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A stunning comeback for Donnie Yen, this well-plotted, graphic symbol-driven embodiment of a contemporary martial arts movie is thrilling, gripping and poignant
Every bit much as we love the 'Ip Man' star, we'll be frank to admit that Donnie Yen needs a hitting – bad. Which is why his latest, which reteams him with 'Bodyguards and Assassins' helmer Teddy Chen, is such a huge sigh of relief for united states of america – it packs Yen's signature brand of hard- hitting activity with a compelling narrative to exist both thrilling and moving at the same time, and is indeed every bit skilful a comeback as we could have asked for.
The setup isn't complicated, and fuses the themes in a kung fu moving picture into a police procedural. A cursory prologue which shows Yen turning himself in at the police station later killing his exponent in a fight frames the quondam, while the latter unfolds three years afterward with the emergence of a series killer who is targeting experts in dissimilar martial arts disciplines, i.due east. boxing, kicking, grappling, weaponry etc. Immediately later on hearing a news report of i such victim, Yen's martial arts instructor Mo Hahou starts a prison brawl only to get the attention of its lead investigator (Charlie Yeung), proceeding to name the others whom he claims would be next.
As it turns out, Yen's portents come true one by ane, and he gets a temporary release from prison to aid in the manhunt. To be certain, there is no doubt on who that is – an unhinged psychopath called Fung Yu- sae (Wang Baoqiang) who has merely lost his wife to cancer and now possesses only a murderous motivation to prove himself the best of the best. Unsurprisingly, the motion-picture show builds to an ultimate claiming between Yen and Wang, the former's motivations and the latter's intentions more personal and intertwined than what you are probable to have idea at the first.
Chan isn't a storyteller without purpose, and none of that seems lost in Lau Ho Leung and Mak Tin Shu's tight scripting from Chan'due south own story. Chan'due south character-driven tale depicts Yen and Wang's on- screen personas every bit two sides of the same money, both of them highly trained pugilists tempted to use their skills to kill rather than to protect and whose personal quests for supremacy has blinded them to the consequences of getting there. It is a familiar conceit all right, but Chan'southward incredibly assured direction fleshes information technology out convincingly.
His ingenuity doesn't quite stop there; by placing such themes within the context of a modern day setting, Chan has truly accomplished a rare feat of making a contemporary martial arts movie; in fact, nosotros'd fifty-fifty go every bit far as to say that 'Kung Fu Jungle' is the very apotheosis of such a movie. The use of martial arts here makes complete and perfect sense, woven beautifully into the plotting and given a gritty down-to-earth polish that makes it all the more accurate. Chan'south aim here is also homage, and hawkeye-eyed fans of the genre volition have a field 24-hour interval spotting – among others – Mang Hoi, Tony Leung Siu-Hung, Tsui Siu-Ming, Yuen Cheung Yan and Sharon Yeung in cameos.
Aye, many of these stars have paved the footing on which Yen's stature as a martial arts player stands on, and their appearances – no matter how brief – has clearly energised Yen. His work as activeness managing director here is amidst his best in years, but it is probably no coincidence that he is joined by other luminaries like Yuen Bun and Tung Wai. Each kill provides an expedient setting for a quick burst of adrenaline, with trained kung fu actors like Shi Yanneng and Louis Fan in brief but memorable supporting roles that Wang challenges to a ane-on-one fight to the expiry.
Quick, clean but roughshod – they pretty much plant the tone for the more elaborate setpieces to come up, and it is in the latter that 1 is reminded why Yen is arguably the best active kung fu actor out there today. From a signature 'one confronting many' brawl in prison to a cat-and-mouse chase in and out of the stilt houses that form Lantau Isle'south fishing community to an exhilarating finish along the Container Port Road leading out of the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals, Yen impresses with his speed, agility and execution. In particular, the latter ranks as ane of his all-time in intensity and inventiveness, specially with a wowing mid-department that sees Yen and Wang duelling with wooden poles.
