Fong Sai Yuk (The Legend)

Fong Sai Yuk (The Legend) (1993)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (11,296 ratings)

Starring the fabulous Jet Li, this incredible historical epic with its deft blend of high drama, slapstick, and more subtle forms of comedy coupled with breathtaking martial-arts action represents Hong Kong -- filmmaking at its very best. The story contains many serpentine twists and a complex… More

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Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy
On DVD
Dec 12, 2000
Eastern Productions

Critic Reviews

  • , Time Out

    [Siao's] performance [is] a show-stopping culmination of three decades of fine work in the Hong Kong cinema.

  • , Film4

    Energetic martial arts film.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Some terrific fight scenes for the Jet Li faithful.

  • Andy Klein, New Times

    Avoid the Buena Vista DVD: this is a great film under its original title Fong Sai-Yuk, in Cantonese with English subtitles

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Ranges from jovial comedy to martial arts slapstick to almost Shakespearean farce to moving drama to cliffhanging suspense, and does all of them well.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Letitia L


    Jet Li at his best and one of my favourite things about my childhood. I remember Fong Sai-yuk being a cheeky, smooth and exceptionally talented fighter, you will fall in love both with his boyish charm, easy badass-ery and his ridiculously cool, hilarious, bone-breaking and… More

  • Tsubaki S


    Great fight sequences, great cast, the humour is a bit too much here. The usual slapstick stuff of early 90s that it's either a hit or miss. Overall this is very much worth a check, but not as good as i was expecting. The sequel seems to be better.

  • Dean M


    The lightest of all Jet Li films - a mix of ridiculous 'wire-fu', farce, and romance. As Mother Fong, Josephine Siao displays a remarkable ability to be imperious and goofy at the same time. Highly recommended.

  • Khris N


    Marvelous action and story - Jet Li movies usually have good plots.

  • Ed Fucking H


    Pretty decent Kung Fu flick starring Jet Li. The evil Manchu clan is threatened by an underground rebel secret society called 'The Red Flower Society' who rep the Han's. Meanwhile a young Kung Fu master has fallen for the governors daughter, but must compete in a… More

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