One of the best made Martial Arts movies. The protagonist in the movie wants to take revenge on a group that killed his family, and from raw anger, he learns to have controlled aggression, by going through the various chambers. It is a must watch movie and a cult classic.

Straightforward but fun to watch.

Martial art movies do absolutely nothing for me.

The exposition is somewhat confusing. And by today's standards, a lot of the action seems so obviously choreographed that it's difficult to get into the film in places. On the plus side, this is a kung fu movie that's basically about the power and awesomeness of kung fu, and it's very persuasive. San Te is a very charismatic lead, too. And the chambers are fun--it's rare to see a movie where the middle is so damn good. Might be the DVD I got, but the hilariously overenthusiastic foley is a plus.

Nice Movie

sweet moves, but come on a three section staff? the world would be better off if San hadn't invented such a lame weapon.

Crappy sound effects and out of sync talking distracted me somewhat (saw the original version). The plot is also quite simple so I can't rate this higher.

In essence it's just one big training montage stretched out to movie length. But when the training is this cool and the fights so nicely choreographed, I ain't complainin'!

What makes this movie great is the sensible training montage and the development of San Te who is reknown in China as one of the "prophets" of Shaolin who brought it to the masses. The martial arts action is also crisp and well choreographed with an eye for realism. Even 30 years later the Kung Fu in this movie looks better than 99% of Hollywood stunt fighting which uses fast cut gimmicks.

One of the best kung fu films ever made, Gordon Liu shows he got some mad kung fu skills and the training sequences are classic and realistic, often imitated by others but never achieved the same high level that this film did it. You must cop the Dragon Dynasty DVD, best version of the film available.

I liked it, but try to get the original especially in countries were such movies are to be dubbed. Mostly these dubbings are crap...

Didn't hate watching it by any means, and the lengthy training sequence was especially entertaining, but the rest of it didn't push my buttons that much. However, I'm aware that this is among the top of the genre for those who are fanatics.

Almost half of this movie is training sequences devised by Liu Chia Liang. 'nuff said.

The intense training sequences are fantastic, the fight choreography is excellent, and Liu is compelling lead. The story is solid I guess, but really it comes down to the training - it's just so brutal and fascinating.

He blocks knives with a sword.

Great kung fu movie. The training sequences and battles alike are outstanding.

Damn awesome Martial Arts movie.

WATCH as ONE MAN is transformed into the most BAD-ASS TOUGH GUY EVER, with the possible exception of Kenshiro.

Great Movie that earned his place in Kung Fu History with great acting and outstaning martial art action.

FUCKIN' WU-TANG CLAN BIOTCHES!

A heck of a lot of fun.

Most of the Kungfu movies are fast burners, 36th is not, that's it's difference. San Ta (Clause?) loses the cocky attitude, takes his limitations with dignity as he goes on with the training. Throughout that sequence the observational moments are not only esctatic, but also happen to be quality cinema. Somewhere in between a feeling of Buddhism is developed nicely. Highly reccomended.

Perfect 4 its type& fans of the genre won't do better than this. More than well done fight scenes, the script keeps things as simple&smooth as a parable (esp. since the hero often resembles Christ, albeit w/ less cheek-turning& more face-punching). The real stand out is the editing that briskly takes us through some outrageous training scenes while still giving a good sense of the passage of time, cutting out any unnecessary frills (take note, Tarantino!) as it speeds to its fight-strewn climax