![]() ![]() I did like Jet Li's mum but I didn't like Jet Li playing a comedic role. To be honest, I didn't know what was going on from one scene to the next because I lost interest very early in the film. The acting is appalling, along with the script which became hard on the ears after a while. Reviewed by leonblackwood 1 / 10 Expected Better from Jet Li! 1/10 Unfortunately it`s not as funny as it sounds It`s quite ridiculous watching characters screaming and bawling on screen with their dubbed voices being calm and relaxed to the point of politeness. We see 70 year old men, their voices dubbed by actors who sound like their straight out of high school while their is no emotion or inflexion put into their voices. There is one problem to THE LEGEND and that is the dubbing on the English language version - It`s quite awful. It`s not going to win any Oscars and is in no way comparable to CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON ( There`s a few revealing errors which adds to its entertainment value ) but at least it`s not as irritating as all those Jackie Chan and Jean Claude Van Damme star vehicles. THE LEGEND isn`t a bad martial arts movie, it features romance, comedy and action which is what entertainment is all about. Reviewed by Theo Robertson 5 / 10 Putting Words Into Other Peoples MouthsįONG SAI YUK is known as THE LEGEND in Britain and was broadcast on BBC 1 earlier tonight probably because it ties in with the release of Jet Li`s up coming HERO and since we`re also treated to an athletics contest very early into the film I guess someone thought it might have been a good idea to broadcast it after the BBC`s Olympic coverage Some interesting gender role-reversals take place during a 'comedy of errors.' Her father, in an attempt to gain influence in the region and thus improve his business, offers his daughter in marriage to the winner of a kung-fu contest. ![]() Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant, recently moved to Canton. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. ![]()
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