Though generally unknown to Western audiences, Tsui Hark is considered a giant among Asian filmmakers and this exceptional epic, combining hard-hitting martial-arts action with romance, comedy, history, genuine poignance, and sharp insight into the effects of the century-long encroachment of Western civilization in Asia more .. Read more
| Starring | Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung |
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| Director | Tsui Hark |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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Though generally unknown to Western audiences, Tsui Hark is considered a giant among Asian filmmakers and this exceptional epic, combining hard-hitting martial-arts action with romance, comedy, history, genuine poignance, and sharp insight into the effects of the century-long encroachment of Western civilization in Asia more than amply demonstrates why. The story centers on the exploits of Master Wong Fei-hung (a familiar figure in Hong Kong cinema) a 19th-century doctor, Confucian, and exceptional martial artist. As the film begins, he has just opened a new clinic in Canton Province. To help him with patients, he hires a few apprentices including Porky Lang (the comic relief) and Buck Teeth Sol, who was raised outside China and barely can speak the language. Wong is platonically involved with the lovely, worldly Aunt Yee, who has been abroad most of her life. Wong soon gets in trouble when he begins using his skills to protect and assist the poor and helpless in his community. As a result, someone torches his clinic, forcing Wong and his compadres to set off and get spectacularly staged revenge. They also try vainly to stop Western culture from changing traditional Chinese ways, but they soon find that they may as well be shoveling sand against a rising tide.~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung |
|---|---|
| Director | Tsui Hark |
| Studio | AMAZON WEB |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 8 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese, Chinese |
| Released | Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 22 Jan 2001 |
Tsui Hark has been trawling his childhood memories of Hong Kong for years, looking for stories to remake and heroes to... read more on Time Out
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Complete Rubbish
Overhyped and simply doesn't deliver. Ignore that fawning review titled 'Perfection' - this movie pretends at grandeur but is a real stinker. ... read more »
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Wonderful classic, ignore other reviews
I'm amazed at the bad reviews on here, this is a classic. Some of the best fight scene's ever, the ladder scene, the fight in the rain with the log and ... read more »
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must see
amazing film true kung fu action none of this over the top modern kung fu like house of flying daggers and such
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A title that hasn't aged well
I remember seeing this 15 years ago, back then it was amazing to see the special effects on the martial arts, now, it's ated and really lacking a worthwhile... read more »
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