The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

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A pure old-school martial arts movie, beloved by aficionados, that also appeals to nonfans simply as a rousing action film. The often-imitated fact-based plot (see The Karate Kid) centers upon the rigorous training process undergone in the mid-19th century by the anti-Manchu Chinese patriot San Te (Gordon Liu). It's depicted as a grueling voyage into the unknown. Cast out of his home village when he stands up to the cruel warlord (Lo Lieh) who slaughtered his parents, the refugee seeks out the martial monks of the Shaolin Temple, who steer him through a torturous series of "chambers"--horrendous ordeals designed to build strength and agility--before he's even allowed to study boxing or swordfighting. Finally he defeats a rival by inventing a brand-new weapon, the three-section chain-linked staff. But innovation can be carried only so far; when San Te suggests opening a "36th chamber" in the temple that would teach Shaolin techniques to the populace at large (so that they can fight the nasty Manchus) he is drummed out of the corps. Naturally he returns to his home village, slaughters the baddies, and prepares to open China's first public Shaolin-style kung fu school. Many of the pupils San Te recruits in the final reel became legendary martial artists in their own right, the "Fathers of the Church" of the Chinese kung fu tradition. This is strong action entertainment with real historical resonance. --David Chute

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(Action) A young man on a mission of vengeance trains at Shaolin Temple to become a kung fu master, evolving into the legendary monk San Te (Gordon Liu), who introduces Shaolin kung fu to oppressed Chinese.

Customer Reviews:

A definitive staple of Kung Fu cinema gets the DVD it rightfully deserves!.......2007-09-12

Dragon Dynasty has been releasing lots of great martial arts films uncut and polished up lovely with great extra features... and was there any more deserving out there than this!? The fantastic journey of an ordinary student who loses everything and seeks out the Kung Fu training attainable only at the Shaolin Temple. After the setup it's train, train, and train some more through the different chambers of Shaolin, which tests everything from your skill with a staff to your ability to strike heavy bags with your head to how quick your eyes can follow an object (plus LOTS more). Gordon Liu is great as this is the role that he was obviously born to play and one of the factors that make this Lau Kar-Leung movie the classic it is. Though mostly a training film there are some great fights here including an enjoyable (although one-sided) finale versus the one and only Lo Lieh! Another joy is watching Liu master the 3-section-staff especially in his first fight against a fellow monk with double knives (brilliantly performed by Lee Hoi-San). For martial arts fans it's officially time to throw out those janky bootleg quality copies that we were forced to endure for so long and put this version right at the head of your collection... where it deserves to be.

It's the duty of Shaolin to vanquish evil.......2007-08-18

San Te is a student that finds himself rallying behind his teacher in resistance to the Manchu government. When many of his friends and family die as a result of the government's ruthless tactics San Te tries to become a Shaolin monk in order to learn Kung Fu in order to gain revenge on the Manchu officials.

36th Chamber is a brilliant martial arts film. It is artfully directed and edited and endlessly entertaining containing some of the most interesting "training scenes" that I have seen in a martial arts film, or any film for that matter. The fight choreography is almost completely flawless throughout and each fight seems to tell a story or have a purpose in the overall narrative. There isn't fighting for fightings sake. While that may sounds like a drawback it certainly isn't. Also, while seemingly a revenge flick 36th Chamber is more about the power of learning and teaching. The vast majority of the film contains some element of teaching or implementing teachings in one form or another.

The brilliance of the directing and editing is that one San Te starts learning to become a Shaolin monk he has to pass 35 Chambers to do so. Now obviously showing all 35 Chambers on film in their entirety would probably make for an exorbitantly long film here the first 6 or so chambers are focused on showing San Ta's tackling of the "easiest" of the chambers to increase his strength and dexterity. The later chambers are handled more quickly and the process of each is shown through other character enduring the tests while San Te is shown to be mastering them. Seen in its entirety this entire section of film is quite brilliantly directed and edited. In addition, later when San Te exhibits the different things he has learned in his fights it is down without a "remember that?" type flash back like other films have done. The film assumes we are smart enough to remember or merely uses similar camera cuts and angles from the training sequences to aid in recall.

