SHAOLIN VS. WU TANG is a stand-alone effort for Shaw Brothers star Gordon Liu, here directing as well as starring. The film is clearly indebted to Shaw and sometimes feels like a Shaw movie in all but name. It's about some super fighting schools and the rivalry between Liu and the slightly arrogant Adam Cheng, which is brought to the fore by the scheming machinations of super-villain Wang Lung Wei (another Shaw staple).
Although the film suffers from the usual quality issues evident in the print, it's still a lot of fun and packed with wall-to-wall action. Liu partakes in many of the strenuous bare-chested training sequences that he's well known for, while Wang Lung Wei sits on his throne and broods for the most part, although he does get up to fight our heroes in the exciting climax. Plenty of other Shaw regulars like Ching Li, Chan Shen, and Lee Hoi Sang show up in supporting roles, and if this isn't quite top-tier material, at least it provides decent entertainment from beginning to end.
Although the film suffers from the usual quality issues evident in the print, it's still a lot of fun and packed with wall-to-wall action. Liu partakes in many of the strenuous bare-chested training sequences that he's well known for, while Wang Lung Wei sits on his throne and broods for the most part, although he does get up to fight our heroes in the exciting climax. Plenty of other Shaw regulars like Ching Li, Chan Shen, and Lee Hoi Sang show up in supporting roles, and if this isn't quite top-tier material, at least it provides decent entertainment from beginning to end.