Di zi ye feng kuang

Uh....ugh.

Rather disjointed and infantile entry in the Liu Chia Hui playing a Shaolin monk series. A broad comedy. Like other films of this nature it swings between intense violence and the goofiest HK humor. Unfortunately this is bad goofy with lots of "Brown" humor. Snot, farts, excrement, they're all here and more.

Most of the film has the monastery student body divided into two camps; the secular Southern students and the Northern monks in training. It's a series of lame tricks perpetrated by one group on the other. The action is good but swings between exciting kung fu and absurd wire fu. The fight between a monk and a student over a prayer cushion is very good. Unfortunately too much time is spent on the juvenile antics.

Good actors wasted. Skip it.

This film shows the aesthetic's of what modern Kung Fu movies are about and where inspiration for movies such as Kill Bill come from. Very cool movie, i enjoyed it, and you need to watch movies for what they are. I have only seen the original Chinese version with subtitles but I believe there is also a dubbed version similar to the film the 5 Deadly Venoms, another great Shaw Brothers Film, and actually makes for cool voices. These types of films have a distinct style and are the inspiration for many filmmakers and also musicians such as the Wu-Tang Clan. This along with many other films may not be enjoyed by all but need to be seen for what they are, and that may not live up to today's Hollywood expectations. But I think great films don't need to be restricted by those expectations.