To me, this movie is perfection.

Just perfect...

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to seek revenge.I do not happen to watch a lot of "kung fu" or martial arts films. But from what I understand, the Shaw Brothers made the best and this was among the best of the best. I can believe that, because it really has a sharp look to it while still being full of butt-kicking goodness. Which, you know, is what we want.I wish I knew more about the genre so I could recognize the names involved. Beyond Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Donnie Yen, I just do not know the martial arts world very well. Perhaps it is something to look into and then re-visit this film.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin showcases that sometimes it is style over substance. Sometimes a mere training montage, usually a short five to ten minute segment in the middle, can be stretched out to cover almost the entirety of the whole film, while still remaining a good movie.The story is very simple. Liu Yude (Liu Chia-Hui, or Gordon Liu as he's known in the West) is a simple student, whose teacher is brutally murdered for his anti-government views. And thus Liu Yude begins his journey to learn kung fu and become the legendary martial artist San Te in order to have vengeance. The rest of the movie is almost entirely various training sequences the monks put him through.And it is awesome! Strange it may sound, but in this case it needs to be seen to be believed. All the various exercises are massively outlandish, each one more unbelievable after another. Everything from running over water floating on nothing but reefs to ringing bells with a eight feet stalk of bamboo to carrying water with swords strapped to your elbows. And more and more until you want nothing more than to see what torturous training method they come up with next.Plus, the actual martial arts fights are phenomenal, Gordon Liu shines brighter than any kung fu actor before or since, the sets, locations and soundtracks are all state of the art and as a whole it's just a fantastic sports slash martials arts movie. Definitely worth checking out.

If you are a true fan of martial arts movies who is into movies like Enter of dragon, fist of fury, drunken master, fearless and many more this is the one movie you must have on your shelf. Action packed, funny at moment, with a positive plot that will get your cheering for the under dog. A movie you can watch again and again. Great fight scenes, and teaching techniques that will blow your mind, brilliant characters.I love the Shaw brothers and I love this movie! One of the best classic martial arts movies. I recommend every kung fu movie lover watches this it will blow them away. overall ill have to give it a 9 out of 10 perfecto film

For one of the first MA movies I've seen I've gotta say this one is pretty spectacular, the fight scenes are iconic, the actors and characters in this movie are superb as we'll. as you get deeper into the film you start to like the main character and you see him turn into a stronger and more heroic character, you also get to like the villains. The movie also shows a good insight into the shoalin culture and the tale of the legendary 36 chambers of shoalin. The movie is shot well no noticible goofs are in this film, the sound is also good especially for a movie of that time, the camera angles are also well shot. For this movie I would give a 9 out of 10 the movie is a iconic 70s Hong Kong film I was not disappointed at all a very good film.