Once Upon A Time In China II

Starring: Jet Li, Xin Xin Xiong Director: Hark Tsui Original UK Premiere: 1993 Dvd Release: 2nd July, 2001 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: English Dubbed In: English

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DVD Extras: the DVD is in widescreen format, with high-quality picture & sound & well-produced subtitles. The extras are well worth having, & include a lengthy scroll-down text biography of Jet Li, interviews with the star & with Donnie Yen, & a very informative audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan.

Like its predecessor, Once Upon a Time in China 2 stars Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung, this time pitched against the xenophobic White Lotus cult, which is violently trying to rid China of foreigners . To complicate matters, he also finds himself fighting against the reactionary Chinese government.

The martial arts battles, in particular one against co-star Donnie Yen as the governments strongman, are everything connoisseurs could wish for. Jet Li is not only acrobatic; he has a powerful screen presence that makes him a convincing hero. Production values, including sets & costumes, are excellent. The only flaw, at least to Western eyes, is the comedy, which has corny jokes about eating dog meat & so forth.

Jet Li is a martial artist & film actor. He won the Chinese Wushu national championship five times, which eventually led to a career as a martial arts movie star, first in mainland China, then in Hong Kong & now in Hollywood. He has made many movies in Hong Kong over the years. His debut in Hollywood was in Lethal Weapon 4 as a villain. His first leading role in a Hollywood movie was in Romeo Must Die. After that came Kiss of the Dragon, The One premièred in North America on November 2, 2001 & Cradle 2 the Grave premièred in North America on February 28, 2003. His latest movie to premiere in North America is Hero. the Shaolin Temple series - the films that introduced him; the Once Upon a Time in China series, about the semi-legendary Chinese folk hero; Fist of Legend, which, contrary to popular belief, was not a remake of Bruce Lee s The Big Boss, but rather of Bruce Lees Chinese Connection ; & the Fong Sai Yuk films, about another Chinese folk hero. As one might expect from a martial artist of his calibre, he performs most of his own stunts. Posters Of Jet Li

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Tsui Hark is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong who is also a highly influential producer, often likened to Steven Spielberg for a similar galvanizing effect on his countrys cinematic scene. Born in Vietnam, he took his secondary education in Hong Kong, then studied at a Texas university. He also edited a Chinatown newspaper in New York City, developed a community theatre group & was active in a Chinatown cable TV program. He returned to Hong Kong in 1977 & immediately found work in TV. He made his first feature, The Butterfly Murders/Die Bian, in 1979. Warriors from the Magic Mountain. the murder mystery in The Butterfly Murders ; the hardboiled gangster film in A Better Tomorrow ; the Kung Fu film in Zu Warriors & Swordsman ; & the period romance in The Lovers. most of his films turn out to be major box-office hits in Hong Kong & around Asia. Tsuis films are well-known for their adventurousness, their broad commercial appeal & hectic camerawork & pace. Posters Of Double Team

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