Revenge is a dish best served with gorillas that know kung fu in 1977's "The Shaolin Invincibles." It's a martial arts epic from director Cheng Hou, who aims to blend hard-hitting, body-flipping, weapon-spinning acts of personal danger with a tale of vengeance involving the focus of two women looking to take down an evil emperor in an ancient land. The Taiwan production has a nice handle on physical altercations, and there's madness at times, including the aforementioned gorillas, who bring threat and pure goofiness to an entertaining sit. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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