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The Prodigal Son (1982)
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Yuen Biao ...(Leung Chang)
Lam Ching-ying ...(Leung Yee-tai)
Frankie Chan Fan-kei ...(Ngai Fai)
Sammo Hung Kam Bo ...(Wong Wa-po)
Wei Pai ...(Au Ru-kwai) |
Peter Chan Lung ...(Yee Tong-choi)
Chung Fat ...(Ngai's Servant)
Wu Ma ...(Iron Palm)
James Tien Chun ...(Ngai's Street Opponent)
Lee Hoi-sang ...(Teacher)
Dick Wei
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Plot: Yuen Biao plays Leung Chang, the son of a wealthy business man who dreams of being a great martial artist. But fearing for his safety, his parents pay off his opponents to lose so that Chang is not injured. When a Chinese opera troupe comes to town, Chang is beaten by one of its members and vows to learn real kung fu. After the troupe is virtually wiped out by Manchu officials, Chang and his teacher, Leung Yee-tai seek refuge with Yee-tai's old companion, Wong Wa-po (Sammo Hung). Chang begins training in Wing Chun kung fu under the tutelage of both men until Yee-tai becomes ill. Chang returns home with his master where his family can care for him but runs into the Manchu officials. Yee-tai is killed and Chang has a final showdown with the Manchu leader.
5 stars: This movie is the greatest martial arts movie created.
The Avenging Fist (2001)
Cast: Wang Lee Hom (Mega Nova), Stephen Fung Tak-lun (Iron Surfer), Yuen Biao (Thunder), Sammo Hung Kam Bo (Dark), Gigi Leung Wing-kei (Erika), Kristy Yeung Kung-yu (Belle), Chin Kar Lok (Jazz), Cecilia Yip Tung (Aunt Wing), Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung (Combat 21), Ekin Cheng (young Dark), Ron Smoorenburg (Fighter)
Plot: At some point in the future, the government has figured out a way to tap into the unused portion of the brain using what is called a Power Glove. This gives its wielder incredible power and one hundred police officers are selected to test them. Yet, the glove effects each person differently, resulting in two defections. Combat 21, played by Roy Cheung goes mad with power and forms an underground force known as the Red Dragon Army, intent on overthrowing the government. Also going with him is Thunder, the most powerful of the bunch, thanks in part to his mastery of ancient martial arts. He is played with intensity by Yuen Biao who has been brainwashed into serving Combat 21. Twenty years later, Thunder's son, Mega Nova (Wang Lee Hom) and daughter, Erika (Gigi Leung) have been trained in Thunder's form of martial arts. They end up the target of Combat 21 who is trying to discover how to tap into 100% of the mind without using the Power Glove. After kidnapping Erika, who holds the key to this potential, Combat 21 unleashes a lethal gas into a large section of the populous in order to gain control of the world and its resources. With the help of Officer Dark (Sammo Hung), Mega Nova and his friend Iron Surfer (Stephen Tung) unleash the full potential of their mind's and attempt to stop Combat 21 before its too late.
3 stars ( out of 5 )
The Hero of Swallow (1996)
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Cast:
Yuen Biao ...(Li San)
Athena Chu Yun ...(Chinny)
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong ...(Lai Fu)
Eddy Ko Hung ...(Chiang Yu)
Lily Chung Suk Wai
Ma Chung Tak
Yvonne Yung Hung
Allen Lan
Plot:
Yuen Biao plays the Hero Swallow, a sort of Robin Hood, in this wonderful tale about poverty and corruption which is boosted by some wonderful fight scenes.
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Circus Kids (1994)
Cast:
Yuen Biao, Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Irene Wan Pik Ha, Lily Li Li Li, Wu Ma, Lam Wai, Woo Ying Man, Ken Lo Wai-Kwong, Bey Logan
Plot:
The film focuses on a circus troupe who are bombed out by the Japanese (this film is set in the second world war). The troupe is headed by Wu Ma (who also directs), and features Yuen Biao as his apprentice. The troupe travels to Beijing and one of them gets a job in a factory, unknown to them, that sells opium. Donnie Yen plays a policeman. Some of the twists the plot takes are illogical and takes Yuen Biao, and all his might to redeem this feature in some pretty spectacular fight scenes.
3 stars, not one of Yuen's strongest performances
The Sword Stained withRoyal Blood (1993)
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Yuen Biao ...(Yuen Shing-chi)
Sharla Cheung Man ...(Princess Kau)
Danny Lee Sau-yin ...(Ha Suet-yee/The Golden Snake Man)
Elizabeth Lee Mei-fung ...(Siu-yi)
Anita Yuen Wing-yee ...(Jade Ho)
Ng Man-tat ...(Sun Su-kuei) |
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong ...(Lord Wan)
Wu Ma ...(General Suen)
Yeh Chuan-chen ...(Ching-ching)
Lung Fong ...(Wan's Brother)
Tai Po ...(Wan's Brother)
Melvin Wong Kam-sun ...(San)
Peter Chan Lung ...(Fat Wan Clansman) |
Directed very differently by Cheung Hoi-Ching, Yuen Biao plays a chief constable on the tail of the mysterious Golden Snake Man who also appears to be a killer, (played very impressively by Danny Lee). Unlike most one-dimensional 'bad guys' who are in most movies, director Cheung Hoi-Ching masterfully weaves a complicated back-story of the Golden Snake Man's (Danny Lee) past. While Danny Lee's immaculate acting gives his character a three-dimensional shape. Also, director Cheung Hoi-Ching surrounds Yuen Biao with a dynamic cast filled with wonderfully varied characters played brilliantly by the cast (which includes Ng Man-Tat, Anita Mui and the impressive Man Cheung). The two love stories between the two main protagonists (Yuen Biao and Danny Lee) are both diverse and complicated.