If Wang always seemed an odd pick for Yen's opponent given his filmography, the Shaolin-trained Mainland player finally redeems himself here. This isn't their first lucifer-up – that ignominy goes to the atrocious 'Iceman 3D' – but seeing Wang fight the way he does here is truly an eye-opener, firmly putting to remainder any doubts of his power in a physically demanding role similar this. Wang is as well chillingly good equally the snarling murderer whose hood hides a deliberately scarred face up, simply is equally persuasive when portraying the office of a loving husband to his dying wife. Yen's interim is in equally fine form every bit an honourable human wracked by his past demons and trying to end a monster for more personal reasons than he is willing to acknowledge to anyone.
Truth exist told, we weren't quite sold when nosotros heard that Yen and Wang were re-teaming after 'Iceman 3D', and if y'all're having similar reservations, we're here to tell yous that they are unfounded. 'Kung Fu Jungle' is a thrilling showcase of martial arts action and gripping storytelling, a shining example of a contemporary kung fu film and an earnest and conforming tribute to a bedrock of Hong Kong movie house.
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Don't look for a fight, it will find yous...
"Kung Fu Killer" (aka "Yi ge ren de wu lin") is one of the absolute meliorate Donnie Yen movies in years. I had very piffling expectations to the movie when I sat to sentinel it, expecting it to exist little more than just some other tough-guy-beating-upwardly-all-the-bad-guys movies that Donnie Yen commonly tends to brand. However, I was more than than genuinely and pleasantly surprised at the upshot of "Kung Fu Killer".
What makes "Kung Fu Killer" a good movie is a combination of several things, which include the activity, the martial arts, the story, the interim, the setting and the temper of the entire movie. I was really enjoying this movie from start to end. Every bit with all Donnie Yen movies, then the martial arts and action sequences are tight, precise and well-choreographed and equally and then executed. And I am a sucker for Hong Kong movies, so of course it was a treat to exist back on the gritty streets midst worn-downward old and sparkly new buildings at the heart of South-East asia.
Donnie Yen does deliver his usual perfect set of fighting and activity skills here in this flick, and he is joined alongside by Baoqiang Wang, whom I don't think I have noticed earlier. But wow, this guy was as well quite amazing, and definitely a proper noun to keep an eye on. There was a skillful feeling of brutality and honest, difficult-hit fighting throughout the unabridged movie, without excessive apply of Wire Fu. Charlie Yeung also did add a good element to the movie with her interim talent.
The story is nearly an imprisoned martial arts teacher whom is given a deal to piece of work with the Hong Kong police in order to discover and end a particularly brutal series killer who is targeting the best of the best of martial artists.
The characters in the pic were a fleck foursquare, yes. And past square I mean that they were generic and equally you would wait from a pic of this type. Zip grandiose here or naught innovative in terms of grapheme building. Simply that is withal alright, because they are enjoyable and well portrayed by the bandage hired for the various roles and characters.
It should be said that director Teddy Chan does follow a strict how-to-make-an-action-thriller by the volume. And that is 1 of the downsides to the movie, because it does give information technology a bit too much of a predictability to information technology.
If you enjoy Hong Kong cinema, then "Kung Fu Killer" is a definite must watch movie, especially in the latter years. I was quite surprised with how skilful the picture was, and am pleased to say that Donnie Yen is definitely back in top grade. I am rating "Kung Fu Killer" a solid eight out of 10 stars.
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Information technology was a bully Kung fu moving picture
Old schoolhouse style narrative for contemporary times.
A physically challenged man who could exist an inspiration to anyone (if he was not the bad guy) over comes his uneven legs to become a super strong Kung fu primary with the goal of killing seven of the greatest masters of their styles.
The legendary activity moving-picture show star, Donne Yen plays a prisoner released from jail to notice him and stop his killing spree.
The flick is a who's who in Hong Kong action cinema with cameos from some of the biggest and best in the business organization like Raymond Chow, who was the but one I really recognized past face to go oh wow! (Some of these cameos are from action stars who date back to the 1960s, so they don't look the same)
It'due south a existent modern take on a classic fashion of Kung fu storytelling, with the Kung fu killer going from land to land village to hamlet to notice the masters and kill them, but at present the hamlet is the urban jungle of mainland china.
One of my favorite scenes is when the kung fu killer goes up against the master swords human being, who is an action hero faking his bract skills on photographic camera. Possible the all-time example in the picture of how contemporary the hamlet has become.
