Considering the involvement of the underrated Tony Leung Siu-Hung, the fight scenes are mostly disappointing. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. View the profiles of people named Bong Ashir. On paper, the idea of a film bringing together martial arts heroes Wong Fei-Hung, Huo Yuanjia, Chen Zhen and Ip Man conjures up endless possibilities. Watch Queue Queue He is suitably deadpan and some of his exchanges with sidekick Chen Zhen are hysterical. After being humiliated in front of her by his boss (Zhang Ziwen), who also covets Bao’er, a desperate Fei invokes the help of Wong (Vincent Zhao), Huo (Andy On), Chen (Chan Kwok Kwan) and Ip (Dennis To). A fight between Vincent Zhao and Bruce Leung is the most watchable action scene in the film, but still so short it’s unlikely to linger long in anyone’s memory. Wan Peng attented Beijing Dance Academy. His boss Zhang Peng (Zhang Ziwen) also has a thing for Bao’er, and does his hardest to keep the two apart.

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This brings with it many fish out of water gags with our heroes having to adjust to the modern world as well as trying to find out how they will get back to their own time. ( Log Out /  Dennis To takes a bit of a back seat, but that’s the point: his Ip Man is aloof to the point of ineffectuality, and a late revelation about his character is very amusing. Learn how your comment data is processed. To be honest the amount of time, money and effort this guy puts into trying to beat Yingxiong, he really does deserve to win the girl at the end. I would suggest the likes of Bloodmoon (1997) or The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake (2011) for better examples of Tony Leung Siu-Hung’s choreography.
According to FJSen, tabloids reported that the 39-year-old singer has actually been dating his own assistant, nicknamed Biao Mei (loosely translated as Cousin) for the last two years. On paper, the idea of a film bringing together martial arts heroes Wong Fei-Hung, Huo Yuanjia, Chen Zhen and Ip Man conjures up endless possibilities. If the film had more scenes like this it could have become a comedy classic. (Spoiler) The finale is action-heavy, but it’s an interminable and terribly asinine fight scene in which the grandmasters are quickly defeated by a supersuit-wearing villain, before Fei Yingxiong gets to save the day. Bringing together four martial arts folk heroes in a time-travel adventure: it's an idea both far-fetched and obvious - an oxymoron that Jeff Lau embodies film after film.

This is especially welcome from Vincent Zhao, who proves excellent at sending up his squeaky-clean hero image: not only is his Wong Fei Hung oblivious to the fact that 13th Aunt isn’t in love with him anymore, he’s also hilariously passive-agressive once he figures out who she’s been cheating on him with. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Biao Mei reportedly has been visiting Ashin's residence, and has been accompanying him everywhere as both assistant and girlfriend. And so Kung Fu League unites Wong Fei Hung (no introduction needed), Huo Yuan Jia (most notably portrayed by Jet Li in Ronny Yu's Fearless), his most famous… After being humiliated in front of Bao’er and his other work colleagues, Yingxiong makes a wish that his martial arts heroes will come and assist him to win the love of Bao’er.
Show Luo's brand's physical store. Response: Show Luo, please get on your main account and speak up. Zhang Ziwen is suitably over the top as the films main villain, going to extreme lengths just to get a girlfriend. Throughout the years, he has managed to make the role his own, with him actually having played the part more than Jet Li at this point. Written by Guest Reviewer: Darren Murray (Facebook Profile). Even with these circumstances, you won't stop being a fan. Looking at the back catalogue of director Jeffrey Lau, it is unsurprising that he chose to take a more comedic approach to the material. Kung Fu League spectacularly fails to deliver on the promise of its silly but intriguing concept. Surprisingly, his wish comes true, with Wong Fei Hung (Vincent Zhao), Huo Yuan Jia (Andy On), Ip Man (Dennis To) and Chen Zhen (Danny Chan) all being dragged across in time to the modern world. ( Log Out /  TVB actor Kevin Cheng was also suspected of dating one of his assistants while filming "Ip Man" the TV series back in 2013. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Somehow it works: he appears in their respective dreams, and shortly afterwards the four folk heroes find themselves transported to 2018. The pair has been spotted on numerous occasions together. Long Story Short: A failed opportunity, Kung Fu League has a few amusing moments, thanks to the excellent comic timing of its four stars, but scarce and mediocre fighting, and a cringe-worthy wish-fulfillment subplot that unforgivably sidelines the four heroes in favor of an unlikeable lead. Andy On is also in great form as Huo Yuanjia, who like Zhou proves to be quite adept at comedy. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The problem with Kung Fu League is that there are too many lulls between the comedy scenes, with the glaring plot holes becoming all too apparent. 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Zhou is as likeable as ever as the righteous Wong Fei Hung, with him getting to add a lot of humour into the role, something he has not been given a chance to do in the past. ( Log Out /  Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. And despite having four martial arts icons portrayed by a talented quartet of actors, Lau sidelines them at every turn in favor of Ashin Shu’s Fei Yingxiong, an unlikeable wuss whose cringe-worthy wish-fulfillment is the plot’s main focus. It is slightly disappointing that this version of Ip Man does not get in on the action, but this is part of the joke. Seeing the four heroes storm out of Hengdian studios on horses (chased by Leung Kar Yan as a director trying to sign them for a contract), then take the subway with these horses is an amusing sight, and so is a brief karaoke duet by Ip Man and Chen Zhen. When he first played the part all those years ago in Once Upon a Time in China 4 (1994), Zhou was unfairly compared to Jet Li, who had played the part before that entry. Danny Chan’s Chen Zhen is the only fictional character out of our four heroes, with Chan basically just playing a comedic version of Bruce Lee. Watch Queue Queue. According to FJSen, tabloids reported that the 39-year-old singer has actually been dating his own assistant, nicknamed Biao Mei (loosely translated as Cousin) for the last two years. The time travel element of the plot is never explained, with the audience expected to just accept it. [+47216] Response: Good heavens, it's a fan of the master of time management. It doesn’t matter that these grandmasters are played by their respective ‘Plan B’ actors (Vincent Zhao instead of Jet Li, Dennis To instead of Donnie Yen, Chan Kwok Kwan instead of Bruce Lee…): the curiosity remains strong. Bringing together four martial arts folk heroes in a time-travel adventure: it’s an idea both far-fetched and obvious – an oxymoron that Jeff Lau embodies film after film. Instead of concentrating on our martial arts heroes, Lau has made the unwise decision of focusing the plot on the romantic exploits of Fei Yingxiong (Ashin Shu), a geeky comic book artist who pines hopelessly over colleague Bao Er (Madina Mamet). Change ). She made her acting debut in "When We Were Young"(2018) as Yang Xi.