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The Tai Chi Master

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Two Shaolin Temple pupils (Jet Li, Chin Siu-hou) take different life paths, leading to an ultimate battle between them.
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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 03/11/2002
2.5/5
Not the best thing to come out of Hong Kong in a while, but still a rouser. Go to Full Review
Mike Barnard Future Movies UK 04/28/2010
7/10
To see Li in his prime, this is a must. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/27/2005
3/5
Fred Topel About.com 07/14/2003
4/5
See the Hong Kong cut, "Tai Chi Master," for great martial arts and a story of brothers torn apart. Go to Full Review
Nicolas Lacroix Showbizz.net 11/12/2002
4/5
Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide 01/01/2000
65/100
The action and stunts are spectacular and entertaining, but big time Jet Li fans will be ultimately disappointed with the dull and predictable story. Go to Full Review
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Rosa Sanchez Mar 11 Absolute awesome movie, I love jet li, this is another one of his great movies See more carlos t 12/19/2022 Minha opinião: Neste período de 80 e 90 Jet fez centenas de filmes ao estilo Kung Fu raiz. E neste filme pela primeira vez trabalham juntos Jet Li e Michelle Yeoh, depois trabalharam em mais 2 filmes. O roteiro do filme não foge da estórias de tiranias de poder e onde ecravisam as pessoas humildes. Onde Jet e Michelle se unem com um grupo para libertar a região desta ditadura. Mas tudo inicia no #templo #shaolim onde Jet e seu amigo Chin estão aprendendo a arte do Kung Fu. Porem Chin aprende artes que são proibidas e por isso são banidos do templo e Jet vai junto. Quando estão de saída o mestre da uma advertêmcia a Chin não cair para o lado escuro. E é o que acaba ocorredo, em um momento os 2 amigos devem escolher seus caminhos. Jet escolhe de ajudar o povo e Chin a de conquistar cada vez mais poder. E é o que acontece, mesmo que para isso ele tenha que entregar seus amigos. E assim segue com várias cenas de lutas incirivéis que só os chineses sabem executar. Até o momento que Chin trai até mesmo seu líder tirano. E assim segue até o confronto final entre Jet e Chin. Como disse um roteiro já conhecido dos filmes de Kung Fu, mas bem executado por Jet, Chin e Michelle com boas coreografias. Esta entre os 10 melhores filmes de Jet Li. Roteiro: Apesar de um roteiro conhecido, foi bem executado. Vale apena assistir? Sim, para os amantes de Kung Fu. Nota: 7,5 See more 05/31/2022 incredible yet cool fight scenes, the best! See more 05/09/2022 tai chi master is a perfect f***ing movie See more 12/23/2018 Holy hell the cheese factor is high in this. See more 07/01/2018 Jet Li. One of the early wire-work martial arts films and one that's a ton of fun. Li's a Shaolin monk kicked out of his monastery with his brother for fighting an elder. The two embark on an adventure into civilization where Li's brother ends up lusting for power and joining the military, branding Li and his new friends as rebels. The fight scenes would be more impressive if you didn't see every wire on everything, but it gets a pass since this was the very early 90s. It's a nice short film with a lot of good action and humor. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two Shaolin Temple pupils (Jet Li, Chin Siu-hou) take different life paths, leading to an ultimate battle between them.
Director
Woo-Ping Yuen
Producer
Jet Li
Screenwriter
Kwong Kim Yip
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Eastern Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 11, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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