Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan
The first of a popular series (six in all) starring the charismatic and athletically adept Jet Li. Li plays legendary folk hero Wong Fei Hong, a late 19th century southern Chinese healer and kung fu ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 17, 1998
Stats: 740 reviews
The first time i saw this movie i hated it it was only with repeated viewing that i grew to love it. I think the reason why i initially didn't enjoy it was because i was expecting light entertainment and i just wasn't prepared for a multi layered film such as this. This film mark...( read more)
Once Upon A Time In China is based (loosely!) on the life of Wong Fei Hong, a legendary martial artist and healer who lived in China at the end of the 19th century. Tsui Hark is a Hong Kong movie maker from the old school and as such is far more interested in hardcore chop socky ...( read more)
Like Jackie Chan's Drunken Master series, and many other martial arts films, these Jet Li vehicles are centred around the life of Wong Fei Hung.
While I freely admit I'm vague on the details of Fei Hung's life, I have a sneaking suspicion the film makers have included jus...( read more)
Despite the entry of high-wire kung fu - this is a great movie. Martial arts and drama never looked so good.
A rockem sockem movie from start to finish, 98 percent fighting 2 % story line. Early Jet Li. The special effects are good for time frame movies was filmed. I enjoyed it much better the first time I saw it, the 2nd time I couldn't wait for it to be over. 3 stars is all I can give...( read more)
One of Jet Li's most important films. The coreography and the plot are both decent.
78/100
my first inspirational movie
abt martial arts and
chinese culture and history...
Jet Li's skill and the historical backdrop of the Boxer rebellion make this a fun watch from start to finish. The climax at the end is worth it all as Li really shows his karate "chops" (I kill me).
great story. it is subtitled and aged at this point, but a great karate movie with some really cool scenes.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! JET LI ROCKS!!
I thought his american movies were sick, but this movie blows every other movie he has done (besides Fearless) out of the water!
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