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[1977]
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Video Information
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Type.................: Movie (Martial Arts)
File Validation......: MD5 & SHA-256 HASH

Title................: Mantis Fist & Tiger Claws Of Shaolin, "Xie hai tang lang chou" (original title)
Studio...............: Kung Fu Theater
Actors...............: John Cheung, Chu-chuan Sai, Lik Cheung
Directors............: Cheung Sum
Writers..............: N/A
Genre................: Action | Crime | Martial Arts
Release Date.........: 6 October 1977 (Hong Kong), June 6, 2006 (DVD)
Duration.............: 01:35:17 (per actual main feature)
Rated................: Not Rated
Cover(s) Included....: Yes

Language.............: English
Subtitles............: None
Resolution...........: 480p @ 4x3
Source...............: Retail R1 DVD

IMDb Information.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076362/
IMDb Rating..........: 7.1
RottenTomatoes.......: N/A
RT Rating............: N/A

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Encoding/Bitrate Information
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Format : MPEG-4
File size : 962 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 411 Kbps

Video

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Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Bit rate : 1 311 Kbps
Width : 688 pixels
Height : 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 1.666
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Frame rate mode : Variable
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Maximum frame rate : 29.970 fps
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Audio

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Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 117 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Language : English

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Filename : Mantis Fist & Tiger Claws Of Shaolin [1977].x264.DVDrip(Classic.KungFu).mp4
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Reviews/Synopsis
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Please go to the following website for detailed information:

http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=3423

This has to be the most bizarre kung fu movie I've ever seen. Can't say too much without giving away the rather crazy story except to say that John Chang ("Snake In the Monkey's Shadow") arrives in a small town and somehow gets on the wrong side of the local baddie (Dean Shek, from "Snake In the Eagle's Shadow"), while the heavy's minions are mysteriously and violently killed by an unknown force.
For part of the movie, you feel like you're a standard, low-grade, late 70s kung fu movie (which you are), and then it gets crazy. Really really crazy -- like now you're in a b-monster movie. At the end, you're astounded by the ridiculousness of the entire story... but strangely amused, too, but the kung fu is fast and furious through the whole movie! Excellent fight scenes and styles!

Putting aside the movie itself and dealing with the DVD, this particular version has a rather poor transfer. Full-screen and occasionally the people talking on screen are cut out of the picture.
In some spots, dialogue is missing, and there tends to be a lot of hiss throughout the movie. Dubbing is atrocious with no subtitles, and no original language.
Anyways, even with that truth, this is a MUST HAVE for Classic Kung Fu movie lovers!

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