I love this movie. In fact, when I saw it, I started to love kung fu movies. Why? If you have seen this movie you will know why. Don't ask, just see it. Because this is the greatest kung fu movie ever made. No "Hero", no "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", this movie is the best. Great story, even greater fights - what else do you need? This is the first Jet Li's movie and it made him star.I will not tell you the story. See the movie and you will know it. If I could, I woul give "Shaolin Temple" not 10 but 20/10. Well, I can't...But now I am wasting your time. Don't waste time with reading comments, just go and see this great movie!

Shoa lin TempleThis is important for Jet Li fans to see his humble start. I think Jet can act pretty good now, but here is acting was clearly rough. That is ok because you never see jet move like this anymore. This is the way to see jet show why he was a champion martial artist. Just an amazing athlete in general.The film starts off with this super hilarious song about the shoa lin temple. I mean this song is worth the rental. The story is pretty pointless you killed the my father- let me join the temple so I can learn martial arts – You don't have what it takes – Yes I do – Blah, blah. Who cares? The same basic story was told so much better in the 36th chamber of shoal in. You are not watching this movie for the story it is for Jet kicking some serious butt.Since my user name is what it is it should be no surprise the only thing I hated about this movie was all the disgusting meat-eating. I am used to people eating dead animal flesh in movies but it was super offensive to have Buddhist Shoalin monks eating flesh off the bone. I am sorry but no monk would say as long as you have Buddha in your heart you can eat meat.

If you want to see a non-stop action Kung Fu flic, this movie will be a good choice. More fighting than talking, and good fighting at that. The actors were taken from the chinese national wushu team, and these guys coordinated the fighting scenes themselves without a stunt coordinator. Many styles and weapons are used, such as drunken staff, mantis boxing, and such. The shaolin monks in the film don't seem to take their rules very seriously... they eat meat(dog meat!), drink wine and kill people...The movie was shot on location at the shaolin temple. Shaolin Temple was such a huge hit in Asia, that it made hundreds of chinese children go to the temple in hope of learning shaolin Kung Fu. Also Jet Li's first movie.

Jet Li's first movie, and it set the stage for his future success. Really good kung fu, really good action, and not too many slow points. Pretty typical storyline; evil warlord kills boys father, boy escapes to Shaolin temple, improves his skill and fights a lot of people. But for a movie this old, the fighting is really done well. I'm sure that this is a pretty hard movie to come across, but if you ever get the opportunity to see it, by all means take advantage of it.