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Picking up where Volume One left off, this sophomore collection of Hong Kong cinema classics draws together many of the best films from the final years of the Shaw Brothers studio, proving that while the end was nigh, these merchants of martial arts mayhem weren’t going to go out without a fight! Armed with stunning special features and ravishing new restorations, this boxset is even bigger and bolder than the last one.
We begin with kung fu master Lau Kar-leung’s instant classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in which his adoptive brother Gordon Liu achieved overnight stardom as the young man who unexpectedly finds spiritual enlightenment on the path to vengeance; Lau and Liu followed the original with two comically inventive sequels, Return to the 36th Chamber and Disciples of the 36th Chamber, both included here. Already established as a genius at blending dazzling action with physical comedy, Lau himself plays the lead role in the hilarious Mad Monkey Kung Fu, coupled here with Lo Mar’s underrated Five Superfighters. Next, we once again meet Chang Cheh’s basher boy band the Venom Mob in no less than four of their best-loved team-ups: Invincible Shaolin, The Kid with the Golden Arm, Magnificent Ruffians and culminating in the all-star Ten Tigers of Kwangtung, co-starring Ti Lung and Fu Sheng.
After Lau brings us perhaps his best high-kicking comedy with My Young Auntie, a playful star vehicle for his real-life muse Kara Hui, we see Shaw Brothers fully embracing Eighties excess in our strangest double feature yet: Wong Jing’s breathtakingly wild shoot-‘em-up Mercenaries from Hong Kong, and Kuei Chih-hung’s spectacularly unhinged black magic meltdown The Boxer’s Omen. Last but certainly not least, Lau Kar-leung directs the last major Shaw production, Martial Arts of Shaolin, filmed in mainland China with a hot new talent named Jet Li in the lead role; it is paired in this set with The Bare-Footed Kid, a reverent remake of a Chang Cheh classic with Johnnie To (Running Out of Time) in the director’s chair and Lau back on fight choreography duties, in arguably the ultimate filmed tribute to Shaws’ everlasting cinematic legacy.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS
- -High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all fourteen films, including nine new 2K restorations by Arrow Films
- -Illustrated 60-page collectors’ book featuring new writing by David Desser, Jonathan Clements, Lovely Jon and David West, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Simon Abrams
- -New artwork by Mike Lee-Graham, Chris Malbon, Kagan McLeod, Colin Murdoch, “Kung Fu” Bob O’Brien, Lucas Peverill, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella, Darren Wheeling and Jolyon Yates
- -Hours of never-before-seen bonus features including several cast and crew interviews from the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
- -Two CDs of music from the De Wolfe Music library as heard in several of the films, exclusive to this collection
- Sony Pictures
- 1415 minutes
- Lau Kar-leung
- Lo Mar
- Chang Cheh
- Wong Jing
- Kuei Chih-hung
- NR
- Gordon Liu
- Jet Li
- Hsiao Hou
- Kara Hui
- Ti Lung
English
- Chinese
- 10
- A
- Arrow Video
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Picking up where Volume One left off, this sophomore collection of Hong Kong cinema classics draws together many of the best films from the final years of the Shaw Brothers studio, proving that while the end was nigh, these merchants of martial arts mayhem weren’t going to go out without a fight! Armed with stunning special features and ravishing new restorations, this boxset is even bigger and bolder than the last one.
We begin with kung fu master Lau Kar-leung’s instant classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in which his adoptive brother Gordon Liu achieved overnight stardom as the young man who unexpectedly finds spiritual enlightenment on the path to vengeance; Lau and Liu followed the original with two comically inventive sequels, Return to the 36th Chamber and Disciples of the 36th Chamber, both included here. Already established as a genius at blending dazzling action with physical comedy, Lau himself plays the lead role in the hilarious Mad Monkey Kung Fu, coupled here with Lo Mar’s underrated Five Superfighters. Next, we once again meet Chang Cheh’s basher boy band the Venom Mob in no less than four of their best-loved team-ups: Invincible Shaolin, The Kid with the Golden Arm, Magnificent Ruffians and culminating in the all-star Ten Tigers of Kwangtung, co-starring Ti Lung and Fu Sheng.
