Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

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Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Dave from Ottawa Most martial arts movies have a few good fight scenes and practically no plot - just random wandering to transition between the fight scenes or some kind of revenge vendetta. This one, however, has enough plot devices for five movies (secret societies, secret identities, romantic misunderstandings, petty jealousies) and some of the most elaborate martial arts scenes ever staged. Jet Li is likable as Fong Sai Yuk (a genuine hero to the Chinese, about whom tall tales are spun, sort of like Daniel Boone), a young do-gooder who seems perpetually caught up in one mess after another despite his good intentions. Veteran action actress Sibelle Hu, not surprisingly, steals the picture as Fong's future mother in law Tiger Lily, a sentimental romantic and kick-ass martial artist. She winds up accompanying him on his adventure to make certain he doesn't cheat on her daughter, thereby becoming a rare thing in the movies - a mother in law who is also an action sidekick! Any of the big set piece fight scenes are worth the rental, especially the one early in the movie on a huge and rather unsteady looking tower. Plus there is real humor here which is integrated into the situations rather than tacked on in the fashion of so many Chinese movies. Very entertaining and can be watched again and again.

abentenjo Jet revives another Chinese folk-hero into traditional action with a spirited portrayal of Fong Sai Yuk, kung fu wonderkid with a happy-go-lucky attitude and gleaming smile: despite their moral standings and martial artistry, Fong couldn't be more different than Jet's other alter-ego Wong Fei-hung. FSY is mostly played for laughs, and succeeds in all departments. Plots run parallel: one, in which Fong enters a kung fu competition held by former bandit Tiger Liu (Chen Sung Yung) offering his daughter as the prize, only to lose out to Liu's wife, Siu (Sibelle Hu), so his equally-spirited mother presumes male garb and takes over: she not only wins the competition but also wins Siu's heart! The other reveals Fong's father to be a key member of the Red Flower society and in possession of a list of its members, gutlessly pursued by an evil Manchu general (Zhao Wen Zhou). Everything simply falls into place and we're left with a truly delightful action romp, with special turnouts from charming comedienne Josephine Siao (as Fong's mother) and the always-exciting Jet Li.

charlie_062497 "The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk" (or "The Legend" as entitled by Dimension Films Home Entertainment) starring Jet Li as the title character captures some of the best martial arts ever placed on film. Oh, sure, the actors are sometimes aided by the help of wires, but "wire-fu" never does overstay it's welcome in this fun-filled comic, kung-fu drama.Jet Li (an executive producer on the film) and director Corey Yuen ("Kiss of the Dragon", "The Defender", "The One") have been able to come up with some of the most inventive fight scenes that rival those of "The Matrix", "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and "The Legend of Drunken Master" (though I don't think Chan has ever used any wires in his work) or I should say vice versa since "Fong Sai Yuk" was filmed before any of the above mentioned.The movie itself is more or less the same as many other similar period piece kung-fu films (the "Once Upon A Time In China" series, which also starred Li, comes to mind). It details the heroics of Fong Sai-Yuk and his family (his father is the leader of a group of freedom fighters) as they try to evade and defeat an evil emperor's (who wants to rule China, of course) death squad.There's a subplot that involves a greedy land baron that's mostly played for laughs, but also introduces a female character who falls for Li and fleshes out a little bit of a love story between the two. However, as entertaining as those plot threads are, everytime the fighting begins, "Fong Sai-Yuk" kicks into overdrive with very thrilling scenes involving intricate, complex fight scenes.It's for those reasons that we go to see a martial art film and it's for those reasons alone that you should see "The Legend", I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

dragon ma young i didnt think this was going to be filled with humor, and the humor turned out to be HILARIOUS! i was really suprised at how funny this movie was. it could have been a comedy all by it self, it didnt even need action. but we got brilliant action, and thats awesome. one to check out.