Product Details

• Actors: Shen Chan, Hsi Chang, Hui Chi Chen, Hung Chen, Nan Chiang
• Directors: Cheh Chang
• Writers: Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni, Nai Pin Tsai
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Ground Zero
• DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005UQ7D
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,736 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Shaolin Rescuers" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A venom must have!, March 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Avenging Warriors of Shaolin (DVD)

This is a classic venoms tale of brotherhood and loyalty, what venoms films are all about, and if you're a true venom fan, this is a must have. Packed with great fighting scenes and one of the best ending fight scenes I have ever seen, this is a movie no kung fu fan should be without.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shaw Brothers + Venoms = AWESOME, March 19, 2011

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Francisco A Wong (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shaolin Rescuers (Shaw Brothers) (DVD)

Shaolin Rescuers is not the best Shaw Brothers production with the Venoms, but it is still extremely entertaining and filled with high-energy fight scenes.

It is always a pleasure to see the familiar faces of the Venoms and see how each character and choreography plays to their strengths. This one includes more comedic bits between the charismatic Lo Meng and Phillip Kwok as two food service industry workers (tofu maker and waiter, respectively) who use their environment to practice and learn kung-fu; it is a sheer thrill just to see Phillip Kwok use rice bowls and chopsticks as weapons. Lu Feng here plays the dapper villain -- no surprise; Sun Chien shows off his amazing leg work, and the always likable Chiang Sheng displays his acrobatic prowess, especially when using two edged weapons.

The plot revolves around Lo Meng and Phillip Kwok slowly grinding out a living while harboring ambitions of making a name for themselves somehow; until that moment they practice their kung-fu in secret. When Pai Mei and his Wu-Tang clan start killing off the followers of Shaolin, and a fleeing survivor crosses paths with Lo Meng and Phillip Kwok, their chance to fulfill their destinies comes into focus. With the aid of Sun Chien, a student of kung-fu adept at fighting on raised wooden poles, and Chiang Sheng, the two use their abilities to aid the fleeing survivor.

At times ridiculous and goofy -- Phillip Kwok often mugs it up with his finger up his nose -- and at other times exciting and thoughtful, this movie is certainly a must for fans of these actors, martial arts enthusiasts and Shaw Brothers completists.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shaolin Rescuers - Avenging Warriors of Shaolin, August 5, 2005

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YhwhKhai - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shaolin Rescuers (DVD)

I enjoyed this old school classic. Fighting scenes were good though not the best from the Venoms. They had much more talent than what they displayed in this film. I understand that the movie is quite old - didn't have great technology back then. My version was transferred to DVD horribly. In some scenes you saw the lines on the bottom and top of the tv screen and it faded light to dark in some areas. A horrible transfer does not take away from this picture.