After Lau brings us perhaps his best high-kicking comedy with My Young Auntie, a playful star vehicle for his real-life muse Kara Hui, we see Shaw Brothers fully embracing Eighties excess in our strangest double feature yet: Wong Jing’s breathtakingly wild shoot-‘em-up Mercenaries from Hong Kong, and Kuei Chih-hung’s spectacularly unhinged black magic meltdown The Boxer’s Omen. Last but certainly not least, Lau Kar-leung directs the last major Shaw production, Martial Arts of Shaolin, filmed in mainland China with a hot new talent named Jet Li in the lead role; it is paired in this set with The Bare-Footed Kid, a reverent remake of a Chang Cheh classic with Johnnie To (Running Out of Time) in the director’s chair and Lau back on fight choreography duties, in arguably the ultimate filmed tribute to Shaws’ everlasting cinematic legacy.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS
- -High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all fourteen films, including nine new 2K restorations by Arrow Films
- -Illustrated 60-page collectors’ book featuring new writing by David Desser, Jonathan Clements, Lovely Jon and David West, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Simon Abrams
- -New artwork by Mike Lee-Graham, Chris Malbon, Kagan McLeod, Colin Murdoch, “Kung Fu” Bob O’Brien, Lucas Peverill, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella, Darren Wheeling and Jolyon Yates
- -Hours of never-before-seen bonus features including several cast and crew interviews from the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
- -Two CDs of music from the De Wolfe Music library as heard in several of the films, exclusive to this collection
- Sony Pictures
- 1415 minutes
- Lau Kar-leung
- Lo Mar
- Chang Cheh
- Wong Jing
- Kuei Chih-hung
- NR
- Gordon Liu
- Jet Li
- Hsiao Hou
- Kara Hui
- Ti Lung
English
- Chinese
- 10
- A
- Arrow Video
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Shawscope vol2
Love to set movies crystal clear arrow films has done it again. Get your copy today.
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Better that the first set
While not all the movies are A list each one’s transfers are done really well and the box set is a very nice presentation. Overall this set some of the best movies so far.
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Shawspectacular
THIS IS MY FAVORITE RELEASE OF THE YEAR hands down one of the best offering from Arrow Video and its the reason why I love them so much. transfers all look and sound great exhausting amount of special features that will enrich each film and far superior than than volume one
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Shaw Brother's fan? What are you waiting for! Get it!
Another great collection of Shaw Brothers' films. If you are as Shaw Brother's fan, this is almost more of critical must have than Volume 1 as it has The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is my NUMBER 1 rated Kung Fu Movie. Enter the Dragon is up there in the top 10, but The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is about Kung Fu training and that is what Kung Fu in the end really is - THE TRAINING. This movie is probably 60% training. Awesome. And we get three great Venoms films. The Kid with the Golden Arm is right up there with Five Deadly Venoms for the best of the Venom film. It was great to see Invincible Shaolin in the box set as well. I hadn't seen Magnificent Ruffins before, but that is a really good Venoms movie as well. I put it more in league of Crippled Avengers and well above House of Traps. I can't really give enough praise to The Bare-Footed Kid even though I put it well below the other films above. It has the same plot as Chinatown Kid (I think I've seen Shaw Brothers do at least 4 or 5 movies with this same plot. It is pretty much a remake of Disciples of Shaolin with some twists as both set in the same time period (where Chinatown Kid is in the 1970's) It also includes Return to the 36th Chamber and Disciples of the 36th Chamber but those are both comedies. They are fun in their own way, but they are not the serious hardcore training and politically heavy plotline of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. The rest of the box set rounds out with decent Shaw Brothers films; however, I thought the Product Overview comment of "...coupled here with Lo Mar’s underrated Five Superfighters..." was laughable as I really think it is the "Mighty Peking Man" of this box set. I'll probably watch this as a friend hasn't seen it yet, but I don't think I would rewatch it again otherwise. So if you are a Shaw Brothers fan and especially if you enjoyed the first Box set, I would get this one immediately without hesitation. I'm looking forward to more Shawscope Volumes/Collections of this caliber in the future. Great work, Arrow Video!
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