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Summary: big fun (other than the subtitles)
Review: A great martial arts movie. The story line is funny and entertaining, and the fight scenes are well-executed. There's a bit too much wire-fu for my taste, but there's plenty of non-wire stuff that kept me happy. Michelle Yeoh (sigh) is wonderful, and Donnie Yen has great comedic sense, and both have super kung-fu skills. The only annoyance was the appallingly bad subtitles, though they're sometimes bad enough to be fun in themselves. They're not up to the standard of the rest of the DVD, though, by a long shot. I have the HK version by Modern Audio Ltd., and I suppose that this issue may be specific to their release. That aside, I heartily recommend the movie.
Rating:
Summary: big fun (other than the subtitles)
Review: A great martial arts movie. The story line is funny and entertaining, and the fight scenes are well-executed. There's a bit too much wire-fu for my taste, but there's plenty of non-wire stuff that kept me happy. Michelle Yeoh (sigh) is wonderful, and Donnie Yen has great comedic sense, and both have super kung-fu skills. The only annoyance was the appallingly bad subtitles, though they're sometimes bad enough to be fun in themselves. They're not up to the standard of the rest of the DVD, though, by a long shot. I have the HK version by Modern Audio Ltd., and I suppose that this issue may be specific to their release. That aside, I heartily recommend the movie.
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Summary: Best Michelle Yeoh Heroine Yet
Review: Although I loved Michelle Yeoh's character Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, it is her role as Yim Wing Chun that truly shows off her talents. The fight scenes are spectacular! I've never seen tofu so well-guarded as that! If only more people had seen this film when it came out in the early nineties, then hollywood would have realized much earlier what we've known all along. Michelle Yeoh is a star!
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Summary: 5 stars for the martial arts
Review: Although the situations in between the fight scenes are above average in silliness, the fights make this film worth the money. Michelle Yeoh is Yip Wing Chun, among other things the student of Ng Mui, a wandering shaolin nun who survived the Ch'ing gov. (Manchu) sack of the Southern Shaolin monastary. According to legend, Ng Mui taught Wing Chun martial arts so that Wing Chun could defend herself from a bullying suitor. In order for Wing Chun to learn martial arts quickly, Ng Mui taught her a bare-bones combination of White Crane and Snake style kung fu(at least I think those were the two styles), essentially creating a new style in itself. Ng Mui was so pleased with her students rapid mastery of her innovative new martial art, she named it after Wing Chun (which translates into something like "Eternal Spring"). Unfortunately, none of this is shown in the movie. The now fully trained Wing Chun (Yeoh) is defending a young widow against another bullying suitor, who also happens to be a bandit. Throw in her business partner/aunt Abacus(who pretty much steals the show) Donnie Yen as her love interest, a dash of femininism, Yuen Woo Pings action choreagraphy, and you have a less than usual plot, but some damn good fight scenes. Michelle Yeoh is always fabulous to watch, and unlike A.J., The Tomb Raider, her skills don't depend on cloying special effects. If you like martial arts movies, you'll like this.
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Summary: 5 stars for the martial arts
Review: Although the situations in between the fight scenes are above average in silliness, the fights make this film worth the money. Michelle Yeoh is Yip Wing Chun, who is, among other things, the student of Ng Mui, a wandering shaolin nun who survived the Ch'ing gov. (Manchu) sack of the Southern Shaolin monastary. According to legend, Ng Mui taught Wing Chun martial arts so that Wing Chun could defend herself from a bullying suitor. In order for Wing Chun to learn martial arts quickly, Ng Mui taught her a bare-bones combination of White Crane and Snake style kung fu(at least I think those were the two styles), essentially creating a new style in itself. Ng Mui was so pleased with her students rapid mastery of her innovative new martial art, she named it after Wing Chun (which translates into something like "Eternal Spring"). Unfortunately, none of this is shown in the movie. The now fully trained Wing Chun (Yeoh) is defending a young widow against another bullying suitor, who also happens to be a bandit. Throw in her aunt and business partner Abacus, who pretty much steals the show, Donnie Yen as her love interest, a dash of femininism, Yuen Woo Pings action choreagraphy, and you have a less than usual plot, but some damn good fight scenes. Michelle Yeoh is always fabulous to watch, and unlike most Hollywood action stars, male or female, her skills don't depend on cloying special effects. If you like martial arts movies, you'll probably
like this.