Everybody's Kung fu fighting, but it'due south also a cool police drama about hunting i the about interesting serial killers in cinema history. The Don does it again!!
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Yes!!
Granted, they had me at Donnie Yen, but then they gave me incredible production values, a adequately competent storyline, and met the action/fight-sequence quality of the first two IPman's.
This was ranked half dozen.four this morning, half-dozen.5 this afternoon, and could be headed college.
It deserves it. It'southward a freakin' boom!
The terminal fight is as good as the alleyway in Killzone, and a clear lack of the all-also-present drama silliness found in many of these HK action flicks. Some of the serious stuff is handled quite well.
Albeit the fight scenes are still gloriously over-the-summit(not certain what some were expecting reading some negative reviews - i hateful isn't that wHY you rent a kung fu pic? Geesh).
The "filler" is solid, decently acted fare that keeps at an fifty-fifty pace and keeps the audiences interested in the fate of its lead characters. If u want realism go rent "the gunman" and be bored to decease with a more bones plot, realism, and seasoned actors. It will fry your brain and transport u back to the redbox faster than "Get Difficult". Or have fun watching a mindless, unrealistic kung fu flick - which flies by like an F-sixteen, and is a 90-minute adrenaline rush.
Highly recommend this! 65/100
I will exist purchasing this. You should know where u stand earlier u striking play. If u enjoyed "true Legend", the "law stories", "supercop" or SPL:Killzone.. Or whatever modern kung fu picture show.. You will beloved this!
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Kung Fu Idol
Leave it to Donnie Yen, to pay respect and make a movie that is sort of a tribute to a lot of Martial Arts heroes of the past. Interim martial arts heroes that is of class. And this movie does take a lot of them. But it does pay respect to almost anybody in the credits besides (stay seated or watch them through if you are a fan).
The pic also is a combination of unlike fighting styles. It's sort of a best of. The story is pretty decent for a movie like this also. The stunts activity scenes are fantastic we knew that (if you lot've been enlightened of Donnie Yens body of piece of work, if you'll excuse the pun). But information technology's also the story that y'all desire to enjoy too. It might take a couple of bumps along the mode, just overall a very good movie, particularly for the martial arts fan
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6.five??? What's the trouble with you lot all?
This film has got past FAR the BEST fight scenes of whatever other Chinese Martial Art film I accept ever seen in many many many many many years. Information technology'due south new, merciless, crude, intense, the bad guy is really scary (most, the 98% of bad guys in all films, are ridiculous), the quality of the choreography and of the fight scenes is superb, the thrill is sincere, you lot can really experience the bad guy is powerful and able to harm anybody, so you feel all the time that this or that character is really in danger. I have just watched the second chapter of the Tiger/Dragon saga, wire- fu, which past hazard also sees Yen as one of the main characters. And, well, it tin can't even dream of competing with the level of this movie. I very highly advise this film to anybody even slightly interested in martial arts, and to anybody liking activity/thrillers.
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Surprisingly jaw dropping moves and stunts
Very fun to lookout especially if yous similar Kung Fu martial arts flicks. KungFu mode and moves used here are very surprisingly jaw dropping stunts. It may look bit unrealistic but just for the fun and imagination that Kung Fu is a whole lot on a different level of fighting fashion you will definitely dearest it.
If there'southward i thing I am missing on this film is more challenging and long rival fights than easy to the top concluding friction match. Other rivals deserves something more too.
Anyhow only yet this is really a practiced one from Donnie yen. A must watch.
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good hardcore kung-fu movie
if you're a large fan of onetime-school kung fu flicks (i.e, stuff with Shaolin monks, Iron monkey, people doing fancy kung fu moves) you'll probably enjoy this pic. If not, your mileage may vary, and this picture may be a 6 or vii out of 10 for you. Don't expect the more "realistic" fight scenes nosotros've seen lately out of stuff similar "the Raid", Bourne flicks, or Jason Statham. Even though this motion-picture show takes place in present day, information technology'south in many ways a homage to classic kung fu movies of the by.
