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The 36 Crazy Fists
Actors: Jackie Chan, Lau Chan, Chok Chow Cheung, Sheng Chiang, Paul Chun
Director: Jackie Chan
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House

R 2002 1hr 30min

Wong Tai-Kwong doesn't know much about martial arts and seems doomed to a life of getting beaten up by martial artists. In order to protect himself Wong enrolls in a Kung Fu school but ends up spending most of his time cl... more »

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Actors: Jackie Chan, Lau Chan, Chok Chow Cheung, Sheng Chiang, Paul Chun
Director: Jackie Chan
Genres: Action & Adventure, Indie & Art House
Sub-Genres: Martial Arts, Hong Kong Action, Jackie Chan, Indie & Art House
Studio: Bci / Eclipse
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 01/01/2002
Release Year: 2002
Run Time: 1hr 30min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: English
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Member Movie Reviews

Matt B. from GETZVILLE, NY
Reviewed on 1/26/2012...

Jackie Chan appears only at the very beginning in which with a backdrop of pinks and reds out of a Simpsons episode, he demonstrates amazing moves. His role was to co-ordinate the fights, which are the best thing this two-star kung-fu movie has going for it.

The plot is the standard weakling orphan boy must avenge his murdered parents and protect his foxy sister and ungrateful townsmen so he must learn martial arts. A corrupt monk and a beggar-drunken master take him under their flowing robes and teach him a variety a styles so that he can be ready to deliver smack to whomever he fights.
Strung together with a minimum of exposition, the fight scenes are good.

Still, if orphan, hot gentle sister, drunken master and chortling bad guys sound ho-hum, it’s because they are the stuff of custom. The mugging, slapstick and visual gags are on the level of silent movies. The scene where the corrupt master’s eyes bob up and down while ogling a prostitute’s jiggling bosoms is about par for funny, but in a funny-lame way, like jokes in Jackass. The music we’ve heard before, even down to the ‘wah-wah’ sound effect.

In conclusion, this is one for fans that like productions from the 1970s or Jackie Chan completists.

Movie Reviews

RIP OFF... BEWARE OF THIS FILM

Christopher J. Deasy | Depends on the time of year | 08/12/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"As some of the other viewers have already noted... this film does not star Jackie Chan (however, he did direct it). The movie is actually pretty good- but I am here to tell you that this (Brentwood Home Video) copy is horrible. You can even see people walking in front the screen during certain parts- the images are cut off due to it being filmed directly from a TV screen. Vintage Video released the same film in "Jackie Chan- Triple Punch Collection". The box set is cheap and the transfer is actually a trasfer- not a video of a TV screen. The quality is still low, but acceptable considering it is not digitally remastered. It is ashame that Amazon carries Brentwood- they should rethink carrying such a shady company. (Just so you know- the triple punch is not that great of a deal, the second movie "fantasy mission" is ridiculously poor by any standards).

All the above aside- the film should get some credit- it is not the fault of Hua Chen that his movie was pirated and deviously marketed. The movie IS good, the surrounding context is what makes this a rip off."

A waste of money for Jackie Chan fans

Neeladri Chowdhury | Mumabi India | 11/22/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Jackie Chan has a cameo role.
print is poor and the dubbing awful.the DVD however contains good add on features like a trivia game and a DVD dictionary giving details on dvd features, etc.
good buy only for the dictionary."

Jackie Chan Directs

Gandalf | U.S.A | 07/31/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Martial arts direction by the master. Worth the price for great action!"

NOT A JC FLICK!!

Terry Surugy | Tokyo, Japan | 10/11/2004

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is not a JC Flick. If we are talking about standards of Jackie Chan actually starring in the movie that is. He was the director of the movie that is for sure but he does not play any cameo whatsoever in this movie. I was dissapointed when realizing this. My fault was not reading any reviews whatsoever and any reviews that I did read did not fortell this information. Well their ya go there is no Jackie Chan in this movie whatsoever. The fighting scenes are beautiful and are demonstrated fantastically but the movie lacks in storyline (Much like any other Jackie Chan movie). I suggest several other movies consisting on what you are looking for. This movie is certainly a action orianted movie set out to feed the action hungry flick goer. If you enjoy a good action flick with a nice story line check Accidental Spy also by Jackie Chan. Another with a more Dramatic touch to it is the Drunken Master Saga including several great martial artists Saga includes>>
Ledgend of Drunken Master--Return of the Drunken Master
Names of movies change due to language barrier and marketing excuses. --India name is--Drunken Monkey in Tiger Eye--
Taiwan--Drunken Monkey Fist--
Keep a look out for the movies and read the reviews. Many have different tnames then what you really read them for. Just be careful. Nevertheless I would recommend this film if you are looking for a good Action flick..not a Jackie Chan action movie!"

Excelent Martial Arts demonstration film

Aburenbo Shogun | Waipahu, HI United States | 05/31/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This movie came with a pack of other movies in a boxset called Return Of the Warriors. The quailty of the video is crap, but what do you expect from a box-set that includes 20 classic martial arts movies ( did i mention that it is dub only) for only 26 bucks. 36 crazy fists is just another variations of Jacky Chan's Movies, such as Drunken Master ( Noter: Legend of the Drunken Master is english re-release of Drunken Master II), and Snake in Eagle's Shadow (These two movies also have a similar old drunken man that that teaches kung-fu to a pathetic newbie). It just that Jacky Chan is not acting, but the fight choreographer (This is obivious if you watched the movies I mentioned earlier.) Any kung-fu buff will love 36 crazy fist's martial arts action. Each move is done flawlessly and without losing a beat ( you will never see pure martial arts technique's like these in Jackie's new movies.) The storyline is a backdrop for what the show really is; a martial arts flick, and does not take it's self seriously which make for a lot of good humor. However the dub is horrendous, as a lot of martial arts dubs are. The dub makes the part's where there is no fighting a chore to watch. But the most dissapointing aspect is that it was chopped down to only the actual fights it self. All but a small few of the training sessions made it to the final cut. The training portions of Drunken Master and Snake in Eagle's Shadow where fun to watch and gave more depth to the fights because you see Jacky use the weird techniques learned in training in a actual fight.Bottom line: Great kung-fu movie, but watch it subbed for a better veiwing experience."