18 Bronzemen

Rating:
Summary: one of better old, kung-fu DVD to own;
Review: Fans of old school kung-fu will tremendously like this movie very much. This movie "18 Bronzemen 1" starred Carter Wong as the lead character protagonist/antagonist emperor who compelled to learn kung-fu thru shaolin school to fend-off for himself & to boost his image as an emperor whose knowledgable in kung-fu a thus, silence any negative criticism in-reference to his kung-fu skills.

This film mostly sets in a shaolin temple, as Carter Wong need to rigorously bypass each tests presented to him,such as the stone-made warriors, elaborate traps, need to fight & defeat an assign kung-fu master on each cubicle,because he needs to get out of shaolin temple and assume his role once again as an emperor.

This movie is one of Carter Wong better old Kung-fu movie, alongside the sequel 18 Bronzemen 2. This DVD is being produced and distributed by Tai Seng, but however it is evidently an imported DVd from Hong Kong. So, this DVD has no english language, but only contains english subtitles and other dialect subtitles. Still, in terms of language or dialogue, in my opinion, it still suffice & can still be enjoyed. The best part of this DVD, is the movie IS SUPER-CLEAR or with a laser-like picture output, just like it's dialogue(though mandarin/cantonese).

All in all, definitely a good DVD old kung-fu to own. Highly recommended inspite of small flaws.If you will like or like this movie, I suggest buy these other titles: "Mystery of chess boxing", Jackie Chan's "Snake in the eagle's shadow" & "Drunken master 1", "invincible pole fighter" starring Gordon Liu, "Born invincible" starring Carter Wong, & also his "18 Bronzemen 2", "snake in the monkey's shadow" starring John Chang.

Rating:
Summary: Old School Exitement
Review: Oh, if only Carter Wong acted in movies today and thereby completely shutting down the over hyped over stlylized psuedo-hip crappile out these days! Unmatched intensity and inexahaustible passion was Ka Tat (carter Wong) stlye. He truly delivers in this, the first of an unofficial trilogy ending with a stunning "The Blazing Temple", directed all by Joseph Kuo, who had an interest in James Bond films as well. The bronzemen are an invention after the gold-dipped girl in "Goldfinger". Here though, they are given life by some hard hitting action packed Shaolin kung fu. The dvd also does justice to the original film's presentation and the back story of the young exiles seeking training and eventual revenge on the conniving enemy of Manchu. There are the sub-plots that bring life to the action and round out the film well, setting up for the classic great climax. The only problem with the feature is the subtitles, that at times are unclear and poorly translated. Though it is an old kung fu flick, so, many of us have gotten used to witnessing the injustice done to the chinese cinema: awful english dubbed dialogue, terrible american editing, and skewed up subtitles (to name a few). Of course, we sit through this patiently and truly enjoy a good exiciting original action film.

Rating:
Summary: Old School Exitement
Review: Oh, if only Carter Wong acted in movies today and thereby completely shutting down the over hyped over stlylized psuedo-hip pile out these days! Unmatched intensity and inexahaustible passion was Ka Tat (carter Wong) stlye. He truly delivers in this, the first of an unofficial trilogy ending with "The Blazing Temple", directed all by Joseph Kuo, who had an interest in James Bond films as well. The bronzemen are an invention after the gold-dipped girl in "Goldfinger". Here though, they are given life by some hard hitting action packed Shaolin kung fu. The dvd also does justice to the original film's presentation and the back story of the young exiles seeking training and eventual revenge on the conniving enemy of Manchu. There are the sub-plots that bring life to the action and round out the film well, setting up for the classic great climax. The only problem with the feature is the subtitles, that at times are unclear and poorly translated. Though it is an old kung fu flick, so, many of us have gotten used to witnessing the injustice done to the chinese cinema: awful english dubbed dialogue, terrible american editing, and skewed up subtitles (to name a few). Of course, we sit through this patiently and truly enjoy a good exiciting original action film.