Shaolin Proudly Presents a Full Rundown of All Our Favourite Films, with Capsule Reviews for the Kung Fu Connoisseur

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Shaolin Proudly Presents a Full Rundown of All Our Favourite Films, with Capsule Reviews for the Kung Fu Connoisseur Shaolin proudly presents a full rundown of all our favourite films, with capsule reviews for the Kung Fu connoisseur. Don't forgt to click the monks for some Kung Fu dialogue. When Taekwondo strikes The Invincible Armour Shaolin ex­monk "Here comes a unique and Accused of the There's a renegade monk on the devastating force: Taekwando! A murder of Lu, minister loose... he's a master of the six very lethal form of Kung Fu! of War, General Chiao hand style, has robbed eighteen Jhoon Rhee: he's called the escapes his guard banks, killed twenty people... and father of Taekwando in America. and embarks on a only Sherrif Lin's 'Seven See why five million Americans quest to find the real Immovable Limbs' can stop him! worship this amazing grand killer. However, the John Liu in high kicking form master! When Taekwando assassin is not only a plays the sherrif who has tracked strikes! See this shocking saga master of the Eagle the evil monk down to a small of rebellion and revenge! Angela Claw­ the deadliest town and enlists the help of Shao Mao: She's the renowned deadly known form of kung­ Lee Chin (an orphan with an china doll with deadly kicks! fu­ but also has apalling haircut) whom he When Taekwando strikes! learned the technique teaches Kung Fu.... but the Raymond Chow is the world's of the Invincible Shaolin ex­monk has other plans action producer! He's got exactly Armour. It is up to and will murder anyone in his what you want... and he outdoes Chiao to find the way to remain undetected. With a himself in: When Taekwando assassin's one weak plot somewhere between Agatha strikes! Angela Mao: She's spot: his breath­hole. Christie and Sergio Leone, clever! and she fights to kill! But is it in his 'Shaolin ex­monk' delivers a full Taekwando! Those who use it forehead, his chest or complement of intrigue, mystery take command... those who in his testicles? and plentiful fighting action. With don't...DIE!"............So goes the Starring John Lau­ Ko Shou Liang and Hwang trailer... need we say more? the master of all Hsiang Shaw. kicking techniques. Fist of Vengeance The Chinese resistance capture important military documents from a downed Japanese plane. But it won't be easy to smuggle them back to HQ, because Japanese intelligence are killing anyone in their way to get them back. Shaolin vs Lama The One­Armed Boxer Shaolin challenges Ninja (starring Lo Jui and After his right arm is sliced Just your average story: boy Chang Shan ). Han off by a demonic Karate meets girl, they get married. But wanders China searching master, Jimmy wang yu is the girl, Kuda, is Japanese and for a form of kung fu left for dead by the man who has nothing but contempt for superior to his own. This has already killed all his Chinese martial arts. And the boy, leads him to the friends and controls an army Ah Tou, is Chinese and a kung fu Buddhist monastery of of killers from all over the student not about to tolerate such Shaolin, where he gets world. He survives with the insults. One fight leads to another, sucked into the ongoing help of a mystical old man and before you know it, the battle between the who makes his remaining masters of each of Japan's martial Shaolin and the Tibetan arm hard as iron with a arts have challenged Ah Tou, and Lamas. Has Han learnt secret process. Now it's time there's only one style he can use kung fu well enough to for revenge­ but can the one to save his marriage, his life and defeat the evil lama armed boxer fight his way the reputation of Chinese martial gang? (This film received past the Indian yogi, Thai arts: Drunken God. With Gordon 4 fists out of 5 in The kickboxers, Tibetian monks, Liu Chia­Hui, the star of The 36th Essential Guide to Hong and the man who cut his Chamber of Shaolin and Dirty Ho. Kong Movies by Rick arm off? Baker.) Karate Ghostbuster The Eight Masters Ninja Hunter There's something strange When Shao Chi is killed by the The master of the Wu Tang going on at the Shaolin Eight Masters his only son is faces the top pupil of monastery: a ninja has stolen rescued and brought up by Shaolin on a mountain top the Book of the Seven Fists, the monks of the Shaolin and is beaten for daring to and Lung and the other Temple, who teach him to suggest that the Wu Tang is novices are falling victim to practice both non violence superior. In a fit of weird and impossible pranks. and how to kick the shit out of