Jet Li's Shaolin Temple...amazing!

[GoldenFist]

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

[DeathFuMaster]

I have it lying around, havent had time to watch it yet.

[The Silver Fox]

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.

[blueCobra]

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.

[KUNG FU BOB]

I knew that you'd dig that flick! :D

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.

[HAZ]

It's maybe my favorite movie. In my top 10 for sure.

[shaolin drunkard]

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.

[kingofkungfu2002]

my girlfriend layed on the sofa waiting for me to pop it in.

You might want to rephrase that XD

[chen lung]

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.

[ironfistedmonk]

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.

[Tosh]

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.

[KUNG FU BOB]

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. :D

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

The AC did little for me... nowhere near HK standards! But the rest was decent, beautiful locations and sets!

[KUNG FU BOB]

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!

[The Dragon]

... After i saw this film, Jet Li earned my respect.

Doesn't take much for you does it?

:l

[Drunken Monk]

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.

[northern b]

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.

[Killer Meteor]

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...

[Gaijin84]

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.

[shaolin drunkard]

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.

[butcher wing]

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 .

[Kung Foolery]

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.