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    by JM30787


Great, entertaining Jet Li flick with lots of wire-fu fighting and humor.
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    by RC7281


This is the first "Fong Sai Yuk" film that I did not like. Just not a serious film.
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YI think you'll find that many comedies are not serious. :) Luckily it's funny, and the martial arts scenes are awesome.Choco
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    by SR63834


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YTons of wirework, you can see the wires every other shot. Way over the top scenes, about as realistic as a cartoon but a entertaining one.Tigerbloodclaw
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    by EC1872




Another film from Jet Li's prime as a Hong Kong action star, this is a rather different film from the Wong Fei Hung series he made famous the previous two years.

Here he plays another legendary martial artist, Fong Sai Yuk, but Fong is a precocious, mischievous lad rather than a no-nonsense master. He gets into fights for the love of fighting, falls in love with the daughter of a well-to-do merchant who initially is a collaborator with the Manchus, before finally emerging as an anti-Ching fighter.

There is plenty of wirework involved, as elements of slapstick comedy, but there are still some exciting fight scenes, such as the one where Fong battles a woman while running on top of people's heads. Fong also has some tough fights against the lead villain, a youthful Manchu military commander played by Vincent Zhao.

A major element in the plot is a bizarre case of double mistaken identity. It's kind of complicated to explain here. You'll have to watch the movie to get it, and it's an extremely contrived, implausible situation. However, without it the film would be hardly more than a series of fights strung together. Therefore, I don't rate this quite among Li's top work, as I much prefer the Wong Fei Hung series, especially Part 2, or even the "Shaolin" trilogy he did in the 1980s, but it's still plenty of entertaining fun.

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    by 100pr00f
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Another great flick from Jet.
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    by KanYozakura


What a great Jet Li vehicle. Fantastic martial arts, a great plot, and wonderful humor. A must see, especially if you enjoy OUATIC.
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YI love this one. Josephine Siao is totally underrated.Choco
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    by William Giordanella


This is a pretty solid effort from Jet Li, but to me there was just a little too much wire work in it to catapult it over "Fist Of Legend", "Fearless", or the first two movies in the "Once Upon a Time in China" series to be called one of his best. All in all, worth watching if you can get over all the "flying around".
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YIt was pretty entertaining, but you are 100% correct, the wire work could have been toned down. Still a good performance by Jet Li and the cast.Sgt. T
YI also enjoyed this, but the obvious wire work kept it from being the kind of demonstration "Fist of Legend" and a few others are.Jeffrey Frawley
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    by John Firth
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Having finally managed to get hold of a subtitled copy on DVD, I'm happy to find that Fong Sai Yuk is still as good as when I first saw it a few years ago on Channel 4 (UK network TV station).

A much more evenly paced film than the sequel, the story moves along in an acceptable fashion, and Yuen Kwai's action scenes are, quite simply, stunning.

Jet Li, Chiu Man-cheuk, and especially Josephine Siao all perform well. Chiu Man Cheuk's wushu training shows, as he easily keeps up with the frenetic pace of his duel with Jet Li, and Li himself shines in what is, perhaps for Western audiences, an easier to understand role than Wong Fei-hung (he's fun-loving, aggressive and arrogant, but balanced with a strong sense of justice, rather than purely stoic and righteous). Josephine Siao herself manages to steal the film from everyone, in her role as Fong Sai-yuk's mother. She's funny, and a hell of a fighter.

The comedic elements actually work well with the darker, more violent elements, which is something the sequel doesn't quite manage to do.

All in all, if you can only get the dubbed version, it's still worth buying, as it's a fantastic film, but do try importing [the subtitled] version.

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    by SD3545



When former the bandit Tiger Lu decides to go straight, he hosts a kung-fu competition with his lovely daughter, Ting Ting, as the grand prize.

Fong Sai Yuk enters the competition, but when he gets a glimpse of Ting Ting's homely maid impersonating her, he throws the competition.

This forces his mom to take part as Fong's brother to restore the family name. She easily defeats Lee Wan, who then falls in love with her, while Tiger Lu demands she marry Ting Ting.