I really can't recommend this film enough.

Fight'n the Man.......2007-07-26

Hands down one of the best old school kung fu movies ever made. The acting is good (except for the main villian, but he is rarley seen) for a kung fu movie and if you ever wanted to know how to start a popular uprising, this is the standard template. If you are a martial artist, this movie is great for getting the juices going, if your not one, you might start taking lessions!

kong fu fans will love this.......2007-07-20

this is a classic movie, thoroughly enjoyable for kongfu fans. lovingly transferred to dvd, good production qualities. the training scenes are memorable, there is enough humor in it to sustain a good time, and the fight scenes are creative,fast, and well choreographed.

Review.......2007-07-17

This movie is what made watching saturday afternoon kung fu flicks as a child enjoyable. The movie has held up pretty good and the dvd transfer is very clean. The only knock on the dvd is the subtitles which are often mispelled, but not enough to detract from reading and watching the film at the same time. I only saw the movie once as a child, but it obviously made an impression. A great martial art film to add to any movie collection.

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Micro fantasy film
This dragon is the BEST!!!
Spears, Scales, and Spells; The Best Way to Watch a Dragon
Dragonslayer
Imagine "Jaws" in Medieval Times, except with a Dragon

Dragonslayer
Starring: Peter MacNicol , Caitlin Clarke , Ralph Richardson , John Hallam , and Peter Eyre
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ASIN: B0000AUHOM
Release Date: 2003-10-21

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Despite its box-office failure in 1981, Dragonslayer was gradually recognized as one of the finest fantasies to emerge from the post-Star Wars boom in special effects. It's still one of the best adventures of its kind, featuring one of the most fearsome fire-breathing serpents in movie history. Ominously named Vermithrax Pejorative, this ill-tempered monster terrorizes the peasantry of sixth-century England, feeding on maidens sacrificed by a duplicitous king until a sorcerer's apprentice named Galen (Peter MacNicol, long before Ally McBeal) is recruited as a reluctant hero. Aided by a tenacious beauty (Caitlin Clarke) and his resurrected mentor (Ralph Richardson), Galen confronts the soaring beast in a breathtaking climax. Employing a then-innovative technique called Go-Motion to animate the dragon, the special effects are still dazzling, and stunning locations in Scotland and Wales allow director Matthew Robbins (cowriter of Steven Spielberg's feature debut, The Sugarland Express) to maintain a vivid atmosphere for the wealth of movie magic. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

Micro fantasy film.......2007-08-27

I have admitted previously that I am not a big fan of fantasy films with magic, fairies and unicorns in them. However, this being the first of the genre I was exposed to as a child left an impression on me. It was one of those movies they ran all the time on HBO when we first got cable. Seeing it as an adult is another matter all together.

Nearly 30 years before Ally McBeal, Peter McNichol plays an ernest peasent boy / sourcerer's apprentice who is approached by a group of equally concerned peasents in a neighboring village. Twice a year on the summer and winter equinox, they sacrifice a virgin to appease a dragon. They are looking for help so they don't have to keep giving up their damsels and hope to emplore the skills of the sourcerer. Peter McNichol joins the group in their trip back to their home village, and discovers quite by accident that the leader of the group is a woman disguised as a boy. She said since she was born, her father has dressed her as a boy to keep her from the virgin lottery. It's given her many opportunities that she otherwise would not have had, let alone increase her chances of staying alive.

What I liked about this movie best was the relationship between the crown and it's subjects, and the struggle of the haves and have nots. Like the masquerading boy says to Peter, her father is poor and cannot afford to pay the bribes to say out of the lottery. They have to resort to other means of avoidance. Their king is arrogant and uncaring, saying only a few of their children are being sacrificed and it's not really a concern. When his own daughter, Princess Elsbeth, learns that her name is not on the list of possible sacrifices, and some of the townspeople are paying bribes to stay out of the lottery, she altruisticly puts herself as the one and only in the grab bag. When the king witnesses this, he is of course terrified, but she announces that she will give up her own life to appease for the risk they have taken and she had not due to her status. The dragon, of course, is then slayed by our hero. But, the damsel in distress (Princess Elsbeth) is not rescued, but still gives up her life. She's the real hero of this story.

