| OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD: YOUR TOP 10 SHAW BROTHERS FILMS? (139 views) | AUTHOR /
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| I know there's a lot, but just at the top of your, list your favorite 10. Here are mine in no order.
1. One Armed Swordsman
2. One Armed Swordsman 2
3. Five Element Ninjas
4. Sword of Swords
5. Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
6. Chinatown Kid
7. Invincible Shaolin
8. Golden Swallow
9. Fist of the White Lotus
10. Shaolin Executioners | City On Fire
10/21/2008 4:44 AM |
| #2 | In no particular order:
1. Shaolin Challenges Ninja
2. Shaolin Master Killer
3. Invincible Pole Fighter
4. Avenging Warrior Of Shaolin
5. Chinese Super Ninja
6. Mad Monkey Kung Fu
7. Disciples Of The 36th Chamber
8. Fist Of The White Lotus
9. Shaolin Martial Arts
10. Stroke Of Death | Choco
10/21/2008 8:24 AM |
| #3 | I'd have to say mine are as follows:
1. Heroes of the East (Shaolin Callenges the Ninja)
2. My Young Auntie
3. Legendary Weapons of China
4. Fist of the White Lotus
5. Five Deadly Venoms
6. Five Element Ninjas
7. Shaolin Master Killer
8. Challenge of the Masters
9. Mad Monkey Kung Fu
10. Five Fingers of Death
| Turnbull_AC
10/21/2008 9:30 AM |
| #4 | Top of my head, in order:
1. Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
2. Heroes of the East
3. Mad Monkey Kung Fu
4. 36th Chamber of Shaolin
5. Five Element Ninjas
6. Shaolin Intruders
7. The Lady Hermit
8. Five Deadly Venoms
9. Legendary Weapons of China
10. Shaolin Prince
I have to say, I'm surprised to see Fist of the White Lotus one everyone's list so far. I preferred Executioners from Shaolin (essentially the same flick), and even then, it's a good flick, but I wouldn't say it's top ten material. | TheDenizen
10/21/2008 10:28 AM |
| #5 | For me Fist of the White Lotus is a nostalgic entry growing up in Chicago a program called "Samurai Sunday" featured this movie as well as other old school kung fu movies and it's a childhood favorite of mine. Although I'd have to say that I believe the fight choreography is much better in Fist of the White Lotus than in Executioners from Shaolin especially the fights between Gordon Liu and Wang Lung Wei. | Turnbull_AC
10/21/2008 12:07 PM |
| #6 | Ah, I can appreciate the nostalgia factor. I never saw Fist of the White Lotus until very recently, so I don't have the same attachment. In fact, the only martial arts movies I can recall seeing before I was about 17 were Bruce Lee flicks. | TheDenizen
10/21/2008 12:52 PM |
| #7 | BTW I changed this from a "discussion" to a "blog" since it is not film-specific. | Choco
10/21/2008 1:52 PM |
| #8 | Wow. I'm surprised to see the lack of "One Armed" movies on peoples' list. But I have yet to see a lot of those other popular titles. I'm so trying to catch up. =) | City On Fire
10/22/2008 4:17 AM |
| #9 | Try as I may, I just can't get into Jimmy Wang Yu. He seems like a total jerk (which seems to be true, judging by what I've read about him and his triad ties). | Choco
10/22/2008 8:16 AM |
| #10 | Wang Yu is also not a terribly skilled martial artist, so even his best films don't stack up to the great films of guys like Bruce Lee or Jet Li. He's also way slower than Peking Opera trained screen fighters like Sammo and Jackie Chan. In fact I think the only Wang Yu movie I really enjoy is Master of the Flying Guillotine, and that movie is so great for its lengthy tournament scene, not for anything Wang Yu does. | TheDenizen
10/24/2008 9:29 AM |
| #11 | Top 10
1. 5 Element Ninja
2. Sword Stained With Royal Blood
3. To Kill A Mastermind
4. Fist Of The White Lotus
5. One armed Boxer
6. Savage 5
7. Shaolin Vs Wu Tang
8. Avenging Eagles
9. Mystery Of Chess Boxing
10. 5 Venoms
Of course my list like everyone else would go on forever but I have watched these titles many many times over. | Kung Fu Classic Viewer
10/27/2008 7:51 PM |
| #12 | In no particular order
1. Heroes of the East
2. Masked Avengers
3. Invincible Pole Fighter
4. Five Super Fighters
5. The Magnificent Ruffians
6. A Slice of Death
7. The Magic Blade
8. Fist of the White Lotus
9. Killer Army
10. Flag of Iron
As for Executioners from Shaolin, all I can say is thank God only one person has chosen that boring piece of unbelievably overrated garbage for their top ten Shaw movies list. If I had to list the ten most overrated Shaw Brothers films ever, that dreck would be at the top of the list. Although Executioners from Shaolin and Fist of the White Lotus may be the same basic story, Fist of the White Lotus is a far superior film. | MS10197
10/28/2008 1:33 PM |
| #13 | This is a hard one.
1. Shaolin Temple
2. One Armed Swordsman
3. Blood Brothers
4. King Boxer (aka Five Fingers Of Death)
5. Five Vemons
6. Five Super Fighters
7. Killer Army
8. Magic Blade
9. Chinese Boxer
10. Duel Of Fists | DarkHumour
12/19/2008 7:32 PM |
