17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Totally disappointing!, September 20, 2000
As has been stated before, this video has absolutely nothing to do with the pictures on the box. Moreover, although Gordon Liu (who is usually very good) is listed as the star, he really only plays a minor role in this film.
In addition, unless you speak Hong Kong Chinese, the subtitles are virtually useless, since most of them fall off the ends of the screen in this very poorly formatted rendition, and the movie is rather dark and definitely has the quality of low-budget bootleg version (whether it is or not.) This means that it's really hard to tell if the fight sequences are any good most of the time, anyway.
The movie you should get is SHAOLIN MASTER KILLER starring Gordon Liu. This was (I believe) originally released in the U.S. as 36th Chamber of Shaolin. I am fortunate enough to live in NYC (stop snickering), which has a number of Chinese movie houses in which I saw that film originally and have seen many of these films in the past.
If you really want to see this film, try to rent it. Don't waste money on purchasing it. .....
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for 36th Chamber of Shaolin ? Buy Master Killer, July 17, 1999
This review is from: Enter the 36th Chamber of Shaolin (English Subtitled) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Most of the reviewers of this movie seems to be looking for the original 36th Chamber of Shaolin. The problem with HK movies is that they have a lot of names. The original 36th Chamber of Shaolin is also known as Master Killer. You can find all the AKA (also known as) names on the web site "Hong Kong Cinema". I understand that Master Killer has been re-released as Shaolin Master Killer (soon also on DVD!).
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't be fooled..., September 22, 1999
By A Customer
If you are looking for the "sequel" to "Shaolin Master Killer", do not buy this video. It is not "Enter the 36th Chamber of Shaolin" or "Return to the 36th Chamber". In fact, none of the pictures that appear on the back of the box are in the movie! The other review got this correct when they pointed out that is a completely different movie called "Disciples of the 36th Chamber," or maybe "Crazy Shaolin Disciples." Unfortunately, I got fooled by the VHS version, but it doesn't look like Xenon has fixed the problem for the DVD release.
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