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Writer:
Louis Cha (novel)
Release Date:
5 March 1994 (Hong Kong) more
Plot:
Legend has it that in a faraway place beyond the edge of the earth, there exists a broken-hearted man with infinite power... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
High flying wizardry and power struggles. more (3 total)

Cast

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Brigitte Lin ... Li Chou-Shui / Li Chong-Hoi
Li Gong ... Mo Han-Wen
Norman Chu ... Ting Chun-Chou (as Norman Tsui Sui-Keung)
Sharla Cheung ... Purple (as Man Cheung)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frankie Lam ... Hui-Chok
Kai Chi Liu ... Sing Hoi
James Pak ... Tai Hung
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
8 Guardians of Buddhism
Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens
Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain (Hong Kong: English title)
San tin lung baat biu chi tin saan tung liu (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Semi-Gods and Semi-Devils
The Immortals
The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain
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Runtime:
USA:96 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
South Korea:12

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Version of "Tin lung bak bo" (1997) more

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High flying wizardry and power struggles., 31 May 2000
Author: KingLouie from New York

First off, let me say that you have to be into the fantasy/sorcery style of asian kung-fu movies to like this one. As typical, the movies of this type where the characters have super-natural powers use lots of what some would see as "campy" special effects and profuse of wires and such.

Anyway, about the movie... The story-line is good. (Which you can read in the plot line.) Basically, there is a family clan in which all the members seem obsessed with power. And they stick together only so long as they need each others help. But as in the old Clint Eastwood westerns, you can trust no one. There is plenty "back-stabbing" as each seeks the "ultimate" kung-fu powers that will put them on top.

There isn't really that much traditional martial arts in this movie. In fact, barely any. However, it is somewhat entertaining. The movie I saw was in Chinese, with English sub-titling. So if you read like.. "bob .. a-and jerrry ... went", then just ignore the words and just look at the happenings. Because in these kinds of movies, things happen quick. Anyway, the words I can tell, don't translate very precisely.

So, this is not a "must see", unless you just like seeing that Lin woman. I wonder if she's as pretty without all the make-up they obviously must be using lots of (for I'm sure she must be nearly middle-aged by now.)

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