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Fong
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Jet Li and Amy Kwok in
Fong Sai-Yuk 2. |
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AKA: |
The
Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk 2 |
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Year: |
1993 |
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Director: |
Corey
Yuen Kwai |
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Producer: |
Jet
Li Lian-Jie |
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Action: |
Corey
Yuen Kwai, Yuen
Tak |
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Cast: |
Jet Li Lian-Jie,
Josephine Siao
Fong-Fong, Michelle
Reis, Amy Kwok
Oi-Ming, Adam
Cheng Siu-Chow, Corey
Yuen Kwai, Ji Chunhua |
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The
Skinny: |
The
very-quick sequel to the classic Fong Sai-Yuk
has large shoes to fill. So large, in fact, that this
sequel can only be viewed as a disappointment. However,
the action is worth the price of admission. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Quick
follow-up to impressive the Fong Sai-Yuk features
even more hijinks of the Hong Kong variety. This time,
Fong (Jet Li) ends up working for the Sun Flower Soceity,
and also gets a new love interest (Amy Kwok, AKA: Mrs.
Lau Ching-Wan). As you'd expect in a kung-fu comedy,
Fong also retains old wife Ting Ting (professional scenery
Michelle Reis), which means comedic marital problems
aplenty. Meanwhile, Fong Sai-Yuk's mother (the fabulous
Josephine Siao) reunites with an old flame (director
Corey Yuen). Plus there's bad guys and fighting.
Topping the last film
seems impossible...and it is! While this sequel serves
up the same combination of comedy, action and drama,
the story itself seems more trite and uninteresting.
The comedy can be agreeable, but the extended shtick
can sometimes feel interminable. The fantastic action
choreography shores things up, and director Yuen nearly
redeems the entire film with his final action set-piece.
In that classic sequence, Fong must keep a mountain
of chairs in place while fighting an army of bad guys.
If he falters in his task, his mother dies via hanging!
While the ending is never in doubt, the sheer panache
of the sequence causes enough thrills and chills to
make the film worth seeing. (Kozo 1995/1998) |
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Notes: |
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Fong Sai-Yuk was cut, dubbed and released in the
US by Disney as The Legend. Following that, Fong
Sai-Yuk II has been given the same treatment and
been retitled...The Legend 2. Those marketing
experts at Disney sure earn their paychecks. |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Universe Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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Also
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Fong
Sai-Yuk (1993) |
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