Donnie Yen plays an imprisoned martial artist who'south released on the condition that he helps the police force auscultate a serial killer hunting kung-fu masters. The plot develops like something you'd await from a kung-fu picture taking place centuries agone. The villain chooses his victims based on their mastery of the arts. He wants to defeat the all-time kicker, the best grappler, the best weapon user, etc.. in order to show he is the greatest fighter in the land. The action scenes are pretty skillful - fast and frenetic, minimal apparent cgi/wirework, and well choreographed. I should as well note the producers do a nice job finding and designing artistic set pieces for the action, with diverse scenes taking place on a busy freeway, inside a dinosaur museum, etc...
Some other plus is the label and portrayal of the villain (played by Wang Baoqiang). He's given enough depth and backstory to separate him from the typical one-dimensional baddies we've all seen, and Wang's hostage (although somewhat melodramatic) performance is ane of the highlights of this picture show.
I think it's apparent from watching this that the filmmakers put a lot of effort into making this a quality kung-fu movie. Certain, maybe it falls casualty to some of the usual activeness motion picture tropes (this ain't high fine art we're talking almost after all), perchance there's cheesiness here and in that location, and Donnie Yen isn't a great role player, but it's like shooting fish in a barrel to appreciate the little details and work invested into this film that elevate information technology higher up random xyz action movies that have adept fight scenes, simply are otherwise unmemorable.
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IP Man Not!
An ok-ish Kung Fu motion-picture show just over the top fights, too much use of wire stunts, and bad bad CGI.
Terrible plot and interim. Not that you expect much from a Donnie Yen movie.
Ok Covid distraction I guess...
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Peachy characters, great scripts, great fights.. instant archetype
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For whatsoever newbies who may accept stumbled on this film, here is a tip from a reviewer that used to spotter these films in theatres in Chinatown (in Mandarin) back in the 60s ... because that was the merely place to find them at that time.
The final fight scene in a moving-picture show like this is a lot like the confessional --- all the flaws, sins, in the earlier part of the moving picture go articulate, and, if the terminal fight is good, everything is forgiven.
In this film, the last fight is spectacular -- using a highway instead of a cage, brilliant! -- and not only are all sins forgiven merely the truth is there were very few weak spots in this production to showtime with.
The first hour -- perfect. The notion of a martial arts expert killing other martial arts experts IS Not NEW, seen it a few times before, but it has never been washed with more polish and gusto. Rock solid.
Off the top of the second hour we have a strange twist where the girlfriend of the protagonist decides to confront on her own the killer, a man who has been going through MA experts like a hot knife through butter.
That unmarried fight just feels wrong -- the only soft spot in the motion-picture show -- just it chop-chop sets up the concluding fight scene and -- as higher up -- all is chop-chop forgiven.
Highly recommended. Could be a cult classic for years to come.
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Kung Fu kills it
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Donnie Yen'southward modern day releases are always a treasure and KUNG FU KILLER is no exception. This fourth dimension there'south a mysterious kung fu killer - with an astonishing scrunched up face - murdering martial artists using their own skills. Donnie is a former martial arts superstar in jail and all broken upwardly well-nigh killing someone in a duel. Obviously the cops allow him out to track downward the killer. It's a simple merely brilliant plot used equally a springboard for a variety of super-cool fights across HK. Yes the whole thing is cliché - from the gal he has to protect to the cop ally whose superiors just don't sympathise her - only forgivable. To add together to the charm, the production is packed with old-time HK movie stars in bit roles. The only allow-downs are that the plot means that Donnie simply gets in i big MMA mass brawl (when he takes on a whole prison gang) and that Donnie is one time once again a rather boring goodie-ii-shoes (the ending is a message about how being No.1 is lonely and then it'due south better to exist role of a team, comrade). Notwithstanding, how many other films feature a fight on superlative of an enormous plaster recreation of a homo skeleton?
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Donnie Yen, doing what he does best
KUNG FU KILLER - aka KUNG FU JUNGLE - is the latest piece of martial arts madness from Donnie Yen, here playing a tough-as-nails convict who'southward released past the law in lodge to track down a serial killer who'due south been making it his business organization to impale Hong Kong'due south summit martial arts fighters. What we have is a slim police procedural plot enlivened by tons of difficult-hitting and well-choreographed kung fu fights.
