Shaolin Temple

I was disappointed that the video was not in English. When I reviewed the synopsis and detail, it did not provide any information as to what languages are available to view the movie. The picture quality is flawless as well as the sound 🔊.

This one has all of Shaw's great artists...

There must be two movies named Shaolin Temple from 1976 because I received the dvd box that matches the description listed here, but got a movie about a prince whose family was killed by a traitorous general. The prince was poisoned by daggers and had to find a magical elixir kept in the Shaolin Temple in order to survive and get revenge. The prince doesn’t know Kung Fu throughout this whole movie! Two sisters that do know Kung Fu protect him from the pursuing traitor general. One sister has to pass 7 levels of Shaolin tests in order to obtain the elixir, and save the prince(which she does). Pretty low budget and lousy fight scenes except when the sister was passing through the 7 levels. If you want the Shaw Bro’s movie I suggest trying to order it under its alternate title- Death Chambers

It’s worth keeping. Just not the movie with Fu Sheng and the others from the Shaw Brothers nor is a Shaw Brothers movie. Its a DVD-R. Don’t buy this movie if you’re looking for the one from the Shaw Brothers. Also the mainland China movie with Jet Li is even better.

I ended up watching this film twice in a row because of how slick some of the fight scenes were. Massive group combat and brilliant choreography. There's only a little wonky cinematography towards the end, but it doesn't detract from the film. A must watch for fans of Chinese action cinema.

Great movie, but when I made the purchase I was expecting the English dub of the film. The product details on Amazon listed that the Audio was in English, but when I started watching the movie the language of the film was in Mandarin with English subtitles. Now that I've started watching the movie I can't get a refund per Amazon's order cancellation policy. Usually this wouldn't bother me because I watch a lot of Asian films with the subtitles, but since the product details on Amazon said that the audio was in English, that's really what I was expecting when I made the purchase. Now I'm stuck with this movie instead of another Shaw Brothers movie I could've watched that included the English dub.

It won't work on my Blu-ray player but, it works on my laptop. From what I've read, this is one of Jet Li's best films from his earliest work!

I see some older 1 and 2 star reviews of this film but I believe there was a mix-up with another film. This fantastic movie has Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng and other familiar great actors. It's a perfect depiction of the process of being accepted into the temple, then doing menial labor which builds the beginners strength in order to later master the different styles of fighting. There is gripping intrigue and betrayal, heroic sacrifice and mind-blowing action all set within the classic Shaolin rebellion against the Qing dynasty. What's not to love?

Classic ! This movie is also known as " Death Chambers " The Great Abbot of the Shaolin Temple realized that before the decree of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty will destroy the Shaolin temples, they have to let laymen into their temple and train them to fight against the Qings. One monk opposed the decision of their master since he is a traitor and is secretly working for the court. Fang Shih Yu is portrayed by Fu Sheng ; Ma Chao-hsing ( Chi Kuna Chun ) and others. Endurance and the determination to bear suffering are the tests of the Shaolin monks before they are trained according to the style thatfits their endurance and character. In another setting , notable Ming soldiers Tsai Te-cheng (Ti Lung), Hu Te-ti (David Chiang), Yen Yung-chun (Szu Shih), and Ma Fu Yi (Wang Lung Wei) have escaped from the Qing soldiers and arrived on a village near the Shaolin temple. Three more students withstood the tests of the monks after several days without food and water and were accepted into the temple, Huang Sung Han (Lee I min ) Lin Kwong Yao (Kuo Chui), and Hu Hui Chien (Tsan Tan). Things begin to go sour at the temple due to the treachery of Hai Hsein and Ma Fu Yi and it is eventually attacked by tThe movie entails loyalty, treachery of a monk who gave information for the Qing soldiers to conquer and vanquish the Shaolin Temple. Thousands of monks have been killed and the temple was burned. In the end, only eight Shaolin devotees escaping the ensuing massacre.

This is a review of the movie Shaolin Temple (1976) This has been one of my favorite movies since watching at first as a kid. The plot is interesting and shows how common people became Shaolin disciples and were instrumental in staving off the Qing army. It also contains some humor but the best part is the martial arts. The fighting scenes at the latter part of the movie were done well. It stars some of the great kung fu stars of that era: Ti Lung, Fu Sheng, David Chiang, Chi Kuan Chun, Johnny Wang and the Venoms (pre-Venom days). The director Chang Cheh is one of the best directors, if not the best, of Kung Fu Cinema. I watched this on Amazon Prime but also have the DVD. This movie is also called Death Chambers. You can also watch 5 Shaolin Masters which is the continuation of this story and features some of the same actors (Ti Lung, David Chiang, Fu Sheng).

The movie itself is great. The picture quality is also surprisingly good as well. But the transfer from the widescreen is horrific. Most scenes have characters cut off or important elements offscreen. It ruins the movie. What a shame. This is a problem with Celestial Pictures and nothing to do with Amazon.

Another good Shaw Brothers film, this one a near epic on the Fall of the Shaolin Temple under Qing dominance. Lots of heroes, but not a happy ending.

Great movie to watch if you like watching martial arts movies. The storyline was ok but I don't really follow the storyline anyway. I will add this movie to my watch list.

I liked it because it teaches that you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. It teaches discipline and if you really want something, sometimes you have to suffer a little in the beginning.

This movie has the worse title ever since you never see the Shaolin Temple. The movie covers the military coup against a sitting Emperor. The Emperor dies and his children are expected to submit to the new ruler but they actually seek revenge. The story line follows suit.

Always an enjoyable movie to see, since this is the prequel to "Five Shaolin Masters." It doesn't exactly follow the same continuity, though, but it does give you a good bit of background information on how the characters in Five Shaolin Masters came to be.It's nice to see an all-star cast that worked exceptionally well together, as well as seeing some of the future Venoms getting started.The only reason why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is because the audio quality isn't quite as good as the other Shaw Brothers' Kung Fu movies. It's not horrible, but you can certainly notice lesser audio quality in this disc.

ITS OKAY. THE STORY IS TOO CHEAP. IN MOST SHAOLIN FILMS ONE WOULD EXPECT THE KING TO PUT UP A FIGHT BUT HE DID NOT DO THAT. TOO MUCH OF WEAPONS USAGE, THEY SHOULD HAVE USED HANDS TOO.THE PRINCE ALSO SHOULD HAVE PUT UP A FIGHT AT LEAST IN THE END BEFORE HE REGAINED HIS KINGDOM BACK. THE TWO GENERAL'S DAUGHTERS DID WELL AND NEITHER OF THEM SHOULD HAVE DIED. THE SURVIVING GENERAL'S DAUGHTER SHOULD BE THE QUEEN.

The fight scenes are well choreographed but nothing special. The plot is fairly standard for old kung fu flicks. This one is interesting for how many of the characters you think are important to the story die off. The pageantry is as grande as youd expect. The storytelling editing is also pretty standard (which means bad for these old kung fu flicks). Worth watching if you like this sort of movie. Skip it for better ones if you're not an avowed fan of the genre.

See all your martial artists in one film: Ti Lung, David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng, etc. Great action! See the training of crane, snake, dragon, tiger, and leopard techniques. Even the bad guys are good.

this is definitely NOT the same movie i remember seeing back in 1978 two years after it was originally released, alexander fu sheng and lee ip min are not even in this one, secondly the version i remember took place during the beginning of the Ching dynasty and there was no prince who was poisoned, i am very disappointed, false advertizing at its worst, there is another version with a red cover but i do not know if it is the same one i got or if it is the one i really am looking for. this was a huge disappointment.