The efforts to present films that reach the standards of the golden age of Hk action cinema, and particularly of the works of Jackie Chan and Johnnie To, are quite numerous during the latest years, with a plethora of Chinese productions moving in that path. Lui Koon-nam and Frankie Tam in this case tried to combine the two styles, in a rather difficult effort. Let us see how they fared.
Through a rather impressive series of introductory scenes, which include Xiao Wu, the protagonist of the story, escaping from a wooden crate he is locked into, and feature actors like Nicholas Tse and Suet Lam, we are introduced to the rather labyrinthal story. The aforementioned is an undercover cop who has infiltrated a small drug ring, but has gotten a little too much into the whole thing, even dating the boss’s daughter, Xi Chen. When the boss is killed,...
Through a rather impressive series of introductory scenes, which include Xiao Wu, the protagonist of the story, escaping from a wooden crate he is locked into, and feature actors like Nicholas Tse and Suet Lam, we are introduced to the rather labyrinthal story. The aforementioned is an undercover cop who has infiltrated a small drug ring, but has gotten a little too much into the whole thing, even dating the boss’s daughter, Xi Chen. When the boss is killed,...
- 5/8/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
After the enormous success of the original, a return to the Zhisheng household was assured as this sequel returns to the cursed house for yet another impressive installment. Now helmed by rising Chinese genre director Joe Chien, this new opus arrives on DVD and digital from WellGo USA on December 4.
A hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, cultural relic restorer Song Teng arrives at the scene to investigate the strange claims that the house is haunted. When his duties force his wife Doctor He Fei to spend their anniversary at the house alongside his assistant Lao Yin, she suddenly begins to experience strange images and phenomenon while in the house. The more she spends in the house, the more she finds herself manipulated by the spirits of the past, including Xie Meiying as their lives interconnect in a very dangerous method, forcing...
A hundred years after the mysterious murders of the entire Zhisheng household, cultural relic restorer Song Teng arrives at the scene to investigate the strange claims that the house is haunted. When his duties force his wife Doctor He Fei to spend their anniversary at the house alongside his assistant Lao Yin, she suddenly begins to experience strange images and phenomenon while in the house. The more she spends in the house, the more she finds herself manipulated by the spirits of the past, including Xie Meiying as their lives interconnect in a very dangerous method, forcing...
- 11/28/2018
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Movie clips from Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi! We have 4 new clips from the Andrew Lau actioner from Variance Films, which opens on April 22nd. Gordon Chan produces with Lau, as well as writing alongside Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam. In 1925, the nation China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies, mobsters, English officials and the Japanese military- all looking to gain control of the country, with little regard for what happens to its citizenry. Into this den of intrigue enters Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen), who has returned to China after fighting alongside the Allied forces in Europe, bringing some dark secrets from his past along with him. During the day,...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie clips from Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi! We have 4 new clips from the Andrew Lau actioner from Variance Films, which opens on April 22nd. Gordon Chan produces with Lau, as well as writing alongside Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam. In 1925, the nation China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies, mobsters, English officials and the Japanese military- all looking to gain control of the country, with little regard for what happens to its citizenry. Into this den of intrigue enters Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen), who has returned to China after fighting alongside the Allied forces in Europe, bringing some dark secrets from his past along with him. During the day,...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie clips from Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi! We have 4 new clips from the Andrew Lau actioner from Variance Films, which opens on April 22nd. Gordon Chan produces with Lau, as well as writing alongside Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam. In 1925, the nation China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies, mobsters, English officials and the Japanese military- all looking to gain control of the country, with little regard for what happens to its citizenry. Into this den of intrigue enters Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen), who has returned to China after fighting alongside the Allied forces in Europe, bringing some dark secrets from his past along with him. During the day,...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie clips from Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi! We have 4 new clips from the Andrew Lau actioner from Variance Films, which opens on April 22nd. Gordon Chan produces with Lau, as well as writing alongside Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam. In 1925, the nation China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies, mobsters, English officials and the Japanese military- all looking to gain control of the country, with little regard for what happens to its citizenry. Into this den of intrigue enters Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen), who has returned to China after fighting alongside the Allied forces in Europe, bringing some dark secrets from his past along with him. During the day,...
- 4/22/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(April 2011)
Directed by: Andrew Lau
Written by: Cheung Chi Sing, Gordon Chan, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam
Starring: Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong and Huang Bo
Andrew Lau’s “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” revives the popular Chinese kung fu hero (most famously portrayed by Bruce Lee in 1972’s “Fist of Fury”). The new Chen Zhen installment is decked out in a Hollywood-style gloss that prettifies the production, giving it a cosmetic heft, but can’t bolster its sagging dud of a screenplay. Set in 1920s Shanghai, during the time of the Japanese occupation, the story pits the titular hero against a cabal of Japanese spies and military commanders bent on conquering China.
After his battlefield heroics are on acrobatic display in the movie’s Wwi preamble, Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen) and his ragtag comrades return to their native Shanghai.
(April 2011)
Directed by: Andrew Lau
Written by: Cheung Chi Sing, Gordon Chan, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam
Starring: Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong and Huang Bo
Andrew Lau’s “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” revives the popular Chinese kung fu hero (most famously portrayed by Bruce Lee in 1972’s “Fist of Fury”). The new Chen Zhen installment is decked out in a Hollywood-style gloss that prettifies the production, giving it a cosmetic heft, but can’t bolster its sagging dud of a screenplay. Set in 1920s Shanghai, during the time of the Japanese occupation, the story pits the titular hero against a cabal of Japanese spies and military commanders bent on conquering China.
