Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0601643778044 Format: Color Label: Tai Seng Manufacturer: Tai Seng Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tai Seng Region Code: 0 Release Date: 2000-11-14 Running Time: 92 Studio: Tai Seng Theatrical Release Date: 1978
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Customer Rating: Summary: The Snake, The Crane And The Tiger. Comment: I Know What You Mean 'Morgoth', I Have No Idea Why They Always Try To Rename These Classics. But, This Is The Original Name -- EMPEROR OF SHAOLIN KUNG FU...! The Other Name They Gave It Was "The Snake, The Crane and The Tiger", Which I Think Is Really Stupid. But, Watching This Flick With Its Original Title Is Only The Start Of A Magnificent Masterpiece. Lo Lieh Is Pure Sensation, And Carter Really Put Down A Stunning Performance. My Only Negative About This Film Is In The Formatting...! It Was Not Properly Formatted To Fit A TV Screen. But, It Is Truly An Amazing Piece Of Work, One Which Has Or Was Gone Unnoticed By The Great Carter Wong. Absolutely Splendid ! I Wish I Could Give It More Than A 5 Star. Customer Rating: Summary: This movie IS NOT directed by Lau Kar Leung!!!!! Comment: I had to point that out after seeing this, AGAIN!!!!!!!! I don't remember the other name(s) of this movie is but it is sad that they always stupidly rename these.
Basically the plot is about a young girl who is the princess and is on the run after her father(the emperor) kills himself. She loses an arm but that doesn't stop her, well, at all from what I could tell. It is an extremely boring film all the way and after Lo Lieh's cameo as a wandering swordsman, Carter Wong FINALLY shows back up and helps the retarded sister of the princess. Carter puts on a GREAT acting performance and the final fight with the ridiculous looking baddie is just not good enough, but certainly better than the rest of the film.
The film print from Tai Seng is very bad at the start but cleans up and you are able to see the fights pretty well, at least the few fights that there are.