This dragon is the BEST!!!.......2007-08-26

So what if the special effects didn't cost $200 million. Did you see 'Hulk'? It was horrible. Some silly looking 'video game Hulk' bouncing around the city'. Ridiculous. Did you see 'Spider-Man'? A good film, but the CGI effects showed exactly what 'Spider-Man' is: a special effect. 'Dragonslayer' doesn't have those highly expensive CGI effects. What it does have (way back in 1981) is a fine cast, lead by a sorceror's apprentice (regardless of what some say about Peter MacNicol's casting, I thought he was perfect), and Sir. Ralph Richardson, perfect as the sorceror, a good supporting cast, and a 'model' dragon that easily puts the dragons in 'Dragonheart', 'Reign of Fire' and the silly 'Eragon' to shame. Frequent Spielberg/Lucas visual effects man Dennis Muren ('E.T.', 'The Empire Strikes Back', 'Jedi', 'Jurassic Park', etc.) also worked on this film, and it shows. This dragon is the real thing. Ancient and scaly, bitter, terrifying, and unsympathetic. It's simply menacing. This is a beast that nightmares are made of. And this dragon was shot WITHOUT the aid of computers. Yet the effects look BETTER than today's CGI monstrosities. This dragon is truly a work of art. The bar has been set with 'Dragonslayer', so another filmmaker is going to have to do it better than Matthew Robbins' excellent fantasy, and that won't be easy. I do hope Paramount and Disney (they co-produced the film) put out a 2-disc set. A documentary about the making of the film featuring Dennis Muren, Matthew Robbins, and some of the cast members would certainly be entertaining, and well worth the purchase.

Spears, Scales, and Spells; The Best Way to Watch a Dragon .......2007-08-12

A novice magician finds himself taking the place of his recently killed mentor to help a group of villagers do one thing they can't seem to manage on their own - they want him to help them carve up a dragon. Along the way he finds that not everyone is happy with this notion; apparently the king of the area has issued a lottery amongst the people and, as long as virgins are fed to the dragon at a decent pace, the dragon doesn't happen upon the kingdom or the towns and their wonderfully crafted straw roofs. This leads to other angles that come out of the proverbial blue, including love and treachery, the place where dreams go to die, and the cost of doing anything - even if you think you are ding the "right" thing.

One of the things I've noticed throughout the years is that movies can be deceptive in a number of ways. First of all the movie itself can be deceptive, secondly there can be deception on the part of the mainstream media when they talk about movies, and then there's the little lie that box-office sales oftentimes tells. Many times a person can be led to thnk that a movie isn't good because of the money it makes when, in act, it was simply overlooked by the public for one reason or another. That was the thing about Dragonslayer - it was overlooked when it was made and, sometimes, it still finds itself on the wrong side of memory.

While Dragonslayer is one of those movies that doesn't really get the credit it deserves, it really does deserve to be on the big stage with a lot of the better fantasy movies ever made. Not only are the effects beautifully-rendered and the story one that people will find themselves in love with, but it is also a tale that deals with the question of humanity and monstrosity and what, exactly, can change even the darkest hearts. When I first watched this movie I was six, not exactly a film critic then but still knowing a good movie when I saw it, and I was amazed by the things that existed in the movie. There was one scene in particular that stuck with me; in a cavern filled with fire, I saw a man that looked almost incapable of being infamous walk across liquid flame and explain the duality of what men oftentimes consider "good" and how it co-exists with "evil."
It was an amazing lesson to hear then; it is still an amazing speech to hear now.

Personally, I like movies that deal with dragons and I like those that deal with spells BUT I like both to be rendered well. In Dragonslayer you find both of them done in a way that lets even the movie layman fall in love with the visuals, and the plot simply strengthens that effect. These things, combined with the fact that the movie has never really cost that much to watch, makes this movie more than a common entry into the world of fantasy. It makes it part steal, part love affair, and something for all types of audiences.
I recommend it highly.

