Martial Arts of Shaolin

1986
6.4| 1h30m| PG-13| en
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In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.

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Shaw Brothers

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Also starring Hu Jian Qiang

Reviews

SunnyHello Nice effects though.
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
callanvass I must admit that I am glad to be finally done with this trilogy. I have now seen all three films, and neither really brought the merit that I was expecting them too. The first was solid, but nothing special. The second one was an atrocity, whilst the third one is fairly enjoyable. Shaolin Temple III has a solid medium of drama & comedy, mostly leaning towards the comedy side of things. The humor is quite silly, and doesn't offer many laughs, but at least it's not overkill like the second one, or the cruel style of humor that the first one had. The action is the main reason to see this one. We get plenty of exciting fights, which are expertly paced. Jet Li's acrobatics are out of this world, and he made sure to make up for the second one's shortcomings in the fights department. I also dug the opening. Jet Li ferociously punching at a tree, evokes memories of Rocky punching the meat. Final Thoughts: It's not something I'll ever watch again, but it's not bad for a one time watch. The fights deliver in a big way, and I was entertained by them. It's worth a look6.4/10
Jin Wang As for the other reviews, I think that they all got a point. But as for me, I'm a big fan of any traditional martial arts movies. And the martial arts movies of today got too much computer effects or do I need to say Wire Fu effects? Realistic fights are only viewable in old movies of movies with a low budget. I don't have a clue about the budget of this movie. But I can say that it's certainly entertaining. I can't agree more that a good movie must consist of some great soundtrack, good acting, a decent story etc. But heck, why would you watch this show for the story? Isn't a bit unreasonable to rate this movie for that aspect? None of the movies are perfect, so in this case the movie succeeds with the thing, that he's supposed to do. Yes, show us some realistic Shaolin Kung Fu.Check it, if you like martial arts fights with a simple story. If not, then please avoid this one and look something similar like "Hero".
raven-pictures Impressive Martial Arts does not necessarily make a good movie. Nan Bei Shao Lin proved to me to be a lousy film without any means to tell a intressting story, the lack of storyline and acting skills makes this film dive down to the bottom of my list over favorite jet lee films. Most of it felt more like a musical than a film, I guess it's only for the die hard Jet Lee fans only.
zimmonskalle the whole film is played in fast forward and especielly the scene with guys with bows shooting at him...the rest is ok.. no.. it sucks for being a jet li movie... anyway. The story is kinda weird... I mean you get the story but you dont feel like "god damn it... he gotta have e revange" or stuff like that and yea... thats it..