The sequential Wong Fei Hung movies that starred Jet Li and Vincent Zhao.

The shows that started the whole kick-ass movies based on the legendary Wong Fei Hung.

This time around, Wong Fei Hung make trip to America.

Vincent Zhao takes on the role of Wong Fei Hung

A Stephen Chow movie that showcased his acting talent very well.

Stephen Chow’s A Chinese Odyssey, director Jeff Lau’s epic two-part retelling of the legend of the Monkey King, greatly enhanced Stephen Chow’s international profile. The role as Monkey King earned Stephen Chow his first acting award, from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society, and further demonstrated the existence of the actor beneath the comedian. The two A Chinese Odyssey films, Pandora’s Box and Cinderella, blend costume pageantry with gorgeous scenery and some fabulous action sequences from action choreographer Ching Siu Tung (Hero). Stephen Chow turns in a hilarious and emotionally moving performance to offer a costume comedy adventure unlike any you’ve ever seen!

A bold reinvention of the classic A Journey to the West, the two films follow the adventure of Joker (Stephen Chow), a scruffy Ancient Chinese gang leader who’s really the reincarnated form of the Monkey King. Two evil sister demons (Yammie Nam and Karen Mok) nudge Joker in the correct direction and complete the Journey to the West. Part 2 starts with Joker (Stephen Chow) just discovering that he is, in fact, fated to be the Monkey King. But he is much more concerned with traveling forward in time to save his wife, one of the sisters who used to be his enemy, from certain death. Unfortunately, he’s indentured to the beautiful, but schizophrenic Zixia (Athena Chu), who’s bent on becoming Joker’s true love! But to finally become the Monkey King, Joker must cast off all human desire. Can he forsake human love to save his Master, the Longevity Monk (Law Kar Ying)

Ratings: 4 out of 5

A brilliant effort from the master of comedy who breathed new life into a famous Chinese fairy-tale.

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Starring:

Stephen Chow

Athena Chu

The Works of Jet Li.

The Works of Vincent Zhao.

The Works of Andy Lau.

The Works of Takeshi Kaneshiro.

The Works of Jason Wujing.

The Works of Donnie Yen.

Starring Andy Lau, Jet Li, and Takeshi

The Warlords is set during the Taiping Rebellion when the Qing Dynasty was brought to its knees by a militant demagogue who attracted hundreds of thousands of disgruntled insurgents to his cause, thrusting the nation into chaotic infighting and warlordism. Emerging from a field of corpses, Qing General Pang (Jet Li) is the only member of his troop to survive a fatal battle with enemy forces. Wandering through the impoverished land, he encounters young outlaw Jiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and ends up joining a gang of bandits led by the brash and brazen Zhao (Andy Lau). Realizing that the only way to survive during such times is to join the fight, Pang, Zhao, and Jiang form their own army and offer their services to the Qing. Bounded by their blood oath, the sworn brothers lay down their lives for victory on the battlefield, but their brotherhood is tested by politics, personal ambition, and rivalry for the hand of Zhao’s wife (Xu Jinglei).

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Starring:
Jet Li
Andy Lau
Takeshi Kaneshiro

Ratings: 3 out of 5
A very gritty telling of war and human greed. What I disliked was the ending.