An honorable, brave farmer volunteers to help defend the Ming Dynasty against a gang of dissembling eunuchs with a coup d'etat on their minds. The film features Hong Kong superstars Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung, and Donnie Yen. Read more
| Starring | Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Tony Leung |
|---|---|
| Director | Chu Yen Ping |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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An honorable, brave farmer volunteers to help defend the Ming Dynasty against a gang of dissembling eunuchs with a coup d'etat on their minds. The film features Hong Kong superstars Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung, and Donnie Yen.
| Starring | Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Tony Leung |
|---|---|
| Director | Chu Yen Ping |
| Studio | MIA VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Sep 2002 Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
I thought with Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung that this would be reasonably good. Not the case I'm afraid.
Although very limited in terms of acting and editorial quality, it's obviously the for runner to many top quality Wushu films like Crounching tiger etc. Some truly beautiful wire work only let down by the photography.
Fight scenes can lack the continuity they deserve but I'm sure was awesome in it's day.....not forgetting it was made in '93 not 2003!