The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
When two warring factions in Ancient Japan, the mainlanders and the highlanders, go to war, Ling (Li, Once Upon a Time in China) and his school of martial artists head to the mountains. While there, he...
1990s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published December 20, 1998 · Last modified February 4, 2019
When two warring factions in Ancient Japan, the mainlanders and the highlanders, go to war, Ling (Li, Once Upon a Time in China) and his school of martial artists head to the mountains. While there, he...
1990s / Action / Drama / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published October 1, 1998 · Last modified March 30, 2019
In ancient China, a desert-dweller named Ou-Yang (Leslie Cheung) gets in the middle of a circle of stories involving various swordsmen. Huang (Tony Leung) is a swordsman who drinks some magic wine in order to forget...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published February 6, 1998 · Last modified February 3, 2019
Continuing the slapstick saga of the clown prince of China (Chow, Fight Back to School), still performing his shenanigans while maintaining his position as the emperor’s right-hand man. Definitely a step down comedically from the...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.