
A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.... (Full plot summary below)
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A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training manual.
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| User ReviewAllan CGreat kung fu! Tiger style boxing -vs- crane style!! This movie has great acrobatic choreography and lots of bawdy humor. |
| User ReviewKevin RI was just joking...but what I said was true... The Manchu have taken over the Chinese landscape and only a few Shaolin remain in existence. A male and female who have both lost family members to the Manchu join forces to take down one of the Manchu's primary enforcers, Pai Mai. Pai Mai is the most lethal man on the planet, and commands an army. How can two people take down a militia and the best martial artist on the planet? "His weakest times are between 1 and 3...only then you can kill him." Chia-Liang Liu, director of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, My Young Auntie, The Legend of the Drunken Master, Return to the 36th Chamber, and The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, delivers Executioners for Shaolin. The storyline for this picture is fairly cliché but well executed. The martial arts is excellent and the acting is solid. The cast include Lo Leih, Gordon Liu, and Kuan Tai Chen. "I wonder where that poor bastard has gone to." I recently came across this on Netflix and watched again for the first time in a long time. This is a classic martial arts picture with the legendary Pai Mai played by Gordon Liu. This isn't my favorite Gordon Liu or Chia-Liang Liu film, but it is worth a viewing and worth owning if you're a fan of the martial arts genre. "We're your blood, brother..." Grade: B |
| User ReviewJohn SExecutioners From Shaolin manages to create a strong balance between the smile-cracking light-hearted and the intense kung fu mastery. The story is intriguing despite not being that well-written and the fight scenes are fairly well-choreographed despite there not being as many as you might expect. Although, a very odd, wonky, and awkward quality of the film may hamper your experience slightly. |