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Jet Li,
Jet Li
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Cheung Yam Yim,
Cheung Yam Yim
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: Cav Distribution
: Action, Foreign, Hong Kong, Martial Arts, Wuxia, Quest, Revenge
: 95 min.
: English, Cantonese, Mandarin
: English
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This title is currently out of print.
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This is the first Hong Kong kung-fu movie to be shot in mainland China, actually using the location where the Shaolin martial arts were born as the site for filming. A real Shaolin champion plays the lead (Jet Li), and perhaps because of his training in this form of kung-fu, he comes across as respectful and sincere. The story centers on a legend painted as a mural in one hall of the Shaolin Temple itself. During the Tang dynasty (618-906 A.D.), 13 monks from this temple saved the life of the emperor, and when the story begins, one man (Jet Li) has just escaped certain death at the hands of the emperor's cruel retainers and is looking for asylum in the temple. A kindly priest and his acolytes nurse the man back to health, and although his decision is not made lightly, he finally enters the monkhood and begins training in the martial arts. His motivation is not exactly saintly - he wants revenge for the murder of his father - and that desire leads him out into the world to subdue his enemies. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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by jetyi83
December 5, 2004 - 5:50 PM PST
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3 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| This is the first, or one of the first Jet Li films made back in 83. I think he was only around 13 or 14 year old, but after this he became an immediate star. I havent seen it in a while but it has some random storyline and then breaks into a section where jet li just goes off into the woods and just shows his skills with each weapon. I guess its supposed to be some type of trainig scene but its just to show off how awesome he is. The story isnt great but the movie is cool |
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