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Tai Chi II
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List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $17.99
Your Save: $ 1.96 ( 10% )
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Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Starring: Jacky Wu, Christy Chung, Billy Chow, Sibelle Hu, Taam Chiu
Directed By: Woo-ping Yuen, Xinyan Zhang
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305034414
Format: Color
ISBN: 6305034419
Label: Tai Seng
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Tai Seng
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 1998-07-28
Running Time: 95
Studio: Tai Seng
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Not all that good
Comment: Tai Chi Master was a lot better than this. I was pretty bored watching this movie. No real good moves, just plain boring. I didn't even watch the last 40ish minutes.
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Summary: A Classic Overall Entertain !
Comment: Not as good current new Tai chi Movie which using the series to edit but his one is not edit in any way is a movie if u compare this to tai chi movie by jet lee is a very different approance this one a bit more entertain and fun to watch. Fight Scene which not as good as Jet Li one, but plot and acting fit better. Highly Recommaned for Tai Chi Fan or Martial Art Enthurisian fan.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Lackluster Performances
Comment: This is not as good as the other Tai Chi movies. Unpolished, poor gongfu spoils the good parts. The ending is especially weak... the sudden appearance of "string" aided stunts makes it laughable in a bad way. The lack of a good villian is sure to kill any decent movie, and the bad guys are really subpar in Tai Chi II.
Likewise, I am unimpressed with the storyline... it starts off as a "girl-meets-boy" who already has boyfriend plot and tries to become an old vs. new China (opium wars) flick. Additionally, the young kungfu master goes through no personal jouney (training/failure/rivalry) - I guess I just didnt find it too interesting.
Pass and buy another one in the TAI CHI series.
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Summary: Action-packed and Entirely Enjoyable
Comment: Tai Chi II, set during the time of British imperialism and the illegal opium trade, is one of the most action-packed and well-balanced non-"Old School" kung-fu films I have ever seen, ranking up there alongside Jet Li's "The Tai Chi Master."
The movie is cast well, with delightful and memorable characters.
The main plot revolves around the illegal opium trade propogated by the British--to the detriment of the native Chinese, the general clash of cultural values and how various segments within Chinese society adapt to the western influence. Secondarily, there is a romantic side of the plot between the main character, the very lovely leading lady, and her fiance. The film also highlights the strength and interplay of Chinese family relationships--for those reacting to the western presence in different ways--in a wonderful way (remeniscent of the Fong Sai Yuk films with Jet Li). In the end, the moral mainstay of traditional Chinese culture wins the day with a very satisfying resolution of circumstances.
The action choreography is quite well done (bravo! Yuen Woo-Ping!), making good use of multiple angles and very good use of slow motion to showcase the grace, power and superiority of Tai Chi. While there is limited use of wire, it is fairly well integrated with the rest of the fight sequence(s) and does not in any way detract from the general tone of the film, or eclipse the excellent emphasis on the Tai Chi methods.
If at all possible, get the original Hong Kong import version of this film (I bought mine for $7.99 from EDay Movie: www.edaymovie.com). The picture and sound quality are top-knotch, even though the English subtitles display the occasional spelling or grammatical anamoly (which I have come to expect--and even to enjoy(!)--over the years).
All tolled, a stellar offering that easily merits the top-shelf and quite possibly the top-ten in anyone's kung-fu movie collection! Along with The Tai Chi Master, Tai Chi II is easily one of the best non-"Old School" kung-fu film you are ever likely to see.
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Summary: Twin Warriors 2
Comment: This is part 2 of Yuen Woo-Ping's Twin Warriors with Jet Li & Michelle Yoeh. Both films are great. In fact all of Yuen Woo-Ping's films are great. Buy and enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!
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