An enchanting tale of love and heroism underpinned by Yuen Woo-ping's dazzling fight sequences Tai Chi Boxer tells the story of a young fighter inspired by the teachings of his heroic father to combat the violent excesses of an opium-smuggling ring and win the heart of the girl of his dreams. Tai Chi Boxer is an outstanding tribute to the innovative genius of Yuen Wo Ping combining striking imagery compelling characters and amazing fight sequences.
A wacky chop-socky slugfest from Taiwan where the laughs come as fast as the fists! Iron Neck Li is a brave man who sticks his neck out for the weak. A young Emperor takes Li along his travels righting wrongs. But they encounter a clan so powerful that Li has to risk his life to save the Emperor.
When a secret military border post falls silent an army team is dispatched overnight to re-establish contact and safely retrieve the son of the Army Chief of Staff who is posted there. What they find is so shocking that HQ orders GP506 to be burnt to the ground at dawn - incinerating the evidence. The investigative team are left with just eight hours to explore the maze-like underground tunnels find their target and uncover the truth. Time is running out but the terror that has engulfed GP506 has only just begun.
Set in the era when China was just beginning to establish relations with Europe, Once upon a Time in China 3 is a mixture of politics, intrigue, broad comedy, and kung fu action. Charismatic Jet Li stars once again as Wong Fei-hung, a legendary Chinese hero who is a doctor, a pacifist, and an amazingly skilled martial artist. Like many Hong Kong films, this movie has a woefully complicated plot: in summary, a kung fu competition not only sparks a bitter rivalry between different martial-arts associations, it also becomes the linchpin in an assassination plot. But this leaves out Wong Fei-hung's increasingly romantic relationship with his aunt (played by Rosamund Kwan), the rehabilitation of one of the villain's henchmen, and the introduction of a steam engine to a Chinese factory, among other subplots. Once upon a Time in China 3 is not the strongest in the series--the subtitling is unusually clumsy, the editing is rough, the plot is confusing, and the melodrama is more crudely played than in the other films--but there's still a clear, raw authority to the storytelling that is a hallmark of director-producer Hark Tsui (Peking Opera Blues, Green Snake). Though it seems to have been made in a rush, Once upon a Time in China 3 will still reward devotees of Hong Kong films, and the frequent and wild fight scenes will appeal to action fans. --Bret Fetzer --This text refers to the DVD edition of this video.
When a secret military border post falls silent an army team is dispatched overnight to re-establish contact and safely retrieve the son of the Army Chief of Staff who is posted there. What they find is so shocking that HQ orders GP506 to be burnt to the ground at dawn - incinerating the evidence. The investigative team are left with just eight hours to explore the maze-like underground tunnels find their target and uncover the truth. Time is running out but the terror that has engulfed GP506 has only just begun.
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