Release Date: 10/12/2001
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“Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you’ll never follow me”
Chang,
Your description makes me think of “Chinese Super Ninjas” (aka Five Element Ninjas I think). There were some training sequences there that were designed to combat the different elements the ninjas represented. The wood one sounded like what you described and it figured into the fight later on as the ninjas were attacking from inside trees and they used a chain-whip type weapon to pull the ninjas apart.
We are trained in wushu; we must protect the Temple!
Thanks, Kid!
uh…you don’t mind if I call you Kid, right?
(backing away, hands up, eying exits)
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I’ve been called worse! 
You can call me whatever you want.
We are trained in wushu; we must protect the Temple!
WOW, I’ve never seen this one!!!
This one is is going to kick CTHD’s a$$!!!
Did anyone see the trailer for “the one”
Are you immortal?
sifuabel@yahoo.
com
I await “The One” with baited breath, as I am just about the biggest Jet Li mark there is.
Well, him and RVD! 
We are trained in wushu; we must protect the Temple!
Sorting it out.
Boy, was i really confused there.
Looks like this movie is just a straightforward release of the 1993 film.
I guess i’ll rush outto my local prirate vcd store and buy or rent a copy for either 20 cents rent or 1.5$ (buy.) 
http://www.upcomingmovies.com/ironmonkey.html
"Release Note: Although this film was made in 1993, Tai Seng Video, the film’s producers, released it direct-to-video in the USA in 2000. Now, after nine years, Miramax has finally acquired the theatrical rights.
Screening Note: The decision to finally send this film to theaters is rumored to have been made following its excellent reception at the 2001 Los Angeles Film Festival, as part of a Hong Kong retrospective series."
“This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
It hurts to set you free
But you’ll never follow me”
There’s going to be a sequel out soon, with John Travolta and Tom Cruise.
It’s going to be called “L. Ron Monkey”
Okay, not really.
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iron monkey and the one look so awsome, even though both look extremely fake, esspecially “the one”, jet li cant pick up a motorcycle with one hand!! but still ill be the first one in line to see these new movies
“United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
looks like you changed your name back abel
“United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
You can first in line for Iron Monkey…I’ll just watch my DVD! 
As for The One, you’d have to faster than me!
We are trained in wushu; we must protect the Temple!
Doughboy, The One is supposed to be “fake”
the character Jet li plays is super strong so he can actually pick up a bike with one hand.
Chang Style Novice:
The kung fu movie you were describing earlier is Five Masters of Death (a.k.a., Five Shaolin Masters). The movie starred Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Chi Kuan-Chun, Meng Fei, etc.
I saw Iron Monkey in the theater today and was glad they kept it in the Cantonese with English subtitles. (I have the movie on video but wanted to see it in a theater, and seeing it on a big screen does have a stronger effect). I’m not sure if they kept the original soundtrack or not. In the theater I saw it in it got a pretty good reception.
Jim
Jimbo, good call!! 5 Masters Of Death is right on the money.
skard
Its not what goes in a man that defile’s him, its what comes out.
(cartman) Sweeeeeeeeet! (/cartman)
Now if only I could find it at a store around here…
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Funny thing about that movie..
I rented that movie at block buster almost half a year ago! I wonder if it’s still there
“Always be ready”
“right, that’s it!you’ve insulted me, and you’ve insulted the shaolin temple!”-Fish of Furry