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House of Fury
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List Price: $19.95
Our Price: $17.99
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Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Starring: Anthony Wong, Stephen Fung, Daniel Wu, Gillian Chung
Directed By: Stephen Fung
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0601641719247
Format: Color
Label: Tai Seng
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Tai Seng
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-12-13
Running Time: 102
Studio: Tai Seng
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Summary: House of Fury
Comment: This was an enjoyable movie with a nice balance of action, comedy and plot. It was done in the true fashion of 'Shaolin Soccer' and has very nice special effects blended into the fight scenes. I wish the 'last fight scene' was done better, but overall still a great movie to add to your collection, if only for the jokes alone. =P
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Summary: House of Fury
Comment: A good family martial arts movie for the kids to watch. Also in english.
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Summary: Kung-fu Fighting -- It Runs in the Family: Entertaining Hong Kong Martial Arts Action
Comment: `House of Fury' is a quite entertaining kung-fu action film that does not take itself seriously. It nicely re-uses the basic story of Robert Rodriguez's joyful `Spy Kids' series, and adds lots of well-choreographed kung-fu actions (advisor Yuen Woo Ping).
Anthony Wong (`Infernal Affair') is Yue Siu Bo, a middle-aged doctor who runs his own health clinic in Hong Kong. He is a good-natured person and a family man, but his habitual tales about his old days as martial arts master and top spy agent are very embarrassing for his children, Nicky (Stephen Fung, also director of the film) and Natalie (Gillian Chung, `The Twins Effect' and one of the popular duo Twins). Nicky and Natalie do not believe a single word of his father's braggadocio until one day he is really kidnapped by a baddie in wheelchair, Rocco (Michael Wong) who showed up before him to settle the score with the guy who inflicted a severe injury to him many years ago.
The story is thus simple, but it works in this kind of action-packed film. Though helped by stunts, smooth editing, and some wires, all the martial arts actions are above average, generating enough excitement and fun with the characters' super-fast, gravity-defying movements. I will not be surprised to find the good action from Josie Ho who plays a deadly assassin, but it is surprising that Gillian Chung can show good skills as kung-fu fighter, who has obviously trained so much since `The Twins Effect.'
Charlene Choi (the other Twin) also appears, but sadly her role is just an extended cameo. Daniel Wu also appears, but his fans would be disappointed with his role which does not play a significant role until one moment. On the other hand, veteran Wu Ma steals the scenes with some good (and you might say unbelievable) actions, and Jake Strickland as the baddie's son (who is always playing Nintendo) also shines in two scenes where he shows his true colors as capable fighter.
Of course this is not `Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' or `Kung-hu Hustle.' Stephen Fung as directo knows what he is doing, with his approach which is very orthodox, and even simple in letting his co-stars show what they can do on the screen. No grace and beauty of bamboo trees, no gimmicks and parodies. Only good martial arts actions, and they are very entertaining. Recommended for the fans of martial arts actions, or the sweet and lovely Twins.
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Summary: Great Heroes, Weak Villain.
Comment: House Of Fury is almost superb and that is the most disappointing thing about this film. Teddy Yu (Anthony Wong) leads a double life as a chiropractor and secret agent. His teenaged children, Nicky (Stephen Fung, who also directed the film) and Natalie (Gillian Chung from the pop group Twins) think his 007 stories are all nonsense. When Teddy is kidnapped by assasins who work for a man named Rocco (Michael Wong from Beast Cops),the kung fu kids search for the baddies. Rocco is after Teddy's longtime friend Chiu (Ma Wu) and his killers are tough. Rocco, on the other hand is the weakest character in the movie. On the disc cover, he's in a fighting stance with Wolverine-like claws. In the movie, he's a wheelchair bound crybaby who is paralyzed from the neck down. Rocco's young son, Nelson (newcomer Jake Strickland) is the baddest ass on the evil team. This kid is awesome and is one of the main reasons to buy this dvd. Daniel Wu (Cop On A Mission, One Nite In Mongkok) and Charlene Choi (the other Twin) are entertaining, but they don't do too much here. Overall, House Of Fury is a nice reminder of the way kung fu movies used to be in the 70's and 80's. With Yuen Woo Ping, Jackie Chan's production team, Stephen Fung, and the great cast involved, it should have been a classic.
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Summary: Somewhat entertaining...
Comment: This movie had some good fight scenes, but those were marred by the fantasy wire-fu HK likes to throw in their films nowadays. Gah, it's irritating to see some guy floating across the screen his legs flailing. I know it's part of Chinese fiction/fantasy, but people *can't fly*. Why do they associate martial arts mastery with having supernatural powers? Bruce Lee must be rolling in his grave.
Wire-fu aside, some of the fight scenes were pretty good. The story was halfway decent, although there's a problem with the pendants the kids were wearing since childhood; they didn't have flash cards when the children were young. They didn't exist. That whole concept was flawed. The villian was lame. A vendetta over getting paralyzed by a covert operative. Why is it that they show the guy on the front of the DVD standing? I don't get it. Where's the consistency?
I'd like to see more attention to plot and non-wire-fu action instead of a corny plot with huge holes and guys that fly.
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