What you come across is what you get, and at that place's little to disappoint here. The production values make for a glossy, high-spirited production, and there's also plenty of the human drama you'd expect from the storyline. Donnie Yen always plays himself, really; whether he'south a cop or a criminal, he'southward always the good-natured, practiced-moral hero who you're rooting for throughout. Charlie Yeung'south female detective provides a practiced opponent for him to butt heads with though.
Really, though, the plot is just an alibi for the action, and information technology's plentiful indeed. Most of it consists of one-to-i bouts, although there's fourth dimension for a riotous interlude within a prison house. All of information technology builds upwards to an extended finale in which Yen and the sneering villain beat vii shades of hell out of each other for what seems like an enternity, and it's all very entertaining, although not quite up there with the best of this genre (aka FLASH Indicate and Kill ZONE).
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Donnie's yet got it.
Kung fu teacher Hahou Mo (Donnie Yen) is serving a prison judgement for the accidental expiry of an opponent during a duel. When he sees a news report on the prison Television about the murder of a elevation martial artist, he believes that he tin can help the police to find the person responsible (who turns out to exist a highly skilled fighter with a gimpy leg, as played past Baoqiang Wang).
While not exactly boasting the most inspired or original of plots (the story is reminiscent of all those old schoolhouse kung fu films in which a villainous martial artist kills the good guys to prove he's number 1), Kung Fu Killer is still a case of Donnie Yen proving to his detractors that he'south still got it. Well-nigh ii and a half decades after he wowed audiences in In the Line of Duty Four, he is more than than capable of choreographing and performing jaw-dropping scenes of martial arts mayhem.
I admit I was a tad doubtful at outset, the initial fight scenes not grabbing me in the way I had hoped, but with each successive battle getting more and more elaborate and increasingly brutal, the moving-picture show somewhen won me over, the final showdown on a busy freeway beingness an incredible bout-de-force of kung fu excellence (with a truly wonderful spot of pole fighting midway). Admittedly, the fights are non without their use of CGI and wirework, but that's become fairly standard for modern activeness films, and the technology is used well in this example. I for i am simply happy to run across Donnie nonetheless leaping about and doing what he does best. May he long continue to exercise so.
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A Roller-coaster ride of kung fu and drama!
Only enjoyed the World Premiere of Kung Fu Jungle, it really is a return to form for Donnie. It was well directed and edited, so Teddy Chen is on form too! All the supporting cast helped to make this entertaining, inbetween the brutal action, so the story rolled along nicely and the 100 minute run time was over before I knew it! I'one thousand really looking forward to getting the DVD so I tin can rewind those epic battles! Besides enjoyed the q&a at the stop with Donnie, his on screen partner, Michelle Bai (who is lovely) and the director, Teddy Chen. There is also a great number of old school faces to look out for, including a couple of unexpected ones! Wang Bao-Qiang was bully in his role, definitely i to scout!
Undoubtedly one of my favourites of recent months, even years!
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An Epic Kung fu and Drama Moving picture
I'chiliad so proud to be a Chinese, i have watched Chinese films for many years. Starting from Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Stephen Chow, and now Donnie Yen, I honey watching Chinese martial arts film since i was a child. After the success of Yip Man. I began to realize his picture show was quite enjoyable. I accept been following his movie till at present. Information technology is a welcome back after ICEMAN. Kung Fu Jungle delivers smashing action picture that is well directed. It gives me a lot of stunning and entertaining. The story is nice and I really enjoyed the epic one on one battles. I'thousand really waiting for the DVD & Blu ray release. This is definitely a must watch movie!!! Give thanks you, 谢谢.
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Stereo-typical Donnie Yen film
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The trouble with Donnie Yen movies lately is they're becoming besides familiar. The movies may be dissimilar, but they somehow make you think it'south the same Donnie Yen movie you've seen from last time. Information technology'southward mostly considering Donnie Yen casts the aforementioned actors with him again and again, and he keeps having the same movie flaws that go along his movies from becoming corking. The movies normally starts off with a very promising plot with well thought of characters and story groundwork, but then in his endeavor to create a deeper story he tends to lose the plot with outrageous circumstances, twists, or drama in the middle. It's no dissimilar with Kung Fu Jungle. The good thing, though, is he's still able to pull it through at the end of the movie. I tin can't aid just feel disappointed since Donnie has so much potential to actually make bully movies with not bad fight scenes without sacrificing the story, only lately martial arts movies from Thailand or activity movies from Korea and Japan are doing style much better. Just, I call back it's the signal he makes in Kung Fu Jungle that he also wants to point out in his career: he no longer vies to be number i, he'south just contented doing martial arts with the other masters in the manufacture.
