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Summary: Excellent
Review: Probably Liu Chia Liang's darkest film, it is full of emotion, and tons of excellently choreographed fight scenes ever to be captured on film. Gordon Liu expectedly shines in his role as a monk (again). Unlike other Liu Chia Liang films like "Executioners From Shaolin" and "Shaolin Master Killer", you can actually feel the emotion througout the entire film. Many characters make sacrifices that you are continually drawn into the drama. Even at the victorious climax (without giving too much away) when you'd usually feel like jumping for joy, it is a solemn moment. It is a quite powerful film (for a martial arts film). Most shocking moment: Gordon Liu confronted with a stack of coffins, one of them containing his sister.
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Summary: Classic Kung Fu, a MUST for any true fan.
Review: This DVD is one of the best Kunf Fu flicks around. If you only own 2 Gorden Liu DVDs, it should be this one and Master Killer.This film is a pleasure to watch from start to finish, having superb action, a good story, great costumes, and women who can fight as well. Gorden Liu's superb skills show, especailly while he trains in the pond at Wu-Tang mountain. The costumes and sets give this film a higher visual standard, putting it a different arena than other old school Kung Fu films.
The fights in this film are designed beautifully, filled with plenty of traditional kung fu, incredible staff(pole) handling, and a few wire tricks as well. There's even a fight where Gorden Liu takes on a dozen spearmen while his sister is tied to his back. Sounds almost hokey, but its done in a flawless fashion. The final battle is truly phenominal, but I don't want to give a way the ending...go see it for yourself, for the 14 bucks you'll spend, this one's a must buy.
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Summary: Exceptionally Powerful (Dental Abuse!)
Review: This is a truly unique film - breathtaking fight scenes and emotionally stirring acting. Within the cast, there is not a single weak link. In a genre where the priority has rarely been character development, this film shows that it is possible to combine this with action, without either suffering. Whislt this is not a remastered DVD, the price and the supprisingly `comedy-free` dubbing means that it is an essential film. Remember: Brush after every meal....
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Summary: Very Good Flick, but don't believe the hype!!
Review: This was a very good movie, but it is not the greatest shaw brothers film. Other SB films have had better story lines and Fight sequences. If you enjoy Gorden Liu then by all means purchase this film. The movie has a decent plot and very good action (especialy the final fight). You wont be mad that you have it in your collection.
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Summary: Great film shame about the dvd quality
Review: What can i say about this film apart from its a classic in every sense of the word if you want to see great martial arts look no further than this . I wont spoil you with plot details you will have to buy the dvd for this , this one stars gordon liu and the late fu sheng who also died half way through the film completion so if you are wondering why he suddenly vanishes halfway through the film - now you know why . Its such a shame that a classic film like this is spoilt by the poor transfer onto dvd , but if you can get past this (and for the price you should be able to - you are in for a treat )what more can i say for the price and the classic film to add to your collection you cant go far wrong.
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Summary: One of the all time greats!
Review: What can I say? This is the quintessential kung fu film, and if you ask me it should be on EVERYONE'S top 10 list. I'm not going to say it is the greatest of all time....but it very well may be. Not only do you have a dark, emotional tale starring an all-star Shaw Brothers cast, but you also have a film directed by the greatest kung fu filmmaker of all time, Lau Kar Leung (Liu Chia Liang). In "8 Diagram Pole Fighter" (Invincible Pole Fighter), he directed both the greatest pole fight of all time(Gordon Lui vs. Phillip Ko Fei) and one of the most brutal, over the top final fights in all of kung fu history. Do yourself a favor though and don't buy this version. Instead, buy an all-region DVD player and pick up Celestial's beutiful, remastered version. It is well worth the money.
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Summary: The Ultimate Shaw Bros. Movie
Review: What can I say? I'm a fool thinking that I was a true fan of the old school Venom/Shaw Bros. movies without ever even seeing The Invincible Pole Fighters, until today. The Invincible Pole Fighters is hands down the definitive Shaw Bros. Kung Fu Flick. I thought the Master Killer was Gordon Liu's best movie, until today. This movie has awesome action, a cool plot, the late Fu Sheng, Gordon Liu, and a cameo by the Kung Fu King himself Liu Chia Liang(director)! Kudos to Venom Mob Films for bring this rare flick out to the public and for noting on the packaging that it's a video transfer. Ground-Zero films should take lessons from the Venom Mob. Hey any chance of this flick being released remastered and uncut?
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Summary: invincible (edited) pole fighter
Review: WHY, WHY, WHY?!? Why must they edit what is quite possibly THE GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME, period. I don't understand. They'll let us see a guy get half his face sliced off, but cut a very powerful scene in which the elder Yang commits suicide(by doing a 3-story-high, double flip into a flying, brain-exploding headbut on top of what I guess to be the Yang family monument, double-flips back down to the ground and dies on his feet) rather than surrender to the mongols! Despite the foul editing, this movie is so tight that it is virtually unruinable and still worthy of 5+ stars and the 12 or 13 bucks it costs.
Believe me, from the clever beginning [7 leave, 6 return(s)] to the wicked, bloody end, and excellent, intense, martial arts action from ear to ear, this flick surpasses even the Five Deadly Venoms and Master Killer.
starring Gordon "master killer" Liu, Fu Sheng, Wong Lung Wei
directed by Liu Chia Liang.
Definitely deserves your attention.
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