Rise of the Legend

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Rise of the Legend

2016

2h 11m

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A powerful martial arts master (Eddie Peng) returns to the town where his father was murdered to take on a ruthless crime boss (Sammo Hung).

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Andy Webster

New York Times

The blending of vast sets and digital effects is not quite seamless in Chow Hin Yeung's kung fu period extravaganza "Rise of the Legend," but it's close.

Mar 11, 2016

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

A stylish, rousing throwback epic, telling the fictionalized story of Wong as a young man, circa 1868.

Mar 10, 2016

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Michael Nordine

Village Voice

Rise of the Legend's jumble of backstories, flashbacks, and betrayals can't hope to carry the same weight as its punches.

Mar 8, 2016

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Too many flashbacks and repetitive fight scenes almost overpower Eddie Peng's fine performance.

Mar 13, 2016

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Martial-arts movies don't have to be so simplistic and humorless.

Mar 9, 2016

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Yip Wai Yee

The Straits Times (Singapore)

Taiwanese heart-throb Peng is certainly well cast as the slicker and more hunky Wong -- his signature bad-boy smirk is always at the ready and his famous abs are, gasp, on full display in several scenes.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 8, 2016

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The action was quite exceptional but the story line was not that good. It didn't gave me an urge to watch it until the end. I was fed up that I can't even continue until the end.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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No ha conseguido engancharme. He dejado de verla por aburrimiento

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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An interesting take on Wong Fei Hung's origin story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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I've seen quite a few different telling of Fei Hung and this is the most cgi and wire work I believe to have seen in his telling. It is somewhat a prequel and a bit more on the bloodier side but the action is still pretty good. it does get hard to follow if you're not paying much attention since it jumps back and forth in story timelines without much notice. not the best story of Hung I've seen but it's still watchable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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pretty dang good movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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2016-08-16 took 2 days to get though it. Lots of fighting and gore.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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A powerful martial arts master (Eddie Peng) returns to the town where his father was murdered to take on a ruthless crime boss (Sammo Hung).

Director: Roy Hin Yeung Chow
Producer: Ivy Ho, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Screenwriter: Chi-long To
Distributor: Well Go USA
Genre: Action
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2016
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital

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