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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Chi-Hwa Chen |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1976 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Chinese |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396094109 |
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Customer Reviews of Shaolin Wooden Men
A Real Surprise! I was very surprised at how much I liked this movie! (But then I am a Jackie fanatic) This is one of those old period Kung-Fu films, and it takes place in a lovely Shaolin monastary--the scenery is really beautiful. Jackie plays a likable mute who has flashbacks of his father's murder, and is studying martial arts in order to avenge his death (isn't this the plot of ALL these old king-fu movies?) This movie wavers between a pretty good story and some really hilariously BAD movie making (the villain always announces his entrance with a maniacal HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!! from somewhere off-camera, and those "Wooden Men" are people in dumb-looking wooden robot costumes). But there are some good fight scenes, and Jackie is charismatic, as always. Compared to his other 70's movies, this one is pretty enjoyable.
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
Jackie plays a young man who has vowed not to speak until he avenges the death of his father. In order to learn kung fu he goes to the Shaolin Temple where he finds work as a handyman. After some time the master takes pity on Jackie and starts to him on martial arts. But for a student to leave he must pass the ultimate test of the Wooden Men.
The Best and Most Serious of all Jackie Chan Movies
This movie, in my opinion, is Jackie's greatest. He plays "Little Mute", a boy training in kung fu at the shaolin monastery who is tormented by the witnessing of his father's death. Jackie is given a hard time by his fellow students and is ocassionally punished by his teacher for slacking off. Soon after his punishment, Jackie meets the Drunken Monk who teaches him a few drunken kung fu techniques. He then meets a prisoner who agrees to teach him the 'Lion's Roar" technique if he brings him food each day. After nearly mastering the prisoners kung fu he is taught by a nun who practices the "Gliding Snake" kung fu. In result of all his hard work, Jackie is sent on a mission to fight the famous "Wooden Men" and deliver a message. Little does he know that the prisoner has returned to his life of crime and is the true murderer of Little Mute's father
This is without a doubt,Jackie Chan's greatest kung fu movie. If you are used to his kung fu comedies, then most likely you would not enjoy it. There is hardly any comedy at all and is filled with nonstop fighting and training sequences. It offers a typical avenging death plot with plenty of action that would sure to please any serious old fashioned kung fu movie fan.
P.S.-Don't buy the Columbia/Tristar version of the film which cuts out the first 10 minutes of the film. It contains a nonstop fighting demonstration and the opening credits.