu Feng as the core group. Also,…
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Shaw Brothers Martial Club Movie Review
This is another Gordon Liu/Lau Kar-Leung classic where Gordon Liu reprises his role as Wong Fei Hung in a story about a conflict between three schools. This movie is a little less focused at times compared to other Lau Kar-Leung movies but the final fight scene is where I think this movie shines the most.
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The Secret of the Shaolin Poles Movie Review
I debated whether or not to write up a review for this movie as (to put it in spoilers) I found it to be a really bad movie. This wasn’t a Godfrey Ho it’s so ridiculously nonsensical that it’s a bad movie that becomes great because of the nonsense. It’s more just a boring, poorly…
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Shaw Brothers Ten Tigers of Kwangtung Movie Review
I have been meaning to post a review of this movie for some time but never had gotten around to it. It’s one of those movies that’s both memorable and forgettable at the same time. Part of the issue is the confusing narrative where the story is split into two time periods with two separate…
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The Shanghai Thirteen Movie Review
Despite having numerous Shaw Brothers alumni and Chang Cheh as the director, The Shanghai Thirteen (1984) was not a Shaw Brothers production. Instead, it was produced by someone named Chan Hsi-Fan, whom I don’t recognize, and was written by Chang Cheh himself. I read elsewhere that around this period, Chang Cheh was 60 and nearing…
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The Five Venoms Movie Review
One of the most revered kung fu movies is the Shaw Brothers/Chang Cheh classic The Five Venoms. While there were previous movies involving various members of this particular cast, it was The Five Venoms that really skyrocketed the careers of five individuals that became Chang Cheh’s next round of superstars in his kung fu classics.
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A Long Way Home 1981 TV Movie Review
Ages ago, I had seen this movie probably just once on a network broadcast. Back in the day (not sure about now) they would have these specials at night from time to time, made for TV movies, usually a dramatization of an issue plaguing society. A Long Way Home 1981 focuses on a few issues…
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Shaw Brothers Five Elements Ninjas Review
This is a cult classic in the Shaw Brother library. It’s got elements (pun intended) of weapons, ninjas, crazy effects, gore and some extreme violence as well as Chang Cheh directing it. In a way, it’s near the tail end of the Venom mob era with only Lo Meng remaining (unless you count the 7th…
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Shaw Brothers The Chinatown Kid Review
I haven’t done a movie review in a while especially my inconsistent but ongoing Shaw Brothers reviews, but I did get a chance to watch the English edition of The Chinatown Kid starring Fu Sheng. At first, I started watching the Chinese edition but ended up just swapping since it requires more concentration in reading…
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Ninja Masters of Death Review
I stumbled across this movie the other night (actually I knew about it but only had seen the ending a few times, which we’ll get to) and decided to watch it in order to put myself to sleep. It’s another Godfrey Ho concoctions, this time where he takes the alias of Bruce Lambert. But I…