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Information technology's not outright bad, but information technology is a little disappointing.
I'chiliad always upwards for a adept onetime Hong Kong martial arts activity film, then when I found the Blu-ray for this movie in my library, I snatched it upward. But as I said in my summary line, I found the picture show somewhat of a letdown. It's not a BAD movie; it does have some 18-carat merit. The production values are splendid, from the cinematography to the sets. And the fight sequences, especially the climatic bout, do have some 18-carat excitement. But nevertheless, I felt the fights weren't equally good every bit they could have been. They take the unfortunate trademark of many modern day Hong Kong martial arts movies - quick editing and the camera zoomed in really shut. The best Hong Kong martial arts movies pace back to see the performers in long takes. Another problem was that I didn't think that there were quite enough action sequences - a couple of more would have helped. This may explain why I frequently idea the plot to exist slow moving, as well as lacking urgency. Die hard fans of Hong Kong martial arts movies might get enough out of this (not just with the many cameos of famous Hong Kong pic figures), but I would not recommend the flick to more casual viewers of Hong Kong filmmaking.
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Horrible storyline and setting
Wasted 100 min in my life. Everything is not-sense in this movie. Even worse than most of low-toll Kungfu picture show. For nowadays, these fighting scenes are horrible, still fighting with one step by ane step. Thanks God, watched in Netflix, just wasted time with no money.
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Epic fight scenes!
I stumbled across this moving-picture show while channel surfing so I missed the first 30 minutes, but it had me hooked. Fantastic fight scenes with outstanding choreography! Some small amounts of wire work, but plenty of action showcasing the physical abilities of the actors, The final fight scene is one of the best I've seen in many years and had me transfixed from start to stop. i would happily watch this again multiple times.
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Donnie Yen pays his respect
The Grandmaster of all martial arts movies, Liu Chia-Liang, died before this moving-picture show was made even so makes a cameo during a quick cut to a movie playing on a television set. Liu Chia-Liang added brief moments to his films that would seem unimportant or fifty-fifty out of place to the coincidental viewer. However, if you practice martial arts for more than a few decades and know the history and sentry hundreds of other martial arts movies and so you become the bespeak. For case, a human does non say "Thank you" after his wine cup is filled but instead taps his fingers 3 times on the table. Some of u.s.a. know exactly what that is all about but most watching the movie do not. The Grandmaster put moments like this into his movies for the real martial arts practitioners and the real fans of these films. Donnie Yen does the same thing in this film. He shows he knows where he came from, where he is, and where he is going. Thank yous, Donnie, I get it! Perfect x/10 rating.
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More Donnie Yen nonsense
For every good Yen film in that location comes ten of these. I don't know whether the other reviews were written by people involved in making the flick or 5 twelvemonth old's who buy in to this type of utter nonsense.
Activity - Over the top, unsubtle wire moves, completely incorrect for the urban, gimmicky setting. When someone gets striking they fly across the room every bit though fabricated out of newspaper. Ridiculous apply of cgi. Why the hell am I fifty-fifty seeing cgi in a movie with Donnie Yen. No cgi is required. The continuity, oh my god the continuity. Someone will be kicked into a rack of shelving, the shot and then cuts to the actors fighting in the heart of the room no where nearly the shelving.
Acting - I don't spotter Yen action movies for the acting or plot line just why am I reading reviews that bang on about how adept the drama is. Information technology's a Yen action movie, the whole clichéd list is there. Clichéd female cop cheque, evil kung fu killer check, Donnie Yen playing Donnie Yen cheque. Goose egg about the acting or the characters has any depth to it.
The only affair I can say about this moving-picture show is it is highly stylized with some nice shots of the city.
