Page 1 of Know any best Shaw Bros Films? Anyone?

Even though Hong Kong movies are not so good at the mo, and I`m not really struck on the Korean movie scene, but we all know for a fact they were at an all time high in the 80s/90s so my question is....

What are the best of the best Shaw Bros martial art films, they have a huuuuuge back catalogue, and the trouble is I don`t know where to start, so I would like to know which ones are the best to go for.

floyd

This item was edited on Saturday, 27th May 2006, 18:22

There were many styles of film released by shaw brothers, so it would depend if you prefer kung fu or swordplay. I would recommend to start with;
one armed swordsman (also available as a box set)
the heroic ones*
killer clans*
come drink with me*
magic blade*
* all have bey logan commentaries - very informative as always.
I will make a full list of all the ones I have seen shortly.



Regards

DarrenO

I`ll have a check on those but I meant the ones on R3.

floyd

all the ones I have ARE region 3! the few media asia released on region 2 did not have any special features.
my full list;

36th chamber of shaolin
killer clans
twelve gold medallions
come drink with me
the heroic ones
temple of the red lotus
trail of the broken blade*
*(if you like CTHD you must see this film)
the eight diagram pole fighter
dragon swamp
legendary weapons of china
golden swallow
soul of the sword
one armed swordsman
return of the one armed swordsman
the new one armed swordsman

check out this website http://shawbros.typepad.com/ it has reviews galore.



Regards

DarrenO

Nice one I`ll check them out thanks :D

floyd

These are the R3 Shaw brothers i own and love them all......

Heroes Two
The Five Venoms
The Sword Stained With Royal Blood
Martial Arts Of Shaolin
Drunken Monkey
The Boxer From Shantung
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Lion vs Lion
Mad Monkey Kung Fu
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
The Monkey Goes West
Come Drink With Me
The Blood Brothers
Clans Of Intrigue
The Heroic Ones
The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin

Plenty of reviews http://www.kungfucinema.com/images/general/header_logo.gif%3BLH:90%3BLW:300%3BBGC:%23FFFFFF%3BT:%23000000%3BLC:%230000CC%3BVLC:%230000CC%3BALC:%230000CC%3BGALT:%23008000%3BGFNT:%23000000%3BGIMP:%23000000%3BDIV:%230000CC%3BLBGC:%23FFFFFF%3BAH:left%3BS:http://www.kungfucinema.com%3B&domains=www.kungfucinema.com&sitesearch=www.kungfucinema.com&start=10&sa=N"" target="_blank">HERE

That`s cool, I shall have a look in to them, and perhaps order a couple (or all of them ;) )

Thanks for that. :D

floyd