I am reviewing the red sun version
it has problems. 2 to be exact but nothing that makes it unwatchable. No, sir. The non removable german subtitles are distracting, but it's not exactly the best movie and when the action starts, they don't really talk anyway. Also , it is not remastered but is VERY watchable. VERY!!!!!!
But not all is bad. It is widescreened to perfection. That always helps:)

The story starts out with mark long and hwang jang lee plotting to get a hold of the secret kung fu book containing the 36 deadly styles. And mark long I think is actually playing ghost faced killer. But sorry only one fight with him(it's good though). So the movie starts out with chan lau and some goons jumping these kids from shaolin and one of them makes it through it alive. When he recovers he is put to work at the shaolin temple where he meets the VERY NICE Jeanie Chiang. God I love women who can fight. So 2 more parts of the story to go over here. Hwang Jang Lee just goes aroound beating people down ala Ghost Faced in mystery of chess boxing. And mark long goes to get the 36 styles book and has to get it frm jack long. TOP 10 FIGHT IN CINEMA HISTORY HERE. WAYYYYYYY better than the end of mystery of C.B. Not as long btu way better. So then Bolo shows up and this was my biggest dissapointment. He had a great wig, just didn't really fight. And his brother was even worse. Also the kid wasn't very good and the final fight was great but still doesn't make any sense to me. i give Kuo credit for coming up with something unique, but I don't think eye tolreance of smoke is a special kung fu skill and I doubt oyu could ever learn it. So a 3 star movie. But a rematch from the Mystery of Chessboxing(Ninja Checkmate) is just too good to not reccomend this.

Ghost face killer rematch
This movie could have been better with the cast they have. Look for Bolo In dreadlocks. Best part about this movie is the opening theme song & the final fight rematch between Ghostface Killer & Jack Long (Chess boxing)

A Fair Movie
A fair movie,was a sleeper hit. Great cast but I found the movie actually quite boring throughout the first half. The movie gets better as it goes along. It follows the basic plot of good guys v.s. bad guys, and one clan v.s. another clan. The main star is a young man whose father was killed and who was almost killed himself by the same evil clan.

Very cool name, but I expected more
With a name like "The 36 Deadly Styles" and the accompanying box art, your mouth starts to water. Yet you will likely be somewhat disappointed. The fighting in the first and middle reels is good, but not great. I found myself fast-forwarding through most the film --- a bad sign. The plot is passable. Things get rockin' in the final reel and really rockin' in the last few minutes. Is that enough to buy the film? Add fan-favorite Jack Long to the mix, and you'll probably want this one.

Ghost face, and Silver Fox, What more could you want?
A great film with a great plot. Ghost Face Killer, along side with the amazing and deadly Silver Fox are searching out Jack Long and the book containing the 36 deadly styles of kung fu. While Ghost face tracks jack down, Silver Fox kills all that have gone against them. While on there mission of death, the past comes back to haunt them, and a martial masterpiece takes place as Ghost face meets Jack Long, and Silver Fox clashes with an enemy from his past. Hwang Jang lee is amazing, and enough can't be said about Jack and Mark (ghost face)Long. Some great kung fu, and a great movie, by one of the best martial arts directors Joseph Kuo. a must see.