Dragonslayer.......2007-07-15

I loved The Dragonslaayer. It was a very intense movie. Lots of action and the acting was superb.

Imagine "Jaws" in Medieval Times, except with a Dragon.......2007-04-29

I caught about 10-15 minutes of "Dragonslayer" on TV a few months back, which was my first exposure to this film, and I determined right then and there to eventually purchase it. When I finally bought it I watched it TWICE, something I rarely do.

THE STORY: A medieval kingdom is harrassed by a dragon, apparently the last of its species. The people decide to appease the horrific beast with regular sacrifices of virgin maidens. The virgins are selected through a questionable lottery system. When the King's daughter is picked for sacrifice, the monarch employs a sorcerer's apprentice, Peter MacNicol, to slay the dragon.

"Dragonslayer" takes the "Jaws" route by not fully showing the beast until well into the second hour of the film. Prior to that revealing moment the film expertly builds up a heap of horrific anticipation concerning the creature. The first virgin sacrifice scene is particularly terrifying. When we finally DO see the monster it's definitely not a let down. Many viewers attest that this dragon is the best dragon to ever appear in film, even though the picture was made in 1981.

I've heard some complain that the protagonist, MacNicol, was wrong for the role. Nothing could be further from the truth. He's easy to relate to because he's a flawed human being with naive, boyish qualities, not a larger-than-life superhero (like, say, Conan or Beastmaster). I've also heard some complain that the heroine, Caitlin Clarke, is too "man-ish" looking. Well, duh, that fits into the whole sacrificial lottery plot. When Caitlin ultimately and uncertainly dons a dress and make-up she's woman enough.

The Dark Age sets/costumes/locations really impressed me. If you're in the mood for a top-of-the-line medieval flick with castles, dungeons, forests, villages, fair maidens, kings, sorcerers, etc. this is the one to see.

"Dragonslayer" was an inexplicable flop when it was released in 1981, perhaps due to the glut of similar-themed pictures at the time. Regardless, it can now be treasured on DVD. It took me over 25 years to witness its magnificence but I finally did.

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ARACHNIA meets LAKE PLACID
I want my 92 minutes back!
Smells of Elderberries...
Curse of the Cheap Knockoff
UGGGH!!!!

Curse Of the Komodo
Starring: Tim Abell , Melissa Brasselle , William Langlois , Gail Harris , and Paul Logan
Director: Jim Wynorski
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ASIN: B0002XL30Q
Release Date: 2004-12-14

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ARACHNIA meets LAKE PLACID.......2006-05-01

Just one geneticly engineered komodo dragon goes around a small island attacking people, either eating them or turning them into zombies (I'm being completely serious here).

There's almost no gore, below average acting, writing, and special effects, and some uncalled for, not to mention out-of-place, nudity.

Stay away if you don't want to bring yourself 92 minutes closer to death. Life is too short for cruddy movies like this.

I want my 92 minutes back!.......2005-05-31

Absolutely the worst plot - OK, maybe tied with Solarbabies as the worst plot ever.

So let's get this straight. You're a genetic scientist, you get your secret governmental funding from some upstart Navy commander who pays for your project out of petty cash and that empty coffee can next to the bottled water, you create giant carnivores to feed the world, left your daughter trapped on a deserted island with afore mention beasts for a meeting that you could have used your 1920's era two way radio for, power the "electric fence" and your only defense with a Honda generator the size of a shoebox, just happen to keep extra guns and explosives in that old shack a few miles away, know how to assembly any weapon but cant hit the broad side of a barn, just happen to keep some grain alcohol on hand for those downtrodden commando helicopter pilots that stop by for brunch, and you cant wait to sacrifice yourself to save the love of your life.

Right...... It all becomes so clear now.