As if this wasn't enough, the emperor's army have come into town looking for members of the revolutionary Red Lotus Society, a group of mercenaries who want to overthrow the government, and Fong's father just so happens to be a member of.

Another period piece in fashion of Once Upon a Time in China series, but in this Fong Sai Yuk is less serious then Wong Fei Hong.

The fight between Fong and Tiger Lu's wife, he fights her in the competition, is pretty cool. Though the running and jumping on people's heads gets a little tiresome after awhile.

The fight when Fong's mom is fighting Tiger Lu's wife is friggin' awesome!! Intense... heated.... someone is gonna get f**ked up, kinda fight!

And this brings me to another thing about Fong Sai Yuk, Josephine Siao. In my opinion, a gorgeous sample of a women. Not to mention a brilliant fighter.

What is completely mind-blowing in this movie is the end fight. Fong Sai Yuk and a General fight underneath a platform probably 3 feet high! Got to be seen, to believe!!

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    by reviewer




I can't believe how funny this film is when you have not watched it for a long time. This is why it is a good Jet li comedy film. Infact one of his best comedy, martial arts action movies. The action is great! The story and script is laughable, thats the reason why its funny, the choreography is great because of the talented yuen kwai (Corey yuen (Romeo must die choreographer), the acting is funny, the action is fast paced with gravity defying moves, And best of all you get to see Jet li fights against Chiu Man Cheuk (Black sheep affair, The blade) a couple of times.

If you prefer the more serious martial arts film, then this is not for you, but if you prefer some comedy, martial arts action, accompanied with the story and script then this is the one you've been looking for.

Another thing to mention is its innovativeness, simply because wirefu is used a lot, its makes the fights look spectacular to watch again and again.

If you want even more comedy then you should also buy the sequel Fong Sai Yuk 2 (The Legend 2) because it's even funnier!

You hardly ever get to see Jet Li doing action comedy in a Jet li film, so dont miss this chance to see him do his job. Jet li usually plays a serious role in his other films, so this fong sai yuk film is kind of unique to all his other films!

By the way the humour appeals more to the chinese audience, but it can still be laughable to the western audience. Go buy it now to find out for yourself!

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    by H. Rogerson

Fong Sai Yuk has some of the best Kung Fu I have ever seen. Even as a filmmaker, it's extraordinary to see such effects and amazing wire work. They even fight while standing on people's heads, I mean it's truly unbelievable. It's also funny, I mean I don't know Chinese humour, but this is laugh-out-loud stuff. This honestly is one of my favourite ever films, and if you liked that, see Chinese Ghost Story. The egg box dragon is terrifying!
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    by HO

One of my top 3 favorite HK movies, this one has a bit of everything: comedy, drama, wonderful characters, incredible action and fight sequences, a good script - even high tragedy and a super-mom! Undoubtedly one of the best Jet Li films, and one of the best period piece / costume dramas. This one satisfies on many different levels, and is highly recommended... (Sibelle Hu is wonderful, as Jet Li's mother-in-law to be, but Josephine Siao steals the show as Jet Li's feisty martial arts master mom! The fight atop a crowd is an instant classic scene.)
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    by SS

Things are heating up in Canton. Kung fu expert and master of The Invincible Magic Fist, Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li) has won the hand of comely Ting Ting (Michelle Reis) in a martial arts competition -- much to their mutual delight. But she's the daughter of the newly installed Manchu governor, and Fong Sai Yuk's dad just happens to be a prominent member of the Red Flower Society, which secretly loyal to the Han Emperor. In the meantime, Fong Sai Yuk's fierce kung fu mom (Josephine Siao) has managed to get the governor's wife (Sibelle Hu) to fall in love with her at the same time her dad gets captured, leaving Fong Sai Yuk to fix things up. Yes, I'm confused, too. Nifty set pieces include a fight with Sibelle Hu as they jump on the bobbing heads of a crowd, and the opening surfboard sequence.
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