Snake-Crane Secret

Starring:Fei Meng, Tao-liang Tan, Tien Lung Yu, Dean Shek, Hui San Yang, Fang Fang, Li Tung
Director: Ma Wu
Studio: Platinum Disc
Product Type: DVD

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Secret of the Snake and Crane
Starring: Tan Tao Liang , and Fang Fang
Director: Wu Ma
Manufacturer: Epi
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ASIN: B000E3L7KU
Release Date: 2006-04-18

Description

During the ruthless rule of the Ching Dynasty, resistors formed a secret organization. The organizers kept in their possession the ancient drawing of the fighting techniques of the Snake and Crane, which also contained the names of the resistors. In this barbaric tale of political upheaval, through death, those secrets are revealed.

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Old "skool" Kung Fu!!
actually I give it a 3.5
This Film Is Actually Not Too Bad.

Snake and Crane Secret
Starring: Tan Tao Liang , and Fang Fang
Director: Wu Ma
Manufacturer: Leisure Entertainment
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ASIN: B00005Q4EF
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Customer Reviews:

Old "skool" Kung Fu!!.......2006-06-06

Snake Crane Secret is low on my top 10 best kung fu flick/ kickers but is a 5 star in my book. This particular movie has a sentimental value to me. This flick was my first kung fu movie experience as a child, 12 years old,,I was blown away by it,,and I never forgotton the performace of Tan Tao Liang. It was this movie that got me hooked on old School kung fu movies period,,,therefore, with that being said no matter how bad most online previewers feel about it,,,,I THINK IT'S THE BEST KUNG FU MOVEIE EVER MADE!!

actually I give it a 3.5.......2006-02-28

Cheese at its fines. Wu Ma truly puts together a classic. It's not like he is a great director cause he's pretty bad, but this just shows what Godfrey Ho could have done if he spent more than 1 day on his movies. If you wanna see Dean Shek play a badass then watch this movie. Shek doen's look to badass but he almost does. Overall I have to say I love this movie, and the version I have is pretty bad quality so I can't imagine this being any worse. (...)

This Film Is Actually Not Too Bad........2003-06-27

I don't have this particular version of the film, so I can't speak for the quality of this DVD. I have it in one of those Brentwood sets. It looks a broadcast version, because the film fades out and then comes back at the same spot in what look like commercial breaks.
Anywho, I thought this film wasn't too bad. The storyline was okay. The first half of the film features slow moving fight scenes, but by the second half, the fighting has sped up considerably. The people (specifically, Meng Fei and Dorian Tan) aren't throwing punches at each other like they're trying NOT to hurt them. While there isn't anything spectacular about the fight coreography, it moves at a good pace and is still fun to watch. Perhaps if the director undercranked it slightly, the fight scenes would appear to move at an even more enjoyable pace.
So, I'm giving 4 stars to this film because I was expecting it to be really bad and feature really slow fighting, but it turned out to be pretty good instead.

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The Real Bruce Lee/Snake-Crane Secret
Starring: Dragon Lee , Meng Fei , Tang Tao-Liang , and Bruce Lee
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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Release Date: 2005-06-17

Martial Arts Extreme: Edge of Fury/Snake-Crane Secret

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Martial Arts Extreme: Edge of Fury/Snake-Crane Secret
Starring: Martial Arts Extreme
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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ASIN: B00008G8T8
Release Date: 1999-06-29

Average customer rating:

Old Skool Kung Fu!!
Dean Shek - What Happened To You? :)
Avoid like Ebola

Snake and Crane Secret
Starring: Fei Meng , Tao-liang Tan , Tien Lung Yu , Dean Shek , and Hui San Yang
Director: Ma Wu
Manufacturer: Greatest Sports Legends
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00000INU2
Release Date: 2001-06-06

Customer Reviews:

Old Skool Kung Fu!!.......2006-07-02

Dean Shek - What Happened To You? :).......2003-07-01

I found this film somewhat enjoyable. The story was okay, which was basically about two brothers, played by Meng Fei and Tan Tao-Liang, who were separated as children when their father was murdered by a fellow martial artist. Of course, in their adult age, they vow to take revenge.
The coreography itself isn't that bad. In the beginning, it's very slow. The women who are fighting in this film are especially unimpressive. But as the film goes on, the pacing of the coreography seems to pick up speed and is actually quite enjoyable. The moves themselves aren't particularly brilliant or exciting, but the speed does help.
What really shocked me about this film, though, was Dean Shek. If you've seen late 70's movies by with Sammo Hung, you'll almost always see Dean playing some skinny, goofy faced bad guy who either gets beaten up, or displays some really silly kung fu moves. Perhaps it was the scar over his one eye that made him really sinister in this film. No making silly faces for the camera in this one. And his fighting was pretty good. Too bad he only fights with one of the women at the end.
This Front Row version is out of print. I got my copy in a Brentwood 4pk, which I think was called 'Warrior's Art'. It's the one with 'Return of The Tiger' and 'Screaming Tiger'. I definitely wouldn't pay .. for the film alone, but getting it in the set was well worth the price.

Avoid like Ebola.......2002-03-02

Really, less than ONE star. This movie is horrible. I have hundreds of Chines movies, and this one is on it's way to becoming a coaster. The movie is really bad, and the DVD quality is so rotten, you can hardly see anything. I tried this film on two different DVD players, and it stank up both of them. I'm almost tempted to ask for my money back.

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Snake-Crane Secret
Starring: Fei Meng , Tao-liang Tan , Tien Lung Yu , Dean Shek , and Hui San Yang
Director: Ma Wu
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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ASIN: B00005A0Q1
Release Date: 2000-08-29

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Rage of the Master + Snake Crane Secret

Manufacturer: Family Value Collection
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

2 Feature Films

ASIN: B000HZXKZU

Product Description

Two movies on one DVD, first from 1975 Rage of the Master takes place during the Ching Dynasty when commissioner Ma Chuicau is ordered to capture the infamous bandit Hsing-Wu. However its commissioner Chuicau that ends up being captured by the ruthless bandit Hsing-Wu. The second movie is from 1976 Snake Crane Secret is a tale of deceit, lying and mistrust. A family tries to uphold their honor while keeping their sacred Kung-Fu book from falling into the wrong hands.

The Fists of Bruce Lee/The Real Bruce Lee/Snake-Crane Secret

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The Fists of Bruce Lee/The Real Bruce Lee/Snake-Crane Secret
Starring: Bruce Li
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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ASIN: B0007XG50E
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Martial Arts Extreme: Edge of Fury/Breathing Fire/Blood of the Dragon/Snake Crane Secret

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Martial Arts Extreme: Edge of Fury/Breathing Fire/Blood of the Dragon/Snake Crane Secret
Starring: Martial Arts Extreme
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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ASIN: B00008G8VR
Release Date: 1999-06-29

Snake and Crane Secret + The Snake, The Crane, The Tiger

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Snake and Crane Secret + The Snake, The Crane, The Tiger
Director: Ma Wu
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

2 Feature Films
English Language
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ASIN: B000Q6KZMG

Product Description

Two full length Martial Arts films on one DVD. In the first movie, SNAKE AND CRANE SECRET, a family tries to uphold their honor while keeping their sacred Kung Fu book from falling into the wrong hands. In the second movie, THE SNAKE, THE CRANE, THE TIGER, fighting styles collide in this Martial Arts masterpiece of violence and honor.

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