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The Legend (1993)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:8

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: A blockbuster biopic immortalizing 18th century Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk, a Han loyalist whose love for the Manchu governor's daughter gets him into plenty of hot water. Fortunately, he's a... A blockbuster biopic immortalizing 18th century Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk, a Han loyalist whose love for the Manchu governor's daughter gets him into plenty of hot water. Fortunately, he's a master of the Invincible Magic Fist, and his nimble kung-fu fighting mom is along to help out. [More]

Starring: Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michele Reis, Sibelle Hu

Starring: Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michele Reis, Sibelle Hu, Chu Kong, Chiu Man-Cheuk

Director: Corey Yuen

Director: Corey Yuen

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Energetic martial arts film.

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07/30/08
Channel 4 Film

[Siao's] performance [is] a show-stopping culmination of three decades of fine work in the Hong Kong cinema.

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01/26/06
Time Out

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08/17/05
Emanuel Levy
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EmanuelLevy.Com

Some terrific fight scenes for the Jet Li faithful.

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11/05/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Avoid the Buena Vista DVD: this is a great film under its original title Fong Sai-Yuk, in Cantonese with English subtitles

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05/29/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

Ranges from jovial comedy to martial arts slapstick to almost Shakespearean farce to moving drama to cliffhanging suspense, and does all of them well.

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07/30/03
TV Guide's Movie Guide

One of the few Jet Li movies I’ve seen that actually lives up to its hype.

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07/24/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

May be the definitive Hong Kong martial arts feminist film.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Dazzles with some of the most breathtakingly choreographed fight scenes witnessed in years, including one show-stopper featuring a full battle waged atop the heads and shoulders of an awestruck crowd of gawkers.

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01/01/00
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