Smells of Elderberries..........2005-05-13

This film stinks, there is just no way around it. Nonetheless, I had to give it two stars for incredible creativity in the face of overwhelming adversity. Truly, this is an amalgam of about five different concepts all put together in a blender. The plots concern (in rough order of importance): a military operation headed by a brilliant scientist and his daughter/niece (there seems some confusion on that point in the script) to grow giant komodo dragons the size of school buses alternately for military operations or as a food source to feed the world's hungry (Ponder.); a bunch of dimwitted casino robbers who serve to chew the scenery and in turn be chewed by the komodos; a government conspiracy plot having to do with bombing civilians; a couple of would-be love stories that go exactly nowhere; and a confusing object lesson about the importance of good transmission maintenance in helicopters.

Of course this mostly takes place on a deserted island inhabited by CGI lizards, and takes us past brief glimpses of beautiful waterfalls and pointless nudity that is so utterly predictable, yet illogical, as to be totally laughable. The computer generated lizards aren't the worst I have seen, honestly; and to be frank, some of the acting isn't too bad (I'm thinking of the scientist and the helicopter pilot here.)

The film is entertaining in a silly, B-movie manner. It is really not high in production values (I am especially fond of the use of obvious stock footage and sticks with lights on them representing an electric fence) but is fun in a quirky, schlocky kind of way.

Curse of the Cheap Knockoff.......2005-01-13

Fake blondes, fake boobs, fake broad--and a realistic-looking reptile that's treated so unrealistically that the characters appear to be shooting at a theme-park dinosaur! Thousands of rounds are blasted at the behemoth without it sustaining a single nick. The firing goes on and on, as though the director is struggling to fill an allotted time frame. (Other snail-paced sequences include a bra-less, cavorting babe and a macho mesmerized by an overflying aircraft while a copter offers a quick sprint to survival.) The viewer's sympathies are bound to veer toward the beast, which somehow manages to gulp down the hapless without squirting out a drop of blood. And then there's the germ-zapped zombies who pop up like actors who stumbled onto the wrong set. The creators of this miserable flick should have let the mostly competent actors simply ad lib the whole production. Then, no doubt, the audience would have been spared the absurdity of an is-something-wrong? line in the midst of a life-or-death debacle!

UGGGH!!!!.......2004-09-07

"Night of the Komodo" poses quite a few questions to the viewer, like what is the bigger thing in this movie, the Komodo, or the breast implants adorning the female stars, or could it be the false eyelashes also found on our damsels in distress? Another question posed; is red an actual eye color? The hero/head casino robber/muscle bound star looks like he just finished toking up before each scene and his eyes were the bloodiest part of this lame flick. The storyline is assinine, a doctor supposedly trying to create giant food, mistakenly creates these giant Komodo dragons instead, chalk that one up in the ooops column. I should have known better than to buy this turkey, but it was only $2 used, so once again I was subjected to a direct to video, "hey guys I borrowed my brother's camcorder let's go make a movie", lame excuse for a film. You know your in trouble when the movie begins and it's shot on video and not film!!! Avoid this thing at all cost!

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I'll Take This "B" Movie Over A Coma Anyday
Cyber (Yawn) Tracker

Cyber Tracker
Starring: Stacie Foster , Richard Norton , and Don "The Dragon" Wilson
Director: Richard Pepin
Manufacturer: Trinity Home Ent
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Under the Gun

ASIN: B0001WTVC0
Release Date: 2004-05-04

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I'll Take This "B" Movie Over A Coma Anyday.......2005-09-19

I've seen hundreds of Sci Fi movies over the years. This is one of those you'll wonder whether you've watched it or not a few years down the road. You just can't remember.

All in all, I figure it's still better to watch a so-so Sci Fi movie than "Dances With Wolves" or "Evita". This movie will end up being non-memorable, but it's preferable to being in a coma.

Cyber (Yawn) Tracker.......2004-06-06

Watched this DVD after gettin it for free, laughable poor boring action movie, trys to be a Arnie, Sly, action epic, from the same era, but fails terribly in all departments, I realise the movie is dated, but that doesnt account for the abismal acting and meaningless and boring plot, a great film to fall asleep to or to recommend to someone you don't really like, overall i think 1 star is being too generous for this movie but i couldnt rate it any lower!