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Summary: Cute , allmost satisfying , but lacks a strong ending.
Review: First of all let me say that i judge this film from the fight choreography / cinematography aspect alone. In all other aspects the film is very good ( again , i've seen better , but it has nothing to be ashamed of ). If you're interested mainly in the techniqe and fighting choreography , and complexity , it is a totaly average film. I did'nt percive any advanced wing chun. Really , nothing special. Ofcourse , i was surprized , for i knew it's a woo-ping film , but that's the way it is. The film lacked a strong villain , and i'm afraid that although Michelle Yeoh is supposedly an excellent martial artist and acrobat , she's not really a martial artist! ( read her bio ). She's not strong enough for the lead role , oh , she's good , but as i said , this is not a top-grade film , as far as choreography , complexity , speed , and perfection of techniqe go. I think very highly of her but she does'nt have enough carizma. She's the perfect side-kick for people like Jackie Chan ( supercop ) , or Jet Li ( The Tai-Chi Master ). Again , in all other aspects it is very good , good plot , acting , and the magical hand of Yuen woo-ping is felt. I was a bit disappointed. For those who claim this to be the best wing chun film ever made , get "Prodigal son" and put a sock in it.
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Summary: OK. Not really accurate
Review: First off. This comes as a DVD-R not a pressed DVD, so incompatibility might occur on some DVD Players. That being said, this is DVD rip of a VHS master. It's ok, it's basically the fundamental of Wing Chun. Not very good in the details. No chapter stops. I believe it's only 30 minutes long. I would say that the cost and quality exceeds the value of this DVD.
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Summary: An action movie that women will love
Review: For those of you who still don't know who Michelle Yeoh is, this is THE movie to be introduced to her. For those of you who thrilled at watching Yeoh in such movies as "Tomorrow Never Dies" (with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond), "Supercop" (with Jacky Chan) and "Tai Chi Master" (with Jet Li), this is THE action movie where she is the star rather than a man's sidekick. Having said that, WING CHUN is more than a star vehicle for this former Miss Malaysia turned Action Woman, with an ensemble who have charms of their own even if their names are not as well known; and more than just kung fu fighting. Rather, this is a surprisingly sweet (and innocent) "gender-bending" "period piece" action-comedy out of Hong Kong. Marvel at such as "the fight over tofu" and -- of course -- the climactic showdown between Wing Chun (Yeoh) and "Flying Chimpanzee" but also delight in the camaraderie and charm evident in the scenes featuring Wing Chun, Aunty Abacus and Charmy, the Tofu Princess! A caveat: Even though it has plenty of action, I can't help but wonder whether some men would be unimpressed by this movie (which actually has quantitatively more as well as qualitatively wittier dialogue than most movies of its ilk!). On the other hand, I think that women (even those who don't normally like Hong Kong action movies) will find plenty to LOVE about WING CHUN (the character but also the movie).
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Summary: Excellent movie!!!
Review: Great costumes and set design for this period piece. Yuen Woo Ping's action sequences are inventive and amazing. Michelle Yeoh is, of course, excellent!
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Summary: MICHELLE YEOH'S BEST SOLO EFFORT
Review: Great kung fu at the begining and at the end, but aside from some homorous moments and some brief fights the middle drags a little- not enough to make it a bad movie, but enough that I cant give it a perfect score. Yuen Woo Ping displays why he is one of the best Martial Arts directors EVER, and Michelle shines and shows her own great talent under his direction. Definitely worth owning. A welcome addition to any kung fu library.
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