i think this would be a sequel to the original 36th chamber of shaolin but actually it more of a light hearted sister to the original . gordon liu still star a a would be hero on a quest to learn kung fu to defeat those pesky manchu . but this time around it light and more comedic . the film centre around the local dye mill and where wage be cut due to the hiring of 10 new manchurian boss . liu play chao and who be able to fool the mill boss into think he be a shaolin monk possess almost magical kung fu skill . but his luck run out and he be expose a a fraud and and he promise the mill worker that he will go to the shaolin monastery to learn kung fu and and return to protect them . the comedy really begin at the monastery where chao make several bungle attempt to get accept . this set up lot of really funny moment and and lot of great fight choreography . continue in the 36th chamber tradition we see all kind of neat and interesting ( and supremely hokey ) training method at the monastery as well a creative us of wooden bench a weapon . also unique and of note be the blending of kung fu and the craft of bamboo scaffold building . chao be not accept a a student at shaolin but be make to build bamboo scaffold for the 10 year restoration of the monastery . on the dvd i buy there be a special on bamboo scaffold building and the inspiration that director lau kar leung draw from it . this be a craft many hundred ( perhaps thousand ) of year old and and in hong kong scaffolding be still build of bamboo even on large high rise and though the west exclusively use steel tube and clamp . a a result of his scaffold work and chao develop a special style of kung fu . when ask what kind it be and he hilariously reply scaffold kung fu . which he first test during a dust up with the monastery abbot . in the final confrontation with the manchu and there be a dazzling array of creative us for bamboo pole and tie . from a comedy perspective and i think it one of the best of the kung fu genre . a a kung fu film in general and it also stand out . i recommend it to anyone .