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The Legend (Fong Sai Yuk) (1993)

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Set in China's Ching Dynasty, The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk tells the story of a ruthless emperor who enslaves his people, and persecutes a courageous revolutionary group that is mobilizing to destroy his powerful regime. When young folk hero Fong Sai-yuk (Jet Li) discovers that his own father is a freedom fighter who has been targeted for retribution, he embarks on a heroic quest for justice that will unite his people and create a legend that will never be forgotten.

Dec 12, 2000

Eastern Productions

All Critics (9) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)

Energetic martial arts film.

July 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

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

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

Some terrific fight scenes for the Jet Li faithful.

November 5, 2004 Comment
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

May 29, 2004 Comment
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.

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

May be the definitive Hong Kong martial arts feminist film.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Audience Reviews for The Legend (Fong Sai Yuk)

Jet Li at his best and one of my favourite things about my childhood. I remember Fong Sai-yuk being a cheeky, smooth and exceptionally talented fighter, you will fall in love both with his boyish charm, easy badass-ery and his ridiculously cool, hilarious, bone-breaking and long-suffering mother (Josephine Siao / Xiao

November 2, 2011
Letitia Lew

Super Reviewer

Great fight sequences, great cast, the humour is a bit too much here. The usual slapstick stuff of early 90s that it's either a hit or miss. Overall this is very much worth a check, but not as good as i was expecting. The sequel seems to be better.

May 13, 2009
DragonEyeMorrison
Tsubaki Sanjuro

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