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A young man learns the fighting techniques of Sanda from a coach. The two become best friends as the young man prepares to enter an underground tournament, competing against some of the top fighters o...( read more 
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MCT:April 11, 2008really awesome fight scenes and a crazy story that i kept thinking during the movie where's this going and then in the end it makes since. it is also very surprising some of the plot twists and it reminds me of something the director of oldboy would make, if he made an action movie. it was just the tone of the story and everything that reminds me of oldboy and sympathy for mr vengeance, just not so much about revenge but just how the story feels
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MCT:March 14, 2008What you have here is a Chinese take on underground fighting. Director Dennis Law has produced some good films, but his writing, at least for this one, has room for improvement.
The first 80 minutes of this film plays out like you would expect it. Lots of fights with drama fillers in between. Wu Jing is the lead and if you have seen his other films you will know the action should be up to par. Well ... it is. It is the drama fillers that bring this film down. If it is drama that you are looking for, it is drama that you will get. Just don't expect anything entertaining. The parts in between the fights are quite boring. Most people will find themselves waiting for the next fight. The only part where the story excels is near the ending when they throw a little twist at you. Unfortunately, the twist only lasts a few seconds. Everything becomes bland after that again.
As far the action goes it is pretty spectacular. Wu Jing puts on moves at the same level as a young Jet Li or Donnie Yen. The fights really save this film from being stuck near the bottom of a hole. The only bad part about the action is that there is not enough of it at the end.
The acting is OK. Wu Jing can definitely fight better than he can act. Theresa Fu is beautiful, but her character and side story seem unnecessary, until the end. Ronald Cheng is annoying in the very beginning, but he becomes a likable character as the film progresses. Miki Yeung puts on the best performance, but her dialogue isn't that great.
While the story and ending may not be that strong, the action more than makes up for it. If you are a martial arts fan, then this is worth the watch once.
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MCT:December 1, 2007Had to throw this title in since the lead could be the next Jet Li, and if you watch this movie, you'll see what I mean.
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MCT:August 27, 2007
I really like this movie the action techniques are so cool and the storyline is pretty good after the hit Drunken monkey Wu-Jing proves that he's one great action hero.
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MCT:May 12, 2007Rather pointless but Wu Jing was fantastic.
After his appearance as the man in white in SPL I was looking forward to Wu Jing in a leading role in a full on action movie. But for the good he does the rest of the film is just flat.
Although his skills are brilliantly used the action only really comes in the form of simple one on one combat situations, except for a brief fight in an underpass.
This isn't helped out by the filler in betwixt said fights. The acting is a little stilted and I was disappointed in the cute Theresa Fu.
I still think Wu Jing is following the footsteps of some of the great kung fu stars, they all have these little bumps in the road.
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