August 29, 2011
Pure badass martial arts action, Jet Li in top form, not much to add to this one. Go watch it.
This is the first Hong Kong kung-fu movie to be shot in mainland China, actually using the location where the Shaolin martial arts were born as the site for filming. A real Shaolin champion plays the ... read more 
Directed by: Chang Hsin-Yen
DVD Release Date: November 13, 2001
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January 4, 2010Finally watched Jet Li's debut kung fu motion picture as what I saw him seem so young as well as it's good as tracing the history of the Shaolin Temple set in the seventh-century China.
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March 12, 2012This film certainly is one of the more classic films of its particular genre. It is really how Jet Li got put on the map, and watching it leaves no mystery why this is the case. I'd tell you that if you've seen and enjoyed any of Jet Li's Chinese films that you absolutely should ... read more
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July 1, 2007I love this film!! Jet Li looks sooo hot in this flick!!!!!! and his moves~~!!!!
Those who tried to make similiar films after this one, without Jet Li is non-comparsion from it!! Jet Li RULES~~!!!! -
February 27, 2007Jet Li is a little string bean looking about 18 years old or so. An ironic scene that pokes fun at the vegetarian nature of the monks ends with a girl's dog being eaten. Hilarious! Also some early scenes of the beginning of Jet Li's masterful martial arts in which his prowess is ... read more
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August 10, 2006Awsome martial arts movie! No wires, doubles, nor special effects here, just kung fu experts and Jet Li at their physical prime. This is a cant miss CLASSIC!
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