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... [More]
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Reviews for The Legend
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Energetic martial arts film. Full Review |
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[Siao's] performance [is] a show-stopping culmination of three decades of fine work in the Hong Kong cinema. Full Review |
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Some terrific fight scenes for the Jet Li faithful.
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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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4/5 |
Ranges from jovial comedy to martial arts slapstick to almost Shakespearean farce to moving drama to cliffhanging suspense, and does all of them well. Full Review |
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One of the few Jet Li movies I’ve seen that actually lives up to its hype. Full Review |
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May be the definitive Hong Kong martial arts feminist film. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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