| Dragons Of The Orient Dvd/dubbed/7 Trailers For Jet Li Films | 
 enlarge | Studio: Tai Seng
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 102457
Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 88 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: TAID34494D
UPC: 601643344942
EAN: 0601643344942
ASIN: B00000IC1T
Theatrical Release Date: 1988
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Product Description
Takes you on an historical journey through many regions of china to explore the amazing secrets of martial arts. Featuring the work from early pioneers like hung shi kwuan huang fei hung and ten tigers of canton to more recent masters like bruce lee jackie chan and jet li dragons also visits the kung fu masters. Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment Release Date: 08/23/2005 Starring: Jet Li Terry Fan Run time: 88 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Rocky Law
Amazon.com
For martial arts enthusiasts and fans of Jet Li, Yang Ching, and Wang Chun, this historical filmography about the origins of Chinese martial arts, the legendary Shaolin Monastery, and modern kung fu will prove to be an irresistible treat. The documentary is told through two fictional characters, Instructor Wang and Hong Kong sports reporter Ms. Chin Chin, who chance to meet in a park. Ms. Chin Chin is writing a story about the history of martial arts and so Instructor Wang offers to help. Together they visit the Shaolin Monastery and view a weapons demonstration by the monks. Unfortunately, in the translation the different styles are not explained thoroughly, but the scenery is spectacular and so is the history of the monastery. The next stop on the educational journey is the village Tung Yang, where all 2,000 residents practice kung fu every day. Here Instructor Wang and Ms. Chin Chin learn about the hard work required to be a kung fu master. They visit several other martial arts schools and at each school they watch more demonstrations. The fighting styles are fluid and graceful, much like ballet. Unfortunately, the dubbing is poorly translated. This proves to be frustrating, as the correct names for the various fighting techniques observed are not accurately described. However, this documentary is worth seeing, as the viewer can watch all the different styles of kung fu and learn a general history of martial arts in China. Also, Jet Li fans will be happy to discover how their favorite kung fu star learned his art. --Samantha Allen-Storey
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 A must for die-hard Jet Li fans. February 14, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought the documentary Saturday. Have watched it at least 10 times, and it's only Monday. Devoured the Jet Li footage. Couldn't get enough of the drunken sword at the end. Very impressed with Terry Fan, too. Would have liked to have seen more of him in the film. The rest of the footage was cheesy propoganda, but the clips of JL made it worthwhile. I loved it.
Good Expose June 16, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This dvd's content balances enironmental/cultural/ and martial interests in researching gong fu in China. For someone like myself who is studying Martial arts and who can only dream of visiting the Shaolin temple, a dvd like this allows for more familiarity of the temple. Many of the martial artists performing are obviously of rather high quaility. I enjoyed it, and will re-watch it.
 Real Kung Fu August 2, 2003
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a must for anyone tired of seeing "Crouching Tiger" flying routines. This is a documentary and not a movie, but the martial arts are real but sometimes the film is sped up a bit during the techniques but tolerable. I don't see the need to do this as the techniques are excellently performed. If you are a fan of "real" martial arts, this DVD shouldn't disappoint.
Absolutely Amazing! June 17, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If your gonna buy something with good Kung Fu demonstrations, get this! It may not be a movie, but one amazing documentary! Jet Li is incredible here! Hes the best! You will wanna watch it a second time next day, at least thats how it went with me. Go buy it now!
 Very dissapointing November 11, 2001
5 out of 11 found this review helpful
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I carefully looked at the box before purchasing it and realized that it was a documentary. Which was what I thought I was getting. Truth be told though, this is more of a propoganda film than a documentary. It was produced by the PRC (people's republic of china) and displays kung fu much as one would expect them to display their latest military technological advances: in a manner to inspire pride in the Chinese people and fear in everyone else. The end result is a little absurd to anyone with much in the way of intelligence. Most of the forms sequences in it are sped up a great deal. They also make little distinction between the mediocre and the astounding. Personally, I was hoping for a documentary that showed some real kung fu (as opposed to modern sport wu shu), which while it does this, most of it is sped up, destroying the beauty of it and making it impossible to see the details of movement. The sound on it is truly atrocious as well, the original music being cut off abruptly every time someone speaks, showing an immense ineptitude on the part of the sound engineers. For the fanatics, yes, there are several scenes of a young Jet Li, ages 8 to 18. Not that this is a huge plus. I truly cannot understand how the man became to be the great wushu champion that he supposedly was. I have seen dozens of practitioners who show more skill and talent than he does. He's not bad, but I simply do not see the world class athlete that his publicists make him out to be. Which brings me to one of the few pluses for this film: Terry Fan. Seeing him right after Jet Li only emphasizes the disparity. For the five minutes or so that we see him, he truly shines (of course it helps that his section wasn't sped up like the others). There are a few other places that were good: duck kung fu, the 100 year old practitioners and several of the sword katas were good in spite of their speed. On the whole, I would not pick this one up unless you found it for under ...
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