Martial arts fisticuffs takes a backseat to the story in the Shaw Brothers picture Shaolin Mantis, which has caused division among fans of old school kung fu movies, some of whom see this as one of the best of the genre produced during the period, while others think it should be regulated to the lower echelon of Shaw Brothers releases. This particular reviewer falls somewhere in the middle -- while the attention to the story is appreciated, it still would have been nice to have a few more fight scenes thrown into the mix.