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Once Upon a Time in China 2 (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 14

Fresh: 13

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA 2 presents the continuing late-19th-century adventures of Chinese folk hero and doctor Wong Fei-Hong (Jet Li), who arrives in Canton with for a medical conference.... ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA 2 presents the continuing late-19th-century adventures of Chinese folk hero and doctor Wong Fei-Hong (Jet Li), who arrives in Canton with for a medical conference. Unfortunately, the city is about to start a revolution as the fighting between the anarchist White Lotus Clan and the pro-democracy rebels heats up and threatens the livelihood of the city. This Tsui Hark film, which features fight choreography by Yuen Woo-Ping, is widely considered to be one of the high points of Hong Kong cinema. [More]

Starring: Jet Li, Max Mok, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen

Starring: Jet Li, Max Mok, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, David Chiang

Director: Tsui Hark

Director: Tsui Hark
Composer: James Wong

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For sheer excitement, virtuoso fight sequences and extravagant special effects, Hark's film is hard to beat.

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07/30/08
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This is the best action-adventure-comedy that Tsui has ever made, hence one of the year's most exhilarating entertainments.

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01/26/06
Time Out

Much more than just another martial arts movie.

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07/08/05
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

No review available.

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06/18/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Great follow-up to OUATIC. More of a political conspiracy plot than a cultural one, but still has great fight scenes.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com

A splendid if frankly fake-looking spectacle.

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05/20/03
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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It is a great-looking film with top-notch martial arts sequences and high production values.

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10/22/02
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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07/26/02
David Poland
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02/04/02
Jason Clark
Matinee Magazine

With its ability to maintain a balance between a high standard of intense action and thought-provoking storytelling, Once Upon a Time in China II accomplishes something very few sequels achieve: it outshines the original.

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05/11/01
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

More concentrated and svelte than its precursor, Once Upon a Time II also has the benefit of fights staged by Master Yuen Wo-Ping that show Jet Li—another camera-age hero—to even greater advantage.

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04/25/01
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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...this sequel has some of the most astounding action you've ever seen, proving that when Tsui is compared to Steven Spielberg it's no exaggeration.

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

Giving it a title that suggests an Eastern version of a Sergio Leone epic raises expectations that can't be fulfilled.

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John Hartl
Film.com
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...a more controlled, skillfully woven film overflowing with a talented cast and crew.

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