Those expecting another flashpoint, special id or Ip human will be disappointed, just more Chinese nonsense here written by children, for children, ignore the 6. rating, don't take a chance with information technology merely avoid at all costs.
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One of the best moving-picture show from Donnie! Across expectations !
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Some other thrilling cop picture show starring by Donnie Yen, Michelle Bai, Wang Bao Qiang, and Charlie yeung. Information technology was and so well directed past Teddy Chan, the formal director of 'The Accidental Spy' (2001) starring Jackie Chan, and 'Bodyguards and Assassins' starring Donnie Yen and other famous Hong Kong celebrities. In my opinion, this is the all-time action movie that i ever seen in 2014! This motion picture is full of brutal Kung Fu actions which involve punching, kicking, grapple, and usage of weapon.
(Donnie Yen) as well known as Ha, was really a formal police martial art instructor, he was imprisoned for v years for accidentally killing a Caucasian (to be exact) martial art exponent. And this was shown at the starting part of the movie. Slowly, it moves on to after three years, when Ha was in jailed, he saw a death case from the Television set which caught his eyes, since he is one of the height martial art exponent, he suspects that the decease might be linked to martial arts terms and saying. Therefore, he insist to detect the head investigator Luk (Charlie Yeung) and he mentioned that he could help the law for investigation to solve the example. Ha seek help from the prison guards whether can he helped out and meet inspector luk, unfortunately he failed to do so. In order to catch the guards or even inspector luk attention, Ha purposely went into a brutal brawl in the prison to 17 prisoners. Isn't information technology amazing?
The brawl stopped until more than security guards arrived, and Ha was bring to the interrogation room by inspector luk and one more male police force assistance. Ha started to say out some kung fu 'formulas' instance like 'energy is formed' and things like this when inspector luk asked how he could helped out in their investigation about the death case. And Ha only promised to aid out, provided if the law set him free. All the same, she was non convinced past what Ha mentioned and continues asking him what other information he have. At this point of time, Ha have spoken out 8 names from his oral cavity and mentioned that one out of the eight people will dice, only she just walked abroad and thinks that it doesn't help much with the given data.
And coincidentally, 1 out of the 8 names which Ha mentioned died afterwards. Followed by a few martial arts exponents were killed by Fung Yu Sae (Wang Bao Qiang). Fung was a serial killer and he wanted to be the first in the world past killing every top martial fine art masters. He tried to kill the first exponent which is specialized in punching, and and then by leg kick, grapple, weapons, and so on. Ha and inspector luk were puzzled and practice not know how to detect Fung, until Fung himself called the police station and wanted to await for Ha, from there the police tracked downwards the location of where Fung called from and started to move out and take hold of Fung. Fung was very smart and fast in escaping which prevent the case to be closed. Until the law force, inspector luk and Ha managed to find Fung house, they saw the bone ashes of have Fung's wife. And they brand a good assumption that Fung definitely will come back to pay respect to his married woman, and ready guards, dogs, and boats to get ready for a raid one time Fung is found.
The part of raiding was fantastic, as the whole law is tracking on Fung, and suddenly, the officeholder which was above Inspector luk have saw a video which displaying Ha and Fung was chatting on phone when Ha was in jail years ago. The officeholder suspects that Ha might be in cahoots with Fung. And Inspector luk signal her gun at Ha and asked what relationship he have with Fung, and Ha of course we know he become rid of the situation past fighting back and ran away to catch Fung in lodge to prove Ha's innocence. Boat raid, fights and chasing scene were awesome and y'all simply can feel it in the movie itself.
Lastly, Fung and Ha managed to get away from the police, and Ha managed to stop Fung from killing the next exponent, and mentioned that Fung must kill him before he can moves on killing more than exponents. Fung were thrilled and full of excitement because he knows that Ha was serious is challenging him. And final role was the near jaw dropping and barbarous scene out of the whole fight scenes from the showtime. That's near all I can summarize. Of class at that place are parts that which I missed out as no point telling the whole truthful story by words, might besides spent the money to watch information technology yourself. :D it is actually worth the price even though it is expensive every bit it only came out recently. If I were to compared with his other movies, similar special ID, Ip man, flashpoint, and killzone, I tin can say that Kung fu jungle in terms of plot and fight scenes, its more brutal and realistic than the rest of his past movies.
