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The Shaolin Chief Cook (1981)
Directed by Godfrey Ho, Kim Jeong-Yong
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Near the Abrok river bordering Korea and China, both Chinese citizens of the Qing dynasty and Chosun immigrants live together peacefully. When Yeon Ching-su of the Wol-gwan martial arts sect, a Korean, is killed in a fight against Pang of the Qing’s Pacheon sect, his student Jin Ho-rim goes into the mountains to train in the art of Gol-gwon fighting skills with Master Gol-bo. He masters the Gol-gwon skills and descends to find Pang. Pang sends his henchman who is easily beaten by Ho-rim and Pang resorts to kidnapping Master Gol-bo’s daughter Chu-hwa. When Ho-rim fails to rescue Chu-hwa, he challenges Pang to a fight to the finish. When Ho-rim is cornered by Pang, Master Gol-bo appears and teaches Ho-rim the secret skill of Gol-gwon and he succeeds in beating Pang. - KMDB
Actors
Elton Chong | Eagle Han Ying | Mike Wong Lung | Bruce Cheung Mong | Kim Myeong-Ah | Kim Wuk | Kuk-Jeong-Hwan | Kwon Sung-Young | Lee Kyong-woo | Yu Seong | Ma Bin | Jerry Lee Jae-Yeong | Choe Gwang-Su | Ju Ki-Won
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/18/2024 | TV | DVD | Owned | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
aka Shaolin Drunk Monkey
S.Korean kung fu flick featuring Eagle Han as the big bad and Elton Chong as the protag. Also has Mike Wong as Beggar Su and his niece Chu, the beautiful Kim Myung-Ah, who gets some fighting action at the end when all three battle Silver Eagle (Han). During the opening fight Silver Eagle exposes his chest and initially I thought he was a cyborg, which would not be out of place for a Godfrey Ho* directed film. Sadly it was a mirror he uses to blind his opponents.
When the mirror appears for the final battle I thought “why don’t the heroes just wear a mirror to combat it?” Dumb. Also Silver Eagle isn’t a v good villain bc he kills his informants! Like, don’t you want them to keep gathering valuable intel for you? Dumb.
This was a 50 cent DVD I picked yesterday at a pawn shop in Loveland.
*had to add Ho to TMDb :/
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