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GOD BLESSED THE EARTH WHEN HE SENT US CYBER TRACKER

Cybertracker
Starring: Don 'The Dragon' Wilson , Richard Norton , Stacie Foster , Joseph Ruskin , and John Aprea
Director: Richard Pepin
Manufacturer: Studio / Sterling
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ASIN: 630523275X
Release Date: 1998-12-15

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In the near future, computerized justice handles the apprehending and execution of dangerous criminals in the form of Cybertrackers, cyborgs that look like a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mr. Clean. Secret service agent Eric Phillips (Don "the Dragon" Wilson) runs afoul of these alloyed androids when he's set up for the murder of an underground rebel fighting for a kinder, gentler form of mechanized law enforcement. Phillips joins the rebels, and together they kickbox their way toward wresting control of the judicial system from the hands of the stick figures who run it. Along the way, vehicles and androids alike blow up real good. This is Robocop with kickboxing instead of a cynical sense of humor. --Jim Gay

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GOD BLESSED THE EARTH WHEN HE SENT US CYBER TRACKER.......2000-02-02

what else can i say but.....perfection. My faith in sci-fi was damaged with movies like terminator (1&2) The alien series and other horrid movies like predator. But low and behold a blessing comes in the form of CYBER TRACKER. This is the best movie i have ever seen, I will never understand why it was not nominated for oscar(s) It could have won in any catergory drama, comedy, action, and romance. Don the dragon Wilson gives possibly the best performence since John gertyue in Killer clowns from outer space. From the looks of it GOD himself did the special effects, not since Toxic avenger 4 have i seen effects like these. They were 2 say the least captivating. Not to mention the score James horner knows nothing about music compared to this guy. I dont know what else to say, you have to check his gem out for your self. and if you have time check out CYBER TRACKER2, CYBERNATOR(which is included in the great sci-fi double pack with cybercity) and cyborgcop please e-mail me back with your own personal reviews oh yeah it's a great country when you can get BIRD ON A WIRE, CYBERTRACKER, AND LEORNARD PART 6 ON DVD, BUT CANT GET STARWARS INDIANA JONES, FORREST GUMP, OR JURASSIC PARK AMONG OTHER CLASSICS THANX ALOT MR. LUCAS AND MR SPEILBERG COCK

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ARACHNIA meets LAKE PLACID
I want my 92 minutes back!
Smells of Elderberries...
Curse of the Cheap Knockoff
UGGGH!!!!

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ASIN: B0001EQI42
Release Date: 2004-12-14

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ARACHNIA meets LAKE PLACID.......2006-05-01

I want my 92 minutes back!.......2005-05-31

Smells of Elderberries..........2005-05-13

Curse of the Cheap Knockoff.......2005-01-13

UGGGH!!!!.......2004-09-07

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Not enough cheese to make this horrible Wang Yu effort worth watching
Great Trash
GREAT! B-Movie Weirdness! Nazis, Japs, Amazons, and Kung-Fu!
An Offer Jackie Couldn't Refuse, But Maybe You Should
What a piece of %$#@! Has almost NO Jackie Chan.

Dragon Attack
Starring: Jackie Chan , Brigitte Lin , Yu Wang , Yueh Sun , and Tao Da Way
Director: Yin-Ping Chu
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ASIN: B0002CHIKQ
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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Jackie Chan makes a brief guest appearance in this surreally goofy action comedy, a high-spirited shambles from 1982 that hovers awkwardly somewhere between Monty Python and The Three Stooges. When all else fails, cult director Chu Yen-ping (Island of Fire) resorts to exploding cigars, guys making funny faces, men dressed in women's clothing, even a ghost or two. The nominal star, '70s kung fu veteran Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman), is an Allied agent assembling a troupe of commandos for a mission behind enemy lines during World War II. (Although the landscape is obviously Asian, there are Hogan's Heroes-style Nazis scampering through the jungle.) Every member of this movie's mismatched clown-squad seems to hail from a different planet, including one inexplicable fellow who looks like an Elvis impersonator in a kilt. Most of the exhilarating action is handled by the glorious Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, from Peking Opera Blues and The Bride with White Hair, who kicks heads and looks smashing in a red-and-black-leather jumpsuit. --David Chute

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Three tales of Kung-Fu heroes!

