Huo yun chuan qi (1994)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Woo-ping Yuen

Release Date:

13 August 1994 (South Korea)

Cast

Joe Chu	...	Chun
Brigitte Lin	...	Fire Dragon
Siu Chung Mok	...	Yuen Ming
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Tang Lyn-Yu
Lap-Man Sin	...	Prince Six
Chuan Chen Yeh	...	Snow

Also Known As:

Fiery Romance
Fire Dragon (Hong Kong: English title)
Foh wan chuen kei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
The Fiery Dragon Kid (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:15 | UK:15

Company:

Long Shong Pictures

Amazed at the FX and then falling on the floor laughing! What more can I ask for?

I came across this movie an odd way. I was at a local comic convention and won this movie along with some other stuff as a door prize. When I popped this DVD in I could barely believe my eyes. What I was watching was some crazy stunts and fx. Then a really interesting story comes in about a corrupt general and we learn the story of this woman assassin who works for him (only I get the feeling she's not to thrilled about serving him. But she seems to be in debt to him for his teaching of the "fire stance") Then to top it off we get some HUGE laughs that had me rolling on the floor. I don't agree with some of the other commenter's that think the plot is boring or the humor bad because so far I'm enjoying every moment of this wonderful tale. The only way I can describe this film is like you are watching a live action cartoon. Sometimes I feel like I am watching anime but I'm shocked to see live actors!It achieves this surreal experience through two things: a) Stunning special fx that leave you asking "how'd they do that!" and b) Off the wall comic jokes and characters. My opinion: How could you go wrong with this one? 10 stars and I haven't even finished watching the movie!