Product: Wong Fei Hung: Chi sai wik hung shut [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
Works for me
I see the reviews are pretty evenly scattered from 1 star to 5 stars and I certainly understand that, its completely subjective. If you are not already a fan of Hong Kong martial arts movies, you are likely to find a lot of fault with this movie, although you'll still be awe of the Jet Li's fight sequences.However if you already are a fan of the genre, this is a terrific movie. I think the first HK movie I saw years back was Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master". Jet Li plays the same character although the movies couldn't be more different. Also they used the same theme music, although obviously a different version. Both are great movies in there own way, Drunken Master highlighting Jackie Chan's clownish style, Once Upon a Time in China shining with Jet's Li's charisma and graceful movements.The opening sequence alone, with the theme song playing and the hundreds of men moving through their Tai Chi sequence is worth the price of the DVD to me (although I loved all of it). It is the Cantonese version of the theme with George Lam that I don't get tired of listening to. The Mandarin version is sung by Jackie Chan, and just isn't quite as powerful for me.If you are new to Hong Kong movies, try to look past some of the cheesy bits and the cartoonish westerners, all of this is typical of the genre. But there is plenty to enjoy here if you look past that.