San lung moon haak chan (1992)

Director:

Raymond Lee

Writers:

Cheung Tan (writer)
Hark Tsui (writer)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Fans of Jet Li's 'Swordsman 2' will love it!

Plot:

This big hit at the Sundance Film Festival had audiences cheering. Set during the Ming Dynasty, this...

Plot Keywords:

Remake

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	Chow Wai-on
Brigitte Lin	...	Yau Mo-yan
Maggie Cheung	...	Jade King
Cheung-Yan Yuen	...	Iron
Donnie Yen	...	Tsao Siu Yan
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Ngai
Shi-Kwan Yen	...	Ho Fu (as Yee Kwan Yan)
Lawrence Ng	...	Siu-Chuen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Fai Chan
Shun Lau	...	Cha
Elvis Tsui	...	The General

Also Known As:

Dragon Inn (Hong Kong: English title)
New Dragon Gate Inn (UK) (DVD title)
New Dragon Inn
Xin long men ke zhan (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

88 min | USA:103 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:R (Ontario) | UK:18 | South Korea:15 (cut) | Australia:MA

Movie Connections:

Remake of Long men ke zhen (1966)

The Greatest Martial Arts Movie Ever Made

Everybody loves "Crouching Tiger", but this movie made more than 10 years ago is a much better martial arts movie. Instead of trying to be everything like "Crouching Tiger" did, it was just designed and implemented as a martial arts movie, and nothing else. This focus made it great to begin with.

In addition to a stellar cast, great action scenes, its plot is solid and intriguing. The final fight is one of the greatest martial arts scenes ever made, especially to those who grew up reading Chinese martial arts novels.

It is interesting that those who have a problem with the imagination of Chinese martial arts movies do not have any issue with that of "Matrix". In fact, the logic is very similar. "Matrix": with hi-tech, everything is possible, including dodging bullets; Chinese martial arts movies: with kongfu, everything is possible, including running on the roof.

Having said that, I understand that those who have never read Chinese martial arts novels may have trouble with some of the scenes, especially if you are trying to find medical evidence to verify the possibility of some moves. However, this is just a movie based on a novel, so why don't you just relax and enjoy?