The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) Reviews & Ratings
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin reviews
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin holds a 7.5/10 average from 521 TMDB ratings.
Alternately known as The Master Killer and Shaolin Master Killer... This is the film to watch if you would like to watch classical martial arts weapons put in action by professional martial artists, not mere actors. Master Killer contains one of the longest and most impressive martial arts training montages ever put to film. I would like to add that Shaolin (2011) is in the same caliber of this movie, but with moder…
— No Such Agency (10/10)
Almost half a century ago, one of the greatest Kung-Fu and preexponents of the genre, 少林三十六房 was done, being directed by Lau Kar-leung and written by I Kuang and tells the story of a village young student named Liu Yude that is drawn by his activist teacher into the local rebellion against the Manchu government. But the plans to overturn the evil general Tien Ta are discovered and a massacre follows - Liu Yude (play…
— BornKnight (9/10)
When "Liu/San Te" (Chia-Hui Liu) proves lucky to escape with his life after an attack by the governing Manchu on the school in which he "teaches", and in which his father is killed, he determines to seek out the legendary Shaolin monks and learn the art of kung fu. His work with these monks is a bit ignominious - a seemingly perpetual job sweeping leaves and keeping their monastery tidy, but a chance meeting with th…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)
During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
Movies like The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
If you enjoyed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, these movies have a similar feel:
- Invincible Shaolin (1978)
- Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
- Fist of Fury (1972)
- Hand of Death (1976)
- Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
- Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
- Fist of Legend (1994)
- No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
- Shaolin (2011)
- The Five Venoms (1978)
- New Fist of Fury (1976)
- American Shaolin (1991)
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