Year: 2006
Plot: “Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.”
So many of the comments on this were really split on the site I choose to watch my movies on. Most of the ones that were bad complained about the sfx. I don’t usually have a problem with this, so I gave this one a shot. I am very glad that I gave this one a shot, and I bought it halfway through watching the movie. This one was great from the get go. I absolutely loved Tiger and Dragon, and I can’t forget about Turbo either.
The fight scenes were sometimes a little over done with sfx such as the flying and all, but it does make sense as to why. This was based off a comic book and done so in a rather dedicated way. The over-the-top action makes perfect sense when you take into account that comic book action is very over-the-top as well.
The only problem I had with this movie was the ending. Not necessarily how it ends, but the end of the final fight. That one got a little too sfx-y for even me. Though it was way too much with the ending, I still absolutely loved this movie. The action is great in all other parts of the movie. Especially when Tiger takes on the gang goons. It is near the beginning and was a really great hook for it.
This is a rather good movie despite the final battle having a little too much sfx. The action is really good as well as a well put together storyline. This is one that I will be watching again as soon as the DVD comes in the mail. It is definitely one that belongs in my martial arts movie collection.
