Last Hero In China
1993
In Last Hero in China, Jet Li reprises his role as Wong Fei-Hong, a legendary figure in China. Both a doctor and a teacher of martial arts, Wong has just moved his school in Canton, only to discover that the neighbouring house is a brothel. Though Wong's students are delighted and the earnest brothel master only wants to study .. Read more
| Starring | Jet Lee, Liu Chia Hui, Cheung Man, Sharla Cheung |
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| Director | Wong Jing, Yuen Woo-Ping |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Last Hero In China
In Last Hero in China, Jet Li reprises his role as Wong Fei-Hong, a legendary figure in China. Both a doctor and a teacher of martial arts, Wong has just moved his school in Canton, only to discover that the neighbouring house is a brothel. Though Wong's students are delighted and the earnest brothel master only wants to study with him, Wong feels he has lost face. But this becomes the least of his troubles: soon he's fighting a corrupt police chief, a temple of slave-trading monks, and a deafness-causing medicine sold to children--and that's just in the first hour. Last Hero in China is a grand melodrama, featuring exaggerated heroes and villains, goofy humour and hyperbolic kung fu action. The plot takes some hard-to-follow turns, but the action is so non-stop it hardly matters. The lion vs. centipede dance/fight has to be seen to be believed, to say nothing of the priest with a floating lotus chariot and a flying claw. Jet Li is in fine form, Gordon Liu (as the venal top cop) is maniacal and despicable, and the lovely Cheung Man plays an expert martial artist looking for her kidnapped sister. The character of Wong Fei-Hong also appears in the Once Upon a Time in China series (where he was first played by Li) and in Jackie Chan's Drunken Master movies. --Bret Fetzer
| Starring | Jet Lee, Liu Chia Hui, Cheung Man, Sharla Cheung |
|---|---|
| Director | Wong Jing, Yuen Woo-Ping |
| Studio | DIGITAL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Aug 2002 Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
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TOP MOVIE !!!
The Last Hero In China is a spin-off of the Once Upon a Time In China series, which also stars Jet Li as the legendary Chinese hero Wong Fei-Hung. It's sort of a spoof, actually; though its central story is every bit as sincere as any from the proper series, there is considerable humor, most of which results from the misadventures of Wong Fei-Hung's students. It's pretty lowbrow stuff, and some of it is undermined by the brutality of the villains, but ultimately the film adds up to a nice balance of action and comedy. Fans of Jet Li, or Hong Kong martial arts pictures in general, should check this out, but as the movie drags a bit in the second half and never does anything overly memorable, it is unlikely to appeal to a crossover audience.
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Very average
This film is partly let down by poor subtitles, often they are hard to read. This doesn't stop some of the fight sequences looking powerful. Much of the film does however come across almost as a comedy, which detracts from the appeal. If you want martial arts with a dash of comedy you watch Jackie Chan films, Jet Li is more about the action.
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Last Hero In China
In Last Hero in China, Jet Li reprises his role as Wong Fei-Hong, a legendary figure in China. Both a doctor and a teacher of martial arts, Wong has just moved his school in Canton, only to discover that the neighbouring house is a brothel. Though Wong's students are delighted and the ...
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