Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba (1993)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writers:

Tin-suen Chan (writer)
Cheung Tan (writer)

Release Date:

14 January 1993 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | History

Tagline:

A Hero Beyond All Others.

Plot:

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Assassination Plot | Trap | Sequel | Silent Movie

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jet Li	...	Wong Fei-hung
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cunzhuang Ge
Rosamund Kwan	...	Aunt Yee (segment "Penny")
Shun Lau	...	Wong Kei-ying
Siu Chung Mok	...	Leung Fun
John Wakefield	...	Tumanovsky
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Club Foot / Thunder Foot

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Time in China III (Hong Kong: English title) (UK) (USA)
Huang Fei Hong zhi san: Shi wang zheng ba (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Once Upon a Time in China 3 (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

109 min | 112 min (uncut version)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:PG | New Zealand:M | UK:PG | Australia:M (TV rating) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (DVD/VHS release) (2002) | Philippines:G | Hong Kong:II | France:U | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

First film of "Once Upon a Time in China" series presented in Dolby Stereo sound.

Goofs:

Continuity: The film that Aunt Yee plays using the projector is 90 degrees clockwise. However all the people who watch it turn their heads to the left (90 degrees counterclockwise).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Transporter (2002)

Entertaining and fun!

After seeing this, I realized Tsui Hark really has a knack for period films. Jet Li is Master Wong in this third part of OUATIC series. Honestly, I really enjoyed the scenes with Wong and Aunt Yee (played by always lovely Rosamund Kwan). The way they play off each other is so innocent that you can't help have a smile on your face. It's also a chance to see a jealous Jet Li which adds to the humor. You really root for him to get the girl (lucky Jet).

The action is on point as Jet Li displays his martial arts prowess as he battles a lot of enemies. Great use of a jacket to ward off a street battle and the restaurant fight scene is classic Jet Li (you gotta love that shadowless kick). The Lion dance ceremony was interesting and I enjoyed how chaotic it was as all the dragons battled to get the bait. Foon adds comic relief and Club Foot was a cool character who knows how to get his "kicks".

Overall, I had to see this one after watching part one and two. Even though I expected to see superb fighting, I really enjoyed the romance in the film as well.