Shao Lin jiang shi (2004)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Douglas Kung

Writer:

Ho Yiu-Wang (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Cast

Chia Hui Liu	...	Pak / Brother White (as Gordon Liu)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siu-Wong Fan	...	Hak / Brother Black
Jacky Woo	...	Yat / Sun
Shannon Yoh	...	Moon

Also Known As:

Shaolin vs. Evil Dead (International: English title)
Siu lam geung si (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:15 | Malaysia:U

Movie Connections:

Followed by Shaolin vs. Evil Dead 2: Ultimate Power (2006)

A bit of a let-down but...

STAR RATING: ***** The Works **** Just Misses the Mark *** That Little Bit In Between ** Lagging Behind * The Pits

Unsurprisingly, there's little in the way of a discernible plot to this slice of Hong Kong cinema- unfortunately there's also a distinct lack of exciting martial arts action too. Luckily, the unintentional comedy works wonders, such as the hilarious dubbing, a scene in which Gordon Liu asks a boy to urinate on the floor because he needs to use "virgin's pee", a scene in which he instructs his soldiers by using a rhyme that sounds like a high-school cheerleaders chant and a small child chasing after another boy calling him 'mummy' and covered in what is seemingly spunk. ***