Shaolin is set in Dengfeng, Henan, during the warlord era of early Republican China. The warlord Hou Jie (Andy Lau) defeats a rival named Huo Long and seizes control of Dengfeng. Huo flees to Shaolin Temple to hide but Hou appears and shoots him. Hou ridicules the Shaolin monks before leaving.
Song Hu, Hou sets a trap for Song in a restaurant, under the guise of agreeing to his daughter’s engagement to Song’s son.
This leads to a violent sequence of events ending with Hou having to flee to the Shaolin temple for help.
The Good
The first hour is very impressive stuff indeed. Very nicely paced; the film flows beautifully between scenes. The first hour is very much carried by the developing relationship and interplay between Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse. Big credit needs to go to Tse , he expertly balances his role of villain perfectly.
I...
Song Hu, Hou sets a trap for Song in a restaurant, under the guise of agreeing to his daughter’s engagement to Song’s son.
This leads to a violent sequence of events ending with Hou having to flee to the Shaolin temple for help.
The Good
The first hour is very impressive stuff indeed. Very nicely paced; the film flows beautifully between scenes. The first hour is very much carried by the developing relationship and interplay between Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse. Big credit needs to go to Tse , he expertly balances his role of villain perfectly.
I...
- 9/9/2016
- by Tiger33
- AsianMoviePulse
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