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Bits of comedy, Yuen Woo-Ping, Jacky Wu, Christy Chung and a great finale spice up an otherwise bland mid-90's kung fu movie about the opium era. Contains the typical fight locations; bamboo forest, market street, docks, party, bridge, and of course, the two-story warehouse. Formulaic fun.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/21/23
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Awesome sequel of Jet Li's kung-fu epic film, but this is plenty of comedy with Jackie Wu who looks like a young Li as his martial arts are fast, crisp and smooth. His character is a bit of a smartass, but it works well within the story. Its a cute story and every five minutes of so...boom great martial arts sequences!
Yuen Woo-Ping has directed another highly entertaining period kung-fu movie and the story is fairly typical, revolutionaries and opium smugglers in turn-of-the-century China.
Yu Hai and Billy Chow also show up and do some impressive moves. There are a lot of wires as well as authentic wushu and tai chi so be warned. I also liked the fact that there is actually a relationship in this movie that goes somewhere, something I rarely see in a kung fu movie. Sibelle Hu and Christy Chung are also pretty.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/09/23
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Awesome sequel of Jet Li's kung-fu epic film, but this is plenty of comedy with Jackie Wu who looks like a young Li as his martial arts are fast, crisp and smooth. His character is a bit of a smartass, but it works well within the story. Its a cute story and every five minutes of so...boom great martial arts sequences!
Yuen Woo-Ping has directed another highly entertaining period kung-fu movie and the story is fairly typical, revolutionaries and opium smugglers in turn-of-the-century China.
Yu Hai and Billy Chow also show up and do some impressive moves. There are a lot of wires as well as authentic wushu and tai chi so be warned. I also liked the fact that there is actually a relationship in this movie that goes somewhere, something I rarely see in a kung fu movie. Sibelle Hu and Christy Chung are also pretty.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/10/23
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A very pleasing martial arts movie from Woo Ping Yuen. A young Jacky Wu plays Hok Man, son of a famous Tai Chi master who begins his adolescent adventures. Along the way, he learns from his parents, woos the girl, and faces off against dastardly a foreign villain and his bodyguards.
I must say that this movie does everything right. When there aren't amazing choreographed fights, the characters are developed quite well. Hok Man has a very realistic and charming relationship with his overly strict father and easy going mother. A nice love triangle emerges in the middle, but they do not focus too much on that. By the time the final climax comes by, the characters are in their most vulnerable state of happiness and it ramps up the tension.
As for the final fight scene, it is very reminiscent of "Once Upon a Time in China" (1991). The fight takes place in a warehouse, full of ladders and planks and all sorts of props used by the fighters. Seeing as Woo Ping Yuen also did the fight choreography for that film, it is fine.
The final battle pits three villain versus three heroes, and they really take the time for each pair to fight and lets them breathe. They only cut to different fight when necessary, and it really flows well.
A fine martial arts film that can be enjoyed by any martial arts lover.
Rated 4/5 Stars •
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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I'm sorry but the protagonist is highly unlikeable yet there are nice fighting scenes every once in a while.
Rated 2/5 Stars •
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
01/30/23
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Took a slight while to find this on here as it's under the title 'Tai Chi Boxer' over here in the UK.
Lovable characters and top action scenes make this lost classic worth a watch for all us kung fu cinema fans.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/22/23
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