Hope that my review is useful to people who accept not lookout it still and definitely won't disappoint yous.
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FROM Outside TO Within
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Hahou Mo (Donnie Yen) is the world's best Kung Fu fighter. He is in jail for killing his opponent. When a high contour murder occurs of a Kung Fu fighter, Hahou offers his services to capture the killer as he names the adjacent victims. When one of those names becomes the adjacent victim, Hahou is sprung and helps out.
The series killer was washed orderly. In that location were no existent twists, although the movie could of had i, it simply isn't in the nature of the Chinese film makers. The fighting was realistic every bit compared to the silly grunt style and anti-gravity style of other films. The film asks the question of martial arts being outdated for killing.
The but real question left unanswered was why does UPS model its uniforms from Chinese prisons suit?
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Nice piffling mix of crime thriller and martial arts.
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E'er loved Donnie Yen's work and particularly the graphic symbol Ip human being which he played 2 times in contempo years.
This is non that adept just rather a prissy contribution to an action packed picture show with an adequate story to proceed it all going.
The some what over the top scenes did not fit the film and dragged the totality of the moving-picture show down.
It has the feel of a big production and it wanted to practise to much with all the genres they messed upwards in writing an interesting story.
All the characters feel some how "off"in this picture and did non seem to thing,because in the end, they all go redemption anyway.
If you lot similar action or martial arts than this is your film.
Combination with thriller and drama was a let down according to me only some one might likewise run into that as a plus.
I enjoyed watching it.it has a good entertainment value.
You should at to the lowest degree bank check it out if your a fan.
I like Donnie Yen movies can't await to see the side by side one.
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review for the bluray
Pic The picture show is story heavy which is a great thing. You go to know all about the protagonist and antagonist. The characters are fleshed out though we don't become to know anything nigh the victims who died, simply all you get to know is that they were best at a particular martial arts.
The fighting is solid, yous get to run into fists, legs, grapple, sword and my favourite MMA. Donnie Yen does fight in this, just the disappointing thing is nosotros get to see more than of the adversary fight MORE in the movie rather than Donnie. He only fights at the beginning and towards the cease:/ The fighting choreography is skillful, you get to run across some of the moves Clearly, no camera cheap tricks. One of the moves I like was when the adversary does this movie to Grapple'due south face+chest+tummy, that was indeed badass because the camera focuses pin signal to what yous need to run into.
This motion picture may not be equally amazing as Flashpoint, or some other'due south favourite SPL. Simply definitely information technology is a well worth title, I can rewatch this once more. It is certainly a refresher because Donnie'due south latest movies take been disappointing: 14 Blades, Special ID, Wuxia, Monkey Rex, Water ice Man -__- (some of them were not that bad merely they can't be re-watched once more). But this flick proved fans wrong.
VIDEO video is very squeamish, they used a squeamish camera in this movie. I dearest the river hamlet, you get to see the waters ripple and so conspicuously and sharply. That is where the HD actually shines. For everything was crystal clear and vibrant. Merely listen you, all other scenes were great in HD.
AUDIO poor! I am using Tritton 720+ and I used Movie Mode. The audio which was in 5.ane DSA MA (nonetheless y'all spell it), was fine. The sound effects were squeamish withal audio dialogue was poor. Because yous couldn't hear what they were saying, you tin hear, it is just that the audio effect is louder than speech audio. It felt like Matrix Bluray encoding:/
EXTRAS terrible!!! completely terrible! No nothing! Just movie | subtitle/sound | scenes. a quick greenbacks take hold of by Signature distribution company. greedy bastards!
Verdict. if you have a multi region bluray, I say get the Asia version considering that must take extras. If you just care virtually the movie, get this version. If you want your money's worth, I say you lot should WAIT until price driblet to low!
In fact I think I am starting to dislike buying UK release martial arts movies on Bluray, because they are inexpensive knock offs! Sony did an amazing job with Ong Bak two on United kingdom Bluray release because the audio quality was better than Magnet'south Ong Bak 2 Bluray release. Man of Tai Chi was a pis'south poor terrible blur ray release in UK, it had no extras! Shame the US version is not region gratis.
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