Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

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.

I first came across this film when it was listed as number 1 on the total film best Kung Fu movies list. I then decided to watch it on viooz. overall its a very good film, I can understand its reputation as one of the best of its genre. as I understand the movie was released in the late 70s 1978. for its time its flawless and ahead of its time. the movie tells a story of revenge. the main character who finds himself in a village taken over by government forces. as a result of this knowing himself and his friends will not be able to stay calm under occupation join rebels. however the government end up killing the rebels his friends and family resulting in him fleeing to shaolin temple in order to learn Kung Fu in which he plans to use against the government forces in revenge for the deaths of his friends and family. overall for a kung Fu movie this is a well deserved classic.

The 36th Chamber or Shaolin is the way martial arts movies are meant to be made.No cheap hang wires stunt doubles or computer generation effect, just pure skill in a classic old school Kung Fu film. Chia Hui Liu is phenomenal as both an actor and kung fu expert. The moves and tasks he performs in the film are all just examples of pure skill in martial arts. 36th Chamber of Shaolin is both a great story and a perfect example of a Kung Fu movie. not to forget this movie was released in the 70s a perfect time for the Hong Kong Kung Fu film industry which produced many classic films along the way and one thing for sure this movie has to be one of them. The sound, quality and audio is perfect, the script is well written for a kung Fu movie and the acting is also perfect.

I first heard of this film in a RZA interview the lead rapper of one of the biggest rap group's in the world, the wu tang clan. since I love the wu tang clan I decided to have a try at watching this film. I knew that I was absolutely going to love this film within the very first 10 minutes especially after seeing the first fight scene.the movie is a classic about revenge but also discipline, motivation and learning vital lessons in life. I not going to give any spoilers about this film but one thing for sure, this movie is beyond perfect. if you have a chance to watch it, I recommend you watch it. no wonder why the Wu tang clan members love it.