DRAGON LEE VS. THE FIVE BROTHERS: Dragon Lee joins a band of rebels who seek to overthrow the evil Ching government.

CHINESE HERCULES: After Lee Hsi (Fang Yeh) accidentally kills someone in a fight, he retreats to a small village that is entirely dependent on the traffic that comes into their pier controlled by Boss Chan.

BRUCE LEE FIGHTS BACK FROM THE GRAVE: Wong Han arrives in LA at the request of his friend Go Hok Hung, but when he arrives at the aparment building, he finds that Hung is dead.

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Not enough cheese to make this horrible Wang Yu effort worth watching.......2007-08-30

I am not going to try to explain the story, because I had no idea what was going on. The Japanese are invading and the Chinese have to find someone to save 4 Generals that have been captured. They run through their options. Agent 007 is now working in South Africa, Karl Maka defected to the enemy, the Snake King is now dead, and Rocky Balboa is underqualified. So, they hire the one man army Jimmy Wang Yu. He gets a bunch of people including Jackie Chan and Brigitte Lin to help him on his mission. Then Wang Yu disappears for most of the movie and comes back for the final fight.

The action is not bad, but it somehow gets worse as the movie goes on. The final fight is between Jimmy Wang Yu and Jackie Chan and it has horrible choreography and editing. Adam Cheng has a cameo in this movie and if the final fight was between him and Jackie, it could have been a lot better. But everything seems so rushed in this movie that the final fight would have been bad no matter who fought.

1/5

I have this movie in the Jackie Chan: Triple Punch Collectionand the picture quality is average at best.

Great Trash.......2006-12-16

Pauline Kael once said that movies are so rarely art, that if you can't enjoy great trash, there is not much point for one to go to the movies. Well, this demented film is trash of the greatest order, a movie so bad it's wonderful. It stars Hong Kong luminaries Jackie Chan (in a small role, despite its prominent billing role) and Brigitte Lin, and unlike Ed Wood movies, this film is deliberately bad, but that doesn't make it any less entertaining.

GREAT! B-Movie Weirdness! Nazis, Japs, Amazons, and Kung-Fu!.......2006-07-04

One of the best B-movies, crazy kung-fu, WW2-ish, fantasy. Truly bizarre plot, Nazis & Japanese attack; Canada? capture 4 generals - one from France, one from England, one from Africa, and one from America - Abraham Lincoln!, take them to Luxumboug! the army choses the captain guy to form a team to rescue them. Including the escape artist guy, the explosives guy, the old west Elvis impersonator guy, his psycho girlfriend, weird asian Scottish highlander guy, and his sidekick dressing in roman armor. Jackie Chan is a thief the team runs into and he helps - some. they are captured by Amazons, escape a haunted house, and finally have a show down with the 70's car chariot riding Nazis & Japs. Most everyone dies. Jackie revenges them. bizzare and sureal plot, quite a bit of good kung-fu action. lots of B-movie sets, and costumes. just great! taking it for what it is

An Offer Jackie Couldn't Refuse, But Maybe You Should.......2005-08-12

Bottom line: Jackie Chan owed Jimmy Wang Yu a favor, but apparently so do a lot of people. I wouldn't recommend this movie, but do recommend reading about how it came about in Jackie's autobiography "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action".

What a piece of %$#@! Has almost NO Jackie Chan. .......2005-03-27

Last June I had an operation and I was on morphine for several days. This movie could have been a weird dreams I had. It certainly isn't entertaining, intelligent, functional, or anything. It makes no sense, has no humor, has very little action, has no point and goes downhill from worthless. A few minutes into the movie, it turns into something else and has no explanation how it got there.

It reminds me of some of the stories I have heard of movie albums that were required under a contract even though the singer/band was fed up with the company. They come up with the absolute worst album they could come up with. This movie could fit into that category. It is painful to watch even a few minutes.

For the person who put this in the same category as Naked Gun, I disagree.