After his battlefield heroics are on acrobatic display in the movie’s Wwi preamble, Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen) and his ragtag comrades return to their native Shanghai.
- 4/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(April 2011)
Directed by: Andrew Lau
Written by: Cheung Chi Sing, Gordon Chan, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam
Starring: Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong and Huang Bo
Andrew Lau’s “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” revives the popular Chinese kung fu hero (most famously portrayed by Bruce Lee in 1972’s “Fist of Fury”). The new Chen Zhen installment is decked out in a Hollywood-style gloss that prettifies the production, giving it a cosmetic heft, but can’t bolster its sagging dud of a screenplay. Set in 1920s Shanghai, during the time of the Japanese occupation, the story pits the titular hero against a cabal of Japanese spies and military commanders bent on conquering China.
After his battlefield heroics are on acrobatic display in the movie’s Wwi preamble, Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen) and his ragtag comrades return to their native Shanghai.
(April 2011)
Directed by: Andrew Lau
Written by: Cheung Chi Sing, Gordon Chan, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam
Starring: Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong and Huang Bo
Andrew Lau’s “Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” revives the popular Chinese kung fu hero (most famously portrayed by Bruce Lee in 1972’s “Fist of Fury”). The new Chen Zhen installment is decked out in a Hollywood-style gloss that prettifies the production, giving it a cosmetic heft, but can’t bolster its sagging dud of a screenplay. Set in 1920s Shanghai, during the time of the Japanese occupation, the story pits the titular hero against a cabal of Japanese spies and military commanders bent on conquering China.
After his battlefield heroics are on acrobatic display in the movie’s Wwi preamble, Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen) and his ragtag comrades return to their native Shanghai.
- 4/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Check out the movie trailer for Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong, Huang Bo, Kohata Ryuichi, Shawn Yue and Ma Yue. The actioner is directed by Andrew Lau, from the script by Gordon Chan, Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam. Plot: In 1925, the nation China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies, mobsters, English officials and the Japanese military- all looking to gain control of the country, with little regard for what happens to its citizenry. Into this den of intrigue enters Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen), who has returned to China after fighting alongside the Allied forces in Europe, bringing some dark secrets from his past along with him. During the day,...
- 4/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out the movie trailer for Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong, Huang Bo, Kohata Ryuichi, Shawn Yue and Ma Yue. The actioner is directed by Andrew Lau, from the script by Gordon Chan, Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam. Plot: In 1925, the nation China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies, mobsters, English officials and the Japanese military- all looking to gain control of the country, with little regard for what happens to its citizenry. Into this den of intrigue enters Chen Zhen (Donnie Yen), who has returned to China after fighting alongside the Allied forces in Europe, bringing some dark secrets from his past along with him. During the day,...
- 4/10/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chen Zhen is back! When it comes to martial arts movies, the name Chen Zhen always rings with a certain epic flavor. Who can forget Jet Li as “Chen Zhen from Jing Wu” in Fist of Legend?
Now Donnie Yen (Ip Man), the new leader in martial arts charisma, is taking on the title of Chen Zhen in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. He may look like Kato from The Green Hornet, but the action is much more epic and thrilling.
Legend of the Fist is Directed by Andrew Lau and stars Gordon Chan, Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam.
About Legend of the Fist:
In 1925, the nation of China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies,...
Now Donnie Yen (Ip Man), the new leader in martial arts charisma, is taking on the title of Chen Zhen in Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. He may look like Kato from The Green Hornet, but the action is much more epic and thrilling.
Legend of the Fist is Directed by Andrew Lau and stars Gordon Chan, Cheung Chi Sing, Lui Koon Nam and Frankie Tam.
About Legend of the Fist:
In 1925, the nation of China is divided by infighting, and Japan has become the most powerful force in Asia. With the city of Shanghai torn in half by international conflict, Club Casablanca has become a hotbed of spies,...
- 3/3/2011
- by Terry Boyden
- BuzzFocus.com
[There are a number of reviews of Gallants in the archives, feel free to browse, and since it is playing on the big screen at Fantasia, here is Stefan's take on the film]
Of all the films that I've watched during the festival, Gallants gets my vote as my personal favourite because it's witty, hilarious, intelligent, has plenty to offer fans of Hong Kong martial arts cinema of the yesteryears, great production values, and having action sequences that will just blow your mind away since it comes hard hitting and sans gimmicks, something which is sorely missed. If I can use one Cantonese word to describe the film, that word will unquestionable be Jheng (Awesome)!
Produced under Andy Lau's Focus Films with actor Lau Kar Tung on board as producer, directors Clement Cheng and Derek Kwok have a winner on their hands, as they exalt the spirit of what it means to never give up when the odds are stacked against you, and in some way live up that spirit of theirs when they had embarked to make this project which had clear risks.
Of all the films that I've watched during the festival, Gallants gets my vote as my personal favourite because it's witty, hilarious, intelligent, has plenty to offer fans of Hong Kong martial arts cinema of the yesteryears, great production values, and having action sequences that will just blow your mind away since it comes hard hitting and sans gimmicks, something which is sorely missed. If I can use one Cantonese word to describe the film, that word will unquestionable be Jheng (Awesome)!
Produced under Andy Lau's Focus Films with actor Lau Kar Tung on board as producer, directors Clement Cheng and Derek Kwok have a winner on their hands, as they exalt the spirit of what it means to never give up when the odds are stacked against you, and in some way live up that spirit of theirs when they had embarked to make this project which had clear risks.
- 7/10/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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