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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Sunday, October 5, 2008

John Cheung learns monkey kung fu from Hau Chiu Sing in the brilliant and classic tea cup training sequence in Snake in the Monkey’s Shadow.

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Official original still used in the original UK release of the film.

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, September 29, 2008

As shown in the image above, avoiding a lethal snake fist requires great skill and cunning acrobatic like grace. At a moments notice you have to be able to divert through blocking or jumping to avoid its venomous blow. When contrasted with monkey kung fu style, the snake fist is even more highly entertaining to witness on the big screen.

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::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)
::: Kung Fu Cinema Review
::: The Slums of Shaolin

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Official original still used in the original UK release of the film.

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::: IMDb Profile

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Monday, September 15, 2008

It’s a duel to the death with monkey kung fu badass John Cheung (left) pitted against snake fist style!!!

Related Coverage:
::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)
::: Kung Fu Cinema Review
::: The Slums of Shaolin

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Official original still used in the original UK release of the film.

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::: IMDb Profile

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, September 13, 2008

It’s no secret I love monkey kung fu in movies and better when their is a kung fu training sequence like the above in the mix and it’s even better when they oppose the snake fist style! Well, Snake in the Monkey’s Shadow has all three and as far as I’m concerned is the king of monkey kung fu cinema.

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::: Previous Movie Wallpaper (Cinema is Dope)
::: Kung Fu Cinema Review
::: The Slums of Shaolin

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Official original still used in the original UK release of the film.

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::: IMDb Profile

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No clue what the tiger is doing in this kung fu movie pitting snake fist against monkey style kung fu. Regardless, this French poster artwork for my favorite monkey kung fu film is certainly not one you would immediately identify with the movie itself. The video versions of the film to date have all been cut and pretty much make key parts of the movie not make sense. I’ve seen the uncut film print version two times now via Quentin Tarantino Fests at the Alamo Drafthouse, and really love that complete version of the movie.

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French Press Notes:

LES CINQ ÉPREUVES DU KARATEKA

Un jeune livreur de poisson se fait humilier par les deux fils d’un seigneur auquel il apportait du poisson. Près de la poissonnerie, il y a une école de kung fu dont notre héros rêve de suivre les cours. Mais le maître, avant de l’accepter comme élève, le prend d’abord comme homme à tout faire, et ce pour l’observer. Notre jeune homme, lui, tout en vaquant à ses occupations ménagères, ne perd pas une miette de l’enseignement du maître, qui finit par l’inclure à ses élèves. Le jeune homme travaille d’arrache-pied et fait des progès foudroyants.

Il rencontre de nouveau les deux fils du seigneur qui l’avaient maltraité et, après une correction vigoureuse, les ridiculise jusqu’à les faire courir après un os comme des chiens.

Le résultat ne se fait pas attendre : leur père vient à l’école demander qu’on lui livre le jeune homme pour lui donner une leçon. Le maître s’y refuse et ridiculise à son tour le seigneur et ses deux fils. Le seigneur n’en peut mais. Il loue les services de deux jeunes tueurs redoutables, invincibles dans toute la région. Ils viennent tuer le maître, ses élèves et laissent notre héros sur le carreau, dédaignant de l’achever.

Le jeune homme va demander asile à un grand ami à lui, qui est un as du kung fu, qui eut affaire autrefois à l’un des deux tueurs. Ceux-ci sont venus se venger, tuent l’ami et dédaignent une fois encore d’achever notre héros. Grâce à cela, à force d’un travail acharné, d’observation, son kung fu devient parfait et invincible. Il défiera les deux tueurs et, au terme d’un combat magnifique, arrivera à les éliminer.

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Official poster artwork used in the original French release of the film.

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