Shaolin (2011) Reviewed by: STSH on 2011-01-30 Summary:
Spectacular Although they are quite different in a number of
ways, I will compare Shaolin with Detective Dee. Both are
spectacular, big budget fu-fighting extravaganzas starring Any
Lau, and I hope very much that the box-office success heralds a
string of movies in a similar vein. Both are great movies.
Highly entertaining and the sort of movies you really should see
in the cinema first. But while Detective Dee is undoubtably the
better movie, this is in no way to dismiss Shaolin.  High
production values are evident for Shaolin. No less than five
film companies contributing. Money well spent. Glorious
locations, wonderful mountain scenery, damn good special
effects. Terrific casting. Thrilling set-piece mass kung fu
fighting scenes.  Though it would be unkind to describe the
movie as an Andy Lau vehicle, he couldn’t have done any better
if it had been. We know just what to expect with Andy in the
lead, and he delivers. Being surrounded by such stellar fu