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The Stormriders

Play trailer Poster for The Stormriders PG-13 Released Jul 18, 1998 2h 8m Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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After killing the boys' parents, Lord Conqueror (Sonny Chiba) raises Wind (Ekin Cheng) and Cloud (Aaron Kwok) as his own. Prophecy dictates that his fate is tied to theirs. Indeed, as the boys' powers develop, they start to rival those of their adoptive father. Meanwhile, Lord Conqueror's biological daughter, Charity (Kristy Yang), has unwisely fallen in love with both of the young men -- setting off a climactic battle when Lord Conqueror betroths her to Wind.

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Almar Haflidason BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 3, 2001 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse “The Storm Riders” is a truly cult movie that benefits the most by the charisma and beauty of its protagonists, as much as from its action sequences. As such, it is a title that all fans of wuxia and cult cinema will definitely enjoy. Rated: 6.5 Apr 16, 2023 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Walter Chaw Film Freak Central Rated: 3/5 Jun 25, 2003 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Long time ago , very good Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member i had no idea what this movie was about nor did i care at all actually. but my friend came back from hong kong and he was like man you have to watch this. so we did and let me tell you it was great!! i found out later this was a popular comic in asia and they made it into a movie. i will say if you do watch this please bare in mind there special effects have not caught up to us yet here in the states. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty stupid movie but it introduced me to the world of HK comics Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The decline of Hong Kong's once distinct brand of shoe string budget filmmaking could be (and by some has been) tied to this hotly anticipated wuxia epic based on the popular comic book series Wind Cloud. An inadvertent but nonetheless caustic allegory for post-handover Hong Kong cinema Andrew Lau's "The Storm Riders" is a film divided by contradictions: The bubble gum cast is peppered with cameos from solid, established, reliable actors. The episodic nature of Manfred Wong's script despite a healthy two plus hour runtime is a thoroughly unelaborated upon odyssey that might have lived up to its potential as a 10 part TV mini series though once the film sets in this mess is hard to give up on. Comfort Chan's score which sounds as if it was lifted from a popular video game is a downright insult a la the underwhelming aesthetic quality of the overwrought CGI. Director Andrew Lau, who pulls double duty as the film's cinematographer, makes the most of China's natural beauty. "The Storm Riders: The International Version" is dubbed in English and exorcises nearly 40 minutes of footage rendering an already inchoate film officially unintelligible. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member -Too long, slow, bad effects, "slow-mo" lag +Angles, costumes and scenery Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite an entertaining mythical chinese fantasy film. It does relies a tad too heavily on visual effects though. The 2 male leads,Ekin Cheng as Whispering Wind and Aaron Kwok as the moody but dashing Striding Cloud were pretty convincing in their roles. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After killing the boys' parents, Lord Conqueror (Sonny Chiba) raises Wind (Ekin Cheng) and Cloud (Aaron Kwok) as his own. Prophecy dictates that his fate is tied to theirs. Indeed, as the boys' powers develop, they start to rival those of their adoptive father. Meanwhile, Lord Conqueror's biological daughter, Charity (Kristy Yang), has unwisely fallen in love with both of the young men -- setting off a climactic battle when Lord Conqueror betroths her to Wind.
Director
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Screenwriter
Ma Wing Shing
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 18, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 24, 2004
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)