Wong Fei Hung: Chi sai wik hung see (1997)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers:

Chuek-Hon Szeto (written by) &
Sharon Hui (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 February 1997 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | History | Western

Plot:

The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Kung Fu | Sequel | Immigration | Once Upon A Time In The Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jet Li	...	Wong Fei-Hung
Rosamund Kwan	...	Aunt Yee
Xin Xin Xiong	...	'Clubfoot' Seven (as Xiong Xin Xin)
Kwok-Pong Chan	...	Sol (as Chan Kwok Pong)
Jeff Wolfe	...	Billy
Joseph Sayah	...	Bandit Leader (as Joe Sayah)
Chrysta Bell Zucht	...	Sarah, the Indian Girl
Kong Lung		(as Patrick Lung)
Richard Ng	...	Han
William Fung
Johnny Koo
Roger Yuan	...	Dick
Ryon Marshall
T.J. Storm	...	Rival Tribe Indian Brave
Gavin Perry

Also Known As:

Huang Fei Hong: Zhi xi yu xiong shi (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Once Upon a Time in China VI
Once Upon a Time in China and America (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

USA:102 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | France:U

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Company:

China Star Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ausverkauft! (1999)

Enjoyable hokum

The sixth film in the series, and the welcome return of Jet Li after a break in parts 4 and 5. This time around Wong Fei Hung and his cohorts take a trip to the wild west, a reasonable idea but ultimately one of the weakest of the films. The plot limps along rather pointlessly, although the frequent fight scenes (choreographed by Sammo Hung) are as exciting as ever. Their power is somewhat diminished, however, as at no point do you feel the characters are in any real danger.

Jet's cool bullet-dodging in the climactic fight is fun, but only real highlight is the scene where Fei Hung's loyal comrade Seven attempts to cure his master's amnesia by fighting him in the styles of villains from the previous films.

The supporting cast are a painful bunch of stereotypes, and their acting ability leaves a great amount to be desired, but if you can get past that this is enjoyable enough hokum.