I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

In SHAOLIN INVINCIBLE STICKS, the somewhat pampered son of a famous stick-fighting family falls from grace (the family pole got stole) and must forever after prove himself worthy of respect. The one thing that he has going for him is his ability with sticks of every size; because, as most of us well know, it's not the SIZE of the Stick that counts, it's the SKILL with which one wields said stick. Two sticks are better than one (though THAT'S a matter of personal preference) and an extension rarely hurts... Just remember: keep a tight grip on one's pole at all times; just as the hero here does after beating after beating leads to an explosive climax...

When I watched this movie it was called Fists of Shaolin, which is odd because not a single punch is thrown in the entire film. However, if stick fighting is your thing then this movie is for you. I couldn't possibly comment on the authenticity of the fight scenes but they are certainly entertaining, especially the final duel. All the usual ingredients are present-bad dubbing, ridiculous characters etc. yet a lot of the humour appears to be intentional. The villain is a real highlight, sporting the trademark long white beard and hair which is so popular amongst evildoers in martial arts flicks. Although the story isn't particularly original and I wouldn't be surprised to learn the score was stolen from another movie I thoroughly recommend this film.

For fans of stick fighting this is a treat though the actual fighting, though featuring nearly every type of stick (including an iron bar) is not to the same standard as say '8 Diagram Pole Fighter'. But Don Wong Tao, though not a great actor, is athletic and dominates the screen. Chang Yi is great as Lu Tai-yeh, a Silver Fox type figure who for reasons never explained wants to kill every other stick fighter he can find. Ha Kwong Li and Kam Kong help along the way. The story is very ordinary, the comedy more than usually annoying (except for the probably unintentional humour of a teacher's dying words to his idiot son) but the final fight in a bamboo grove is worth waiting for. The Vengeance DVD is a reasonable print with bad dubbing. The only extras are a deleted scene.

A very under-rated martial arts film, its got great action and humour and I strongly recommend any martial arts movie fan to watch this. It is true that majority of the fighting in this film uses sticks and has very little hand to hand combat but nevertheless its a good movie and great action. I only wish that more time and money could've been spend to give the the movie more of a story line i.e. some romance which was evident between the two main characters in the film. The ending could have been longer and better. The English dubbing could have been improved, but hey I would keep their funny accents since those give the movie humour. I agree this film is better than a lot of more so called good martial arts movies like Big Boss.