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Opening with fireworks and a beautifully constructed action sequence The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk quickly shifts to a sandy landscape and a Olympic games style contest that introduces the titular hero of the film, Fong Sai-Yuk. Based on a real life legend of Chinese history Fong Sai-Yuk is played here by Jet Li. Coming [...]
Set in 1905 Bodyguards and Assassins takes place during an interesting time in Chinese history. The film’s events occur before the revolution of 1911 which was given birth to by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. In this film Dr. Sun Yat-Sen has to escape a series of assassination attempts and the film builds to a sequence where [...]
Back in April we showed you 10 minutes from Ip Man 2, the sequel to the wonderful 2008 martial arts film starring Donnie Yen that told the first stage in a three part story of legendary martial arts teacher, Ip Man. In yet another example of Asian films taking far too long to reach Western shores, [...]
Coming to the UK on DVD and Blu-Ray on May the 31st, Teddy Chen’s Bodyguards and Assassins stars Donnie Yen, Tony Leung Ka Fai and Simon Yam. The film has been out in other regions for a while and I recently checked it out. Although I enjoyed the film it is a little disjointed and poorly [...]
2008 saw the release of Wilson Yip’s Ip Man, the semi-true story of Ip Man (or Yip Man) who was a master of the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun and who famously taught Bruce Lee. The first film was incredibly enjoyable and it was wonderful to see Donnie Yen in some awesome action scenes. [...]
Ten years ago, the Wachowski brothers, little known at the time, released their second movie as directors, The Matrix. A product of their love of Hong Kong action movies and Manga, it became huge. The mix of stylish action and spiritual introspection struck a chord, particularly with teenage boys searching for an identity. Two inferior [...]
