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The Stormriders

Play trailer Poster for The Stormriders PG-13 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.

Critics Reviews

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Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 04/16/2023
6.5
“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. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
4.5/5
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 06/25/2003
3/5
Film Threat 12/08/2002
4.5/5
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Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing Feb 27 A good effort on the adaptation of the popular HK comics. There are some good action sequences but the movie opted for quantify over quality with regard to the special effects. Martial arts choreography is not great considering this is at the time a high budget film and there are plenty of more capable martial arts choreographers in the HK film industry. See more 01/22/2016 Long time ago , very good See more 03/15/2013 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. See more 01/20/2013 Pretty stupid movie but it introduced me to the world of HK comics See more 11/25/2012 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. See more 11/02/2012 -Too long, slow, bad effects, "slow-mo" lag +Angles, costumes and scenery See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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)