【田鹏作品集】少林十八铜人-------1976年

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少林寺十八铜人 (1976)
18 Bronzemen

地区: 香港
片种: 功夫/武术

导演
郭南宏

编剧
郭南宏
严重
张信义

动作设计
古龙 (2)
陈少鹏
黄飞龙

监制
郭南宏

演员
黄家达
柯佑民
上官灵凤
张翼 (2)
易原
鲁平
田鹏
江南(1)
卢碧云
苏真平
黄飞龙
邵罗辉
刘立祖
原森
岳峰
欧立保
胡威(2)
金剑
胡光
崔立
王凡
黄冠雄
陈宝亮
胖三
陈淑芳
吴可

出品公司
宏华国际影片(香港)有限公司

摄影
钟申
陈铭君
陈胜堂

制片
李信

场记
朱延平
李南萍
陈豪嘉

灯光
邱锦台
古陈贤

服装
张艳丽

出品人
周德
张文耀

化妆
李丽娟

副导演
张鹏义
廖宽俊

故事
郭泓延

发型
尤婉君

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Reviewed by: cal42
Date: 08/28/2006
Summary: Watch this film!

Well, I’d been planning a big review for this one, but it seems that ewaffle’s got there ahead of me and has pretty much rendered my review obsolete, but here are my thoughts…

The 18 BRONZEMEN is quite a film. The plot will not raise any eyebrows or win any awards for originality (overthrow the Qing, restore the Ming, train at the Shaolin Temple for a decade or two, take revenge on the General that killed the hero’s family, etc, etc) but it does have enough quirks and twists and excellently staged fights to keep the discerning fan happy.

As ewaffle said, it is supremely difficult to keep track of the two kids who end up in the Shaolin Temple and for what reason. Even repeated viewings don’t seem to help much, to be honest. However, it is not really essential and doesn’t spoil the enjoyment half as much as you’d expect it to.

Like the 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN that came later, this film focuses on training for the lion’s share of the running time. The pupils must face many tasks, culminating in a showdown with the eponymous 18 Bronzemen – men who are painted bronze for reasons never explained. Once they have “graduated”, they can then go out into the world, and it’s here that our hero can finally avenge his family’s murder at the hands of the cruel Qing regime.

Murder, mayhem, intrigue and an unconvincing attempt by Polly Shang Kuan at passing for a man follow.

Overall the film is excellent, but it does have its problems. Aside from the confusing narrative in places, the film occasionally launches into flashbacks to events not covered previously. The intention is to reveal key elements or methods, but without the viewer having prior knowledge it just makes the audience feel cheated. Well, I did anyway.

However, 18 BRONZEMEN is a bit of a hidden gem as far as I’m concerned. It doesn’t seem to have attracted quite the fan following as other kung fu films, but definitely deserves to be seen by a wider audience.

Reviewer Score: 8

Reviewed by: SBates
Date: 02/23/2001

Very heavily influenced by the King Hu style sword films. This has a female knight, a powerful evil eunuch, political intrigue, etc. this was also an influential film as well. It predates films like Master Killer with its depictions of the Shaolin training regimen and final test, and also introduced the bronze lo hans into the kung fu movie mythology.
The sequel and spinoff (8 Masters) are actually superior films.

剧情简介 · · · · · ·
明末，农民起义风起云涌，关外满族又蠢蠢欲动，世间生灵涂炭，明朝守将关志远被叛徒出卖，被敌人里应外合，边关失守，致使全军覆没。危难之际，唯一的儿子关少龙被少林寺的高僧救起。关少龙身负国仇家恨，在少林寺苦练武功，十年之后，当他学成期满时，按照少林寺的规矩，只有经过少林寺十八铜人巷的考验才可以下山。经过艰苦奋战，少龙终于如愿以偿。而这时她也知道父亲当年是被一奸细出卖，而这奸细如今已经是高官而且武功奇高，凭借勇气和不服输的劲头，经过一场血战，终于手刃仇人，报了血海深仇。