The Killer Snakes (1975)

Posted by monsterhunter Under All Reviews, Hong Kong Cinema, Horror, Shaw Brothers, Sleaze on Saturday Jan 9, 2010

On the surface, this movie delivers exactly what it promises. There’s a bunch of snakes and they kill people. I don’t imagine that a movie called The Killer Snakes owes me a lot more than that, but did it have to be so horribly scuzzy? Read More

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The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978)

Posted by monsterhunter Under Action, All Reviews, Hong Kong Cinema, Martial Arts, Shaw Brothers on Thursday May 8, 2008

The place is China, a billion years ago when the Tartars had invaded and subjugated the people, ruling over them with an iron fist. Unable to defend themselves, they look wistfully to the temples of Shaolin where the monks know the ancient art of kung fu. If only they would teach the common people their ways (but not make them shave their heads), they could rise up against their oppressors, kick them out, and make China once again safe for freedom to take hold in the form of Communism. But the teaching of kung fu is forbidden to outsiders. The monks only desire to hang out at their temple, keeping it clean in between workouts! Read More

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