vengeance, he recruits an Whilst the chief monks worry anyone. After a gruelling test army of Ninjas to destroy about who has the stolen involving four gold robots the Shaolin temple once book, which describes a kung whom he must fight on a huge and for all... Ninja Hunter fu style second in invincibility gold swastika covered in brings new meaning to the only to the lost style of the spikes, young Chi is allowed phrase 'Non­Stop Action' as Five Fists, Lung tries to pin to leave the temple­ but the the Shaolin monks must down the pranksters. eight masters have learned of defend their very existence Meanwhile, the Seven Fists his existence and will stop at against an onslaught of style is being used to nothing to provoke him into a black, white and gold ninjas ruthlessly eliminate all fight. 'The Eight Masters' is a and perhaps the most competitors for the title of all­ revenge classic with a dangerous of all­ the Wu kungfu­sect leader and only spectacular finale as Chi Tang grand master himself. Lung's new­found skills might fights his way to victory in With Alexander Lou and stop the evil plot succeeding. eight violent stages. Loon Koon Mo. One armed boxer versus the Flying Guillotine Feng's an assassin, a blind master of the Flying Guillotine which can remove your head with a simple flick of the wrist. His two proteges were defeated and killed by the One Armed Boxer, Jimmy Wang Yu ­ and Feng has every intention to take Jimmy's head in return. Guards of Shaolin Super Ninjas Fists of the white lotus The Emperor's eunuch Yu What starts as a contest Shaolin's all­time super star Kun Kun presents the betwen the Ninja school of and honorary monk, Gordon ultimatum to the Shaolin Kang and the Kung Fu school Liu Chia Hui once again Temple: hand over the of Chen Chun quickly plays the underdog as his Golden Sutra or die. The descends into war. With the friends, kung fu school and Master of Shaolin refuses but Chen Chun and his men half his family are murdered is betrayed and murdered. murdered in a sneak attack by by an evil and mysterious Now it is up to four brothers the ninjas, Shao Tin Hao and white eyebrowed master to smuggle the Sutra to the remaining survivors must who has only one weak safety in Tibet ­but they must avenge the death of their spot. In order to defeat him, contend with ninjas, archers, masters. The ninjas however, Liu must find the weak spot, swordsmen, snowmen, are organised into five and this he does in a zombies and killer circus elemental groups­ earth, fantastically original climax. clowns on the way....Not to water, fire, air and gold. Each Oh yes, and you get to see mention their uncle who have their special powers and the bad guy's bum, if you're betrayed the temple in the each must be fought in a into that kind of thing. first place. Non stop fighting special way....This Shaw "Kung Fu at its most absurd action with a toboggan ride Brothers classic was directed and at its most fun": (The thrown in. Directed by Chang by Chang Cheh, godfather of Chi. Starring Robert Tai and kung fu movies and a mentor Essential Guide to Hong Alexander Lo Rei. to John Woo. Kong Movies.) Warriors Two Two crippled heroes Shogun Assassin Not a sequel, just a poetic Chung has no arms, Fang The Japanese classic that way of saying 'Two has no legs, but the spirits of inspired the Lone Wolf TV Warriors'. Samo Hung & righteousness and Kung Fu series. Lone Wolf is the Casanova Wong show no burn within their breasts. In a Shogun's top assassin who is mercy as they take on the truly staggering display of spuriously accused of gangsters who are trying to what the differently abled disloyalty and marked for muscle in on the town's members of the community death, but the Ninjas fail to kill bank­ But when evil boss are capable of, the Two him and instead murder his Mo has his Four Crippled Heroes fight hand in wife. So he must have Swordsmen kill Wong's foot against the Peiyan vengeance upon the Shogun's mother all hell breaks warlord and his evil brother and deal with every loose... Showcasing some henchmen while at the same killer sent to stop him. of the best and most time protecting a beautiful Accompanying Lone wolf is his authentic Wing Chun witness to the warlord's 4 year old son whom he scenes in a kung fu movie, skullduggery. As well as that, transports in a wooden pram Warriors Two combines a they must save the good rigged with a deadly arsenal of brilliant cast, flawless fight people of Fang's village and weapons and who narrates the choreography and a have vengeance upon the adventures of his renegade spectacular finale to make man who killed Chung's samurai father.
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