FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Red-Barracuda A sacred treasure map is stolen by a group of thieves. They go underground and split the map into eight pieces between them all, agreeing to reconvene in three years and only then will they collectively seek out the treasure. Unfortunately for them, a kung fu fighting policemen pursues them and takes them out one by one.Shaolin Deadly Kicks is a fairly typical Hong Kong action flick from back in the day. I quite liked the simple plot-line that set up a neat excuse for several martial arts encounters. Like most films of this type, the action scenes are pretty well delivered but it all gets a little monotonous after a while and by the end I was actively tired of it. There are some good things to be found here admittedly but it's ultimately one mainly for martial art nuts I reckon.

lemon_magic This was the first movie I watched out a recent purchase, the "Martial Arts Classics" 50 movie DVD collection. It was almost exactly what I was hoping for: a pure recreation of the "Kung Fu Theater" experience...with all that implies about the pros and cons of the form. First of all, the hero actually had some acting talent and charisma. He was capable of conveying fairly complex emotions (for an old school Kung fu flick) and he had that all important ability to let you see what the character is thinking. So many actors just try to radiate an attitude and think their work is done...but this guy was able to "be in the moment" in the non-action scenes. Second, the fight choreography was pretty good. Everyone jumped and kicked and punched with admirable energy and conviction, and the so called "Deadly Kicks" were quite impressive. You could actually sort of believe that a person who could kick that fast and accurately might actually be able to fight that way (it worked for Bill Wallace, after all). The fight choreographers used the "Flash legs" gimmick a lot, but they didn't over use it to the point of laugh- ability or boredom, and the hero had to work hard to win his fights - he even lost a couple! The dubbing was average for a movie of this sort, but it didn't actively suck so much as to detract from the movie. I've heard a lot worse. The weakest part was the story arc. It just sort of seemed to lose focus as the hero's quest to retrieve eight parts of a stolen map from the eight outlaws who took it progressed...although there was an enjoyable complication about 2/3rd of the way through where the hero is nursed back to health by the (adopted?) daughter of one of the thieves.A lot of the character's action and decisions made very little sense (at least to my modern American sensibility) and the final climactic scene just stops short, like a Roadrunner cartoon instead of a movie, as if the director just ran out of money or time, or both. Still, there was a lot to like about "Deadly Kicks Of Shaolin" and I'm glad it was included in this pack so I got to watch it.

MartinHafer NOTE: This review is for the English-dubbed version of this film. Like most 70s dubbed martial arts films, the film condition on DVD was questionable and a few of the voice actors were poor. The film in its original form might be a lot better and the terrible plot might actually make a lot more sense. So consider this as you read on...I've seen quite a few older martial arts film lately and I was happy to see that the star of this picture, Tao-liang Tan, could actually do martial arts! So many times, the cheesier films of the genre feature sub-par fighting and it's obvious that the average REAL black belt in anything cold kick the hero's butt! All too often, kicks and punches don't come close to landing and the technique is poor. But, this is NOT the case here, as the hero has excellent kicking skills which he demonstrates again and again. So the action scenes are indeed excellent if you ignore the fact that his enemies line up and attack him one at a time (a typical fighting style in martial arts films--not seen in real life, though). BUT, the rest of the film is a real mixed bag--sometimes interesting and often pretty lame. In particular, the ending of the film just made no sense at all and was a major disappointment. I really feel like the film is missing something. It is worth while for lovers of the genre, but otherwise it's easy to skip.

abentenjo Promising more boot than you could shake a kwan at, Flash Legs does almost everything it says on the tin: delivering the 'flash legs' of its title, Tan Tao Liang, in many high-kicking confrontations with the bootmaster showing off his whole repertoire of fancy leg work. The premise seems tedious enough - eight bandits are single-handedly bumped off by police chief Liang for stealing a sacred treasure map - and makes you wonder how it lasts the distance. It's probably got something to do with all those fight scenes, which fly in thick and fast in this relatively mediocre kung fu fest.