The inevitable follow-up to Tsui Hark's martial arts epic ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA (1991) doesn't quite jar the floor like its predecessor, but it encores the lavish historical pageantry and fertile political subtexts that usually catapult Hark's work way beyond the campy realm of just
plain kung fu fighting. These films are thoughtful, handsomely mounted, serio-comic period sagas--with superior kung fu fighting.
The sequel is set in 1895, 20 years since Master Wong's earlier adventure, though none of the characters appears to have aged at all. Physician, scholar, troubleshooter, and famed martial arts teacher Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) is still grappling with mode...
Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
106 mins