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Mad Monkey Kung Fu | 
 enlarge | Actors: Hei Chan, Sai Gwa-pau, Hou Hsiao, Lin Hui Huang, Kara Hui
Studio: Ground Zero
Category: Video
List Price: $9.98
Buy New: $2.99
You Save: $6.99 (70%)
New (1) Used (5) from $2.99
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 32015
Format: Color, Ep, Ntsc
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 116
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6305793344
UPC: 694795210531
EAN: 9786305793342
ASIN: 6305793344
Release Date: July 15, 1999
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Condition: ***SHIPPS SAME DAY WITH E-MAIL NOTIFICATION OF DELIVERY FULLY GURANTEED
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Nothing typical about this ... October 18, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
... aside from having the same plot as every single martial arts movie ever made. Veteran director Lau Kar Leung (aka Liu Chia-Liang) was clearly influenced by Jackie Chan's SNAKE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW and DRUNKEN MASTER. Both had come out in 1978, and both were directed by Jackie's Peking Opera "brother," the now-legendary Yuen Woo Ping (martial arts director of THE MATRIX, CROUCHING TIGER, KILL BILL, KUNG FU HUSTLE, etc., etc.). Lau Kar Leung was 43 at the time, and had already directed a classic of the old school, THE 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (1978), among several films that starred his brother Gordon Liu (Pai Mei of KILL BILL 2). But still though, he eagerly embraced the new style, and was lucky enough to find a performer who was totally up to the job. The long training sequences aren't particularly realistic, but they are a terrific showcase for star Hsiao Ho's amazing physical prowess, which is comparable only to Jackie Chan's otherworldly skills at the time. Along with the last 15 minutes of Sammo Hung's KNOCKABOUT (1979), this is also the best Monkey Fist you'll ever see! (IMHO, of course.) Inexplicably, Hsiao Ho never headlined another film, but Lau Kar Leung has directed and starred in dozens, and can be seen kicking Sammo Hung's butt in the casino in PEDICAB DRIVER (1989), and Jackie Chan's under the train in DRUNKEN MASTER 2 (1994).
YOU HAVE TO CKECK OUT THE RED SUN VERSION, not perfect but still evry good June 18, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
So get this thing on dvd today!
Now the whole monkey kung fu thing didn't have to go to this extreme, but it still works and you have a true master at the helm both directing and starring in this one. He is such a great martial arts master he certainly makes any film he performs in an instant classic. The kid little monkey is the one who shines in this one. i don't really want to tell you the story at all btu I did want to mention that there is a very gruesome scene but they actually used a bloody puppet so I it didn't leave a bad taste in my mouth or nothin. The fights in this one are not as plentiful as some fu films but there are like 5-6 REALLY REALLY good fights, including an ending you are that is the best definitely.
Now the picture for the red sun release that i am reviewing is BREATHTAKING. The remastered uncut(109 min.) version is rich in color, not letterboxed but 16:9 picture which is VERY good. The english dub is perfect and there is not a flaw on the entire disc. ASTONASHING. If ANYBODY freaking reads this then I urge you to type in red sun searching in the dvd's on the search engine here on amazon. And all the old school fu movies that say red sun NOT RED COMPANY(like killer army), these are movies like one-armed swordman REMASTERED beautifully. You people need to check this stuff out cause for fu fans like me, these are the very best version you can get. They must be affiliated with celestial(red sun), cause their trailers are only for remastered shaw flicks and also I saw five venoms under the red sun label so freaking check it out people. It is a lazy way to buy dvd's cause we ALL should get a region free dvd player, but I can continue to be lazy until I sbnatch up all of these.
 mad monkey kung fu June 2, 2005
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
it's the real deal,and i got a exellent condition one fo'sell.
Kung fu at it's best September 2, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by no means the best kung fu movie from the Shaw Brothers I have ever seen. This movie deserve nothing lower then a five. Horray for Chia-Liang Liu. A reissue is out on Celestial Shaw Brothers (Cantonean), and also Pan Media (English) buy now, this is a collectors item.
Excellent display of a type of Monkey Boxing (i.e. Monkey variation of the Lao Family Hung Gar Kung Fu system) July 27, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have seen quite a few movies that feature Monkey Boxing and I can honestly say that in terms of the number of Monkey Boxing fight scenes as well as the quality of each fight scene, this movie ranks amongst the best. The story line is also quite good.
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