Chin gei bin 2: Fa dou daai jin (2004)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Directors:

Patrick Leung
Corey Yuen

Writers:

Kin Chung Chan (writer)
Suet Lam (writer)

Release Date:

12 August 2004 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

In the mythical land of Huadu, Charcoal Head, a humble boy born to rule an empire must undertake his journey to claim his throne. It is an epic action adventure combining romance, fantasy, comedy and cutting edge Hong Kong style martial artistry.

Plot Keywords:

Empress | King | Swordsman | Female Warrior | Sword

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Charlene Choi	...	13th Young Master
Gillian Chung	...	Blue Bird
Donnie Yen	...	General Lone
Jaycee Chan	...	Charcoal Head
Edison Chen	...	Peachy
Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	Master Blackwood
Ying Qu	...	Queen
Daniel Wu	...	Wei Liao
Jackie Chan	...	Lord of Armour
Bingbing Fan	...	Red Vulture
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bo-lin Chen	...	Blockhead (as Wilson Chen)
Sui-man Chim	...	Rebel Leader

Also Known As:

Qian ji bian II: Hua du da zhan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Huadu Chronicles: Blade of the Rose (International: English title)
Twins Effect 2 (Hong Kong: English title)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Yunnan, China

Company:

Emperor Motion Pictures

Trivia:

This film marks the acting debut of Jaycee Chan, 'Jackie Chan''s son.

Movie Connections:

Follows Chin gei bin (2003)

Soundtrack:

Love Invincible

Not the Best, but still a fun one.

Another movie containing the world's most adorable twins -- as far as I'm concerned anyway...

Although I had expected better after seeing The Vampire Effect, The Huadu Chronicles is a fun romp, in the classic styles of old HK movies. The jokes are crude but funny.

As for fight scenes, the first action scene is horribly done. Charlene and Gillian don't put on a very good show, and it doesn't really have anything to do with the plot. The story starts to take shape however about 20 or 30 minutes in, and Charcoal Head and Block Head, are lovable characters.

Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan's fight scene doesn't work at all however. I don't know why they are even in the movie. It's drawn out, filled with either bad wire-work or bad cg effects making the characters do unrealistic flying. I don't dislike flying in other movies, but this was just done badly. It also doesn't contribute to the humor of the movie or the storyline at all.

Overall, see it when you've got a few hours to spare for some mindless fun. For the movie, I'd only give it a 6 out of 10.

As for Gillian Chung on the other hand, 10 out of 10 easy.