88 Films : Disciples of Shaolin (1975)

88 Filmsin laatujulkaisu. Kerran katsottu ennen kuin palautettu takaisin alkuperäiseen suojamuoviin, eli on täysi uudenveroisessa kunnossa. Toimii normaalissa suomalaisessa soittimessa ja sisältää englanti tekstit.

" The Shaw Bros. studio made between 3.6 and 4.35 trillion films during the "golden age" of Kung Fu cinema. If you watch more than a handful of these films certain titles like Disciples of Shaolin will stand out even more as films of mighty significance. Disciples not only stars the immensely popular Alexander Fu Sheng, but it's also one of the last collaborations between director Chang Cheh and star choreographer (and accomplished Kung Fu film director in his own right) Lau Kar Leung, whose Southern Shaolin Hung Fist fighting style dominated many Shaw Bros. films in the mid 70's. Disciples of Shaolin shows off Fu Sheng's impressive ability to fight with real? well? personality, well-developed characterization and truckloads of charisma, and it just happens to also be a classic, archetypal display of some of the best hand-to-hand Kung Fu you'll see in a mid-70's Shaw Bros flick."

"Despite the fact that there really aren't the major set piece fights of the Shaolin movies, this is one of the better Shaw bros flicks. It actually has a point, that can be related to even to this day, of workers being exploited by an unfeeling boss. The owner of the factory the hero works in cares more for his fighting insects than the hero. As the story plays out, however unintentional, we see the Manchu villain cares more for his thugs then the heroes employer cares about his workers. Another good reason to see this particular movie is that it was the late Fu Sheng's favorite role/character. Virtually forgotten, at the time in Hong Kong, Fu Sheng was the biggest star in action movies going. Anyway it's well worth to get a glimpse of the HK James Dean at his best, at least in the acting department."