Dragon Ball Z - Super Android 13! (Edited)

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Great comedy, great action equals great movie.This movie is all of the above with just one little problem.
cooler than coolers revenge movie
This is Ok
good story, great fighting, bad voice for 13
Do anything you want with your money... except buying this.

Dragon Ball Z - Super Android 13! (Edited)
Starring: Isamu Tanonaka , Yukimasa Kishino , Banjô Ginga , Hideyuki Hori , and Ryûji Saikachi
Director: Minoru Okazaki
Manufacturer: Funimation Prod
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ASIN: B000083C4Z
Release Date: 2003-02-04

Description

When the peace of a routine day is interrupted by violent explosions it seems like the world is under siege! But Goku quickly realizes that he is the target of the sudden attack! Who are these strange assassins? When Goku discovers that despite their great power, the culprits are not emitting an energy signal, it can only mean one thing: Androids . . With Doctor Gero dead, who is responsible for master-minding this new wave of Androids that are stronger, faster, and ten times more deadly than before? . . The mystery unravels itself as the Android Assault begins!

Customer Reviews:

Great comedy, great action equals great movie.This movie is all of the above with just one little problem........2005-10-22

First-The comedy-The beginning was great, three idiots at a beauty contest before it begins and poor future Trunks gets dragged along not even knowing why he's there and he looks so cute when he's blushing.That part when super android 13 punched Goku in the nuts was pure gold, I laugh everytime I think about it.The ending was probably the funniest, when Piccolo and Vegeta are stranded on a block of ice but what I don't like about that part was that they know how to fly.Couldn't they have just flown away,geeze.Second-The Action-It was pretty damn good, Trunks was great in the action.He looked so totally tight when he was fighting Android 14 or 15, the big guy whoever he is but(ummmm I'm getting besides myself so I'd better not give away anymore sorry)!!!!!

cooler than coolers revenge movie.......2004-06-03

I had the chance to see it before it was in store i ordered the japenese version it was awesome especially the new androids it is a must buy

This is Ok.......2004-04-16

I rented this at first and loved it. I bought didn't like it as much. It has a good story and fighting, but it seemed alot shorter than the other DBZ movies( This one is only 45 minutes long and most of the other ones are around an hour). This movie is one of the best( up there with Broly and Cooler) but it could of been longer,

good story, great fighting, bad voice for 13.......2003-11-10

this is my fav. DBZ movie and i have to say the fighting in this one is great, and the final attack that kills 13 is the best attack ive seen from DB/Z/GT. the only thing i hate about this movie is the voice for 13, what the H3ll were they thinking!?! but of cource you can just watch the jap. verson and its all good. its still worth buying, so get it now

Do anything you want with your money... except buying this........2003-09-14

DBZ is one of my favorite animes ever. And it even is what got me into other anime. So I'm really upset to see its name brandished on this piece of trash. This DBZ movie is pure crud, apparently, someone spit on a movie script and passed it off as a film. The movie is so horrible, with none of the stuff that made DBZ good, with third-rate jokes, bad fighting(way below DBZ standards) and horrid music. Want to know what's really bad, though? That you know how horrible a movie is when the tacky English dub is actually BETTER than the original Japanese version! Paying some guy $25 to punch you in the face is actually a better choice than purchasing this hunk of garbage.

Attack Pack (Predator / Kiss of the Dragon / Commando)

Average customer rating:

Great collection!

Attack Pack (Predator / Kiss of the Dragon / Commando)
Starring: Jet Li , Bridget Fonda , Tchéky Karyo , Max Ryan , and Ric Young
Director: Chris Nahon , John McTiernan , and Mark L. Lester
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000AQ69C2
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Description

Disc 1: "Commando" Disc 2: "Predator" Disc 3: "Kiss of the Dragon"

Customer Reviews:

Great collection!.......2006-02-25

Not only a great 3-pack, but also an excellent way to add to your collection and save a few bucks over buying the titles individually.
If your a fan of these movies, you can't go wrong!

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Cybertracker
Starring: Stacie Foster , Richard Norton , and Don "The Dragon" Wilson
Director: Richard Pepin
Manufacturer: Trinity Home Ent
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000JMKJOG
Release Date: 2007-01-01

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