Shaolin R
In a land torn by strife, the righteous monks of Shaolin stand as a beacon of hope for the oppressed masses.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 11 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Well Go USA
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse & Jackie Chan | |
Performer: | Shaoqun Yu, Xing Yu, Jacky Wu, Xiong Xin Xin & Fan Bingbing | |
Directed by | Benny Chan |
Entertainment Reviews:
Shaolin features a half-dozen impressive action set pieces, including an elaborate carriage chase and a battle inside the cages where Cao imprisons his workers.
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NPR
Rating: 7/10 --
One of those films that impresses you, even though it fails to set itself apart from other films in the genre.
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Movie Metropolis
Rating: 3/5 --
"Shaolin" fits in the more somber kung-fu tradition. But it also finds room for the genre's comic strain.
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New York Times
Rating: B --
An ambitious, almost epic drama that devotes as much time to introspection as it does to combat.
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Dallas Morning News
Rating: 2/4 --
More action, less talk should be the order of the day, but it isn't.
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New York Post
Rating: 3/5 --
Jackie Chan brings some warm energy to his supporting role -- a rarity for this big star -- and turns in a delightfully self-effacing performance.
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Common Sense Media
Rating: 3/5 --
Shaolin is simultaneously regal and stilted, stirring and sluggish.
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Boxoffice Magazine
Product Description:
An arrogant army leader is forced to take refuge with the Shaolin masters he once sought to conquer in order to defeat the ruthless warlords who are threatening to plunge the entire of country of China into chaos in this martial arts epic from director Benny Chan. As rival warlords battle for supremacy in the young republic of China, ruthless General Hou Jie (Andy Lau) and his loyal brother Hou Lung use unrelenting force to subjugate the peaceful township of Dengfeng. With thousands of wounded and dead to tend to, the Shaolin temple gracefully offers sanctuary to the injured masses. Meanwhile, each night when darkness falls, loyal disciples Jing Kong, Jing Neng, and Jing Hai don masks and venture out to fight for the weak and impoverished. Upon discovering this transgression, Hou Jie challenges the temple abbot to a duel. But the general's arrogance only grows when the abbot secretly throws the fight and allows him to win. Later when Hou Lung kills Hou Jie's entire family, the repentant leader recognizes the error of his ways, and convinces Wu Dao to teach him the secrets of Shaolin. The situation turns volatile when Hou Jie's vengeful wife, Yan Xi, vows to make Hou Lung pay for killing their daughter at the same time the three masked avengers decide to strike back against the merciless military leader. Later, when Huo Lung launches an all-out attack on the Shaolin temple, the real fight begins.