The Twins Effect II (2004)

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.

Directors:

Patrick Leung, Corey Yuen (as Cory Yuen)

Writers:

Kin Chung Chan, Suet Lam

Stars:

Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Ying Qu

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlene Choi	...	13th Master
Gillian Chung	...	Blue Bird
Ying Qu	...	Empress Ya Ge
Jaycee Chan	...	Charcoal Head
Bo-lin Chen	...	Blockhead
Tony Ka Fai Leung	...	Master Blackwood
Edison Chen	...	Peachy
Yueyun Liang	...	Slave buyer
Donnie Yen	...	General Lone
Jackie Chan	...	Lord of Armour Wei Cheng
Mou Kit	...	Slave
Bingbing Fan	...	Red Vulture
Daniel Wu	...	High Priest Wei Liao
Sam Yu-Sum Chan	...	Slave
Xie Jing-Jing	...	Marshall Edo Bowman

Storyline

A cruel empress, a place where men are subservient to women. The empress' reign is disturbed by a prophecy saying a boy will rise to become king, and restore the male regime. Char, a humble boy, is born to be emperor. He and his adopted brother, Leaf, perform in a traveling show run by their adopted father, Blackwood. Thanks to their friend, Lao, the pair receive a stone with a map engraved on it. They set out on a quest for the treasure that the map is supposed to reveal. Two lovely yet lethal female warriors, Blue and Spring, join the boys on their journey. The youngsters encounter various challenges before they meet General Lone, a master swordsman who seeks to overthrow the empire. To do so he must first duel the Lord Of Armour.

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Plot Keywords:

deception | empress | swordsman | king | female warrior | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

Follows The Twins Effect (2003)

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Soundtracks

Love Invincible
Performed by TWINS

User Reviews

Why did they even bother?

Last year's Twins Effect was surely one of the worst movies of the year, due to its corny dialouge, laughable action sequences and lack of plot. This year, it looks like Twins Effect 2 will have almost the same honour. Only the HK movie industry could manage to churn out nonsensical sequels one after another.

On to the plot: The leads, Twins play citizens of a kingdom in which men are slaves and women are the rulers. They help a guy fight the female emperor. End of story.

Nothing really makes any much sense in this movie, it suffers from the same faults as the first one. The saving grace is probably Jackie Chan's cameo, in which there is a brilliant fight sequence.

My recommendation: Only hardcore fans of Jacky Chan/Twins will watch this crap.

1/10

Details

Official Sites:

Twins effect 2 [Hong Kong]

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

12 August 2004 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

The Twins Effect II

Filming Locations:

Yunnan, China

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,481,929

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emperor Classic Films, Shenzhen Film Studio, Union Praise

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1