Search - Martial Monks of the Shaolin Temple on DVD

Plenty of chop for your dollar.

rumblestripca | Newmarket, Ontario Canada | 03/03/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"If you get as much of a kick out of these movies as I do, and I mean for all the wrong reasons, like the poorly-dubbed dialogue, the embarrassingly over-wrought characterizations, the endless Kung-Fu choreography, and the downright dismal production values, then put this one on your list. It's really good for a laugh. Then get ready for a bit of a surprise. Because despite all the 'wrong reasons' its better than most. Dragon Lee has a fairly effective 'Jackie Chan' persona-won-choppa, including a pretty good funny-man bit. And for all you legions of female Kung-Fu fanatics, he's built like an advanced body builder - fly-weight division, of course.
Needles to say it's full of the usual tricks and gadgets and the story is just a seemingly endless chain of revenge killings until he works his way up to the top man. Dare I give away the ending? It's not quite what you might expect... And, yes, there is a restaurant scene where the owner is a timid little dork with a silly squeaky voice."