![]() ![]() Next, we once again meet Chang Cheh’s basher boy band the Venom Mob in no less than four of their best-loved team-ups: Invincible Shaolin, The Kid with the Golden Arm, Magnificent Ruffians and culminating in the all-star Ten Tigers of Kwangtung, co-starring Ti Lung and Fu Sheng. Already established as a genius at blending dazzling action with physical comedy, Lau himself plays the lead role in the hilarious Mad Monkey Kung Fu, coupled here with Lo Mar’s underrated Five Superfighters. We begin with kung fu master Lau Kar-leung’s instant classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in which his adoptive brother Gordon Liu achieved overnight stardom as the young man who unexpectedly finds spiritual enlightenment on the path to vengeance Lau and Liu followed the original with two comically inventive sequels, Return to the 36th Chamber and Disciples of the 36th Chamber, both included here. Picking up where Volume One left off, this sophomore collection of Hong Kong cinema classics draws together many of the best films from the final years of the Shaw Brothers studio, proving that while the end was nigh, these merchants of martial arts mayhem weren’t going to go out without a fight! Armed with stunning special features and ravishing new restorations, this boxset is even bigger and bolder than the last one. Specs for Arrow's ShawScope 2 leaked the other day (the official announcement is tomorrow): Reversible sleeve featuring original Hong Kong poster artwork The Right-Hand Man - An Interview with Producer Lawrence Wong ![]() Kung Fu and Dancing - An Interview with Actor Robert Makīorn to Be Bad - An Interview with Actor Johnny Wangĭisciples of Shaolin - An Interview with Stuntmen Hung Sun-Nam and Tony Tam Instructors of Death - Grindhouse Presentation Supplemental Audio commentary with Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentationġ.0 DTS-HD MA Mono Cantonese Audio with Newly Translated English Subtitlesġ.0 DTS-HD MA Mono English Audio (Synced Best possible From Instructors of Death Print)Ĭommentary with Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng and Actor / Martial Artist Michael Worth HD Transfer from the Original Negative in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio "Kung Fu Bob" O'BrienĢ4 Page Booklet Notes - "From Martial Club to Instructors of Death" by Barry Forshaw Gloss O-Ring slipcase with brand-new artwork from R.P. Rival fight schools, an old master and beautifully designed set pieces tumble together in a colourfully kinaesthetic unceasing parade of flying fists and action set pieces. Three young martial arts students and their teacher are beaten up badly by a wandering man who proclaims himself “a corrector of bad kung-fu.” Determined to avenge their teacher and regain their honor, the three students all go their seperate ways to find kung-fu masters who will take them as students.A gloriously typical entry from Shaw Brothers, Martial Club starring Kara Wei (THE BRAVE ARCHER 2 and MAD MONKEY KUNG FU) and Gordon Liu (THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN) and directed by Lau Kar-Leung (LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA), affords us a fast-paced, cleverly choreographed piece of martial arts fun combining many elements that lovers of this kind of cinema will be more than appreciative of. ![]()
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