4 stars, great movie; a little confusing at some points
A Kid from Tibet (1991)
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Cast: Yuen Biao ...(Wong La)
Michelle Lee Kar-yan ...(Chiu Seng-neng)
Yuen Wah ...(Black Section Sorcerer)
Nina Li Chi ...(Sorcerer's Sister)
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Roy Chiao Hung ...(Robinson)
Michael Dinga ...(Michael)
Wu Ma ...(Wong's Master)
Billy Lau Nam-kwong ...(Airport Security Guard) |
Plot: Shot partly on location in Tibet, the story tells of a young monk Wong La (Yuen Biao) who meets up with a crippled lawyer who wants to return the sacred Babu Gold Bottle, which is in possession of his dying client. And so Wong La must go to Hong Kong along with a feisty representative (played with some considerable panache by Michelle Reis). The Babu Gold Bottle is a powerful magic bauble which was used by the Tibetan monks to expel the evil Black section when they tried to conquer Tibet years ago. Now the Black section, lead by the always excellent Yuen Wah find out about the hand-over of the Babu Gold Bottle and are on Wong La's tail.
4 stars; Although there aren't many fight scenes in the movie, they are expertly choreographed by both Biao and Wah. In fact, their duel is fantastic, although a bit on the short side.
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Hunted Hunter (1997)
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Cast: Yuen Biao, Jessica Hester Hsuan,
Zhang Feng-yi, Jerry Lamb, Wu Ma
Plot: Yuen Biao goes on the run after being accused of murder in the Philippines and sentenced to death. Brilliant performances from Yuen Biao, Jessica Hester and Jerry Lamb coupled with brilliant direction from Ricky Lau elevates this thriller out of the ordinary.
4 stars : very good movie, but for some reason recieved many bad reviews |
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Hero (1997)
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Cast:
Takeshi Kaneshiro ...(Ma Wing-jing)
Yuen Biao ...(Tam See)
Jessica Hester ...(Kim Ling-tze)
Valerie Chow Kar-ling ...(Yam Yeung-tien)
Yuen Wah ...(Ma Tai-cheung)
Yuen Tak ...(Yang Shuang)
Corey Yuen Kwai ...(Uncle Po)
Plot:
Ma Wing Jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his brother make their way to turn-of-the-century Shanghai to escape the turmoil in Shantung. After securing jobs as coolies, Ma meets a powerful local triad leader, Tam See (Yuen Biao) who is supported by the British. When Tam takes a liking to the ambitious Ma, Ma spurns him and vows to make his own success. Later, when Ma saves Tam's life, Tam offers a local night club to Ma. Aided by Kim Ling-tze the club owner, Ma begins to expand his territory, threatening to upset the control of other triads, the corrupt police and his friendship with Tam. The police and the gangs strike at both Ma and Tam, resulting in a bloodbath orchestrated by Tam's rival, Yang Shuang (Yuen Tak). Barely escaping with his life, Ma is nursed back to health and stages a final showdown with Yang.
3 Stars: Good Action, Bad Plot
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Don't Give a Damn (1994)
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Cast:
Sammo Hung ...(Pierre Lau)
Yuen Biao ...(Wong Yuk-man)
Eileen Tung Oi-ling ...(Anna)
Takeshi Kaneshiro ...(Tang Chuen-shek)
Kathy Chow Hoi-mei ...(Yau-ching)
Annabelle Lau Hiu-tung ...(May)
Kelvin Wong Siu ...(Yamamoto)
Ngai Sing ...(Yamamoto's Man)
Robert Samuels ...(Bobby)
Blacky Ko Shou-liang ...(Stupid Robber)
Yip Wing-cho ...(Officer Yip)
Plot: Sammo Hung teams up with Yuen Biao playing two cops on the trail on a drug smuggling gang.
4 Stars: enjoyable to watch
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Nat Chan Pak-cheung ...(Deranged Cop)
Cheung Kwok-keung ...(Superman)
Chin Siu-ho ...(Spiderman)
Billy Lau Nam-kwong ...(Fainting Cop)
Richard Ng Yiu-hon ...(Old Bluffer on Bus)
Wu Ma ...(Hawker)
Melvin Wong Kam-sun ...(Wong's Superior)
Yvonne Yung Hung ...(Sun Flower)
Lau Kar-wing ...(Statement Cop)
Leung Kar-yan ...(No-Nonsense Cop)
Miu Kiu-wai ...(Cop)
Peter Chan Lung ...(Rapist)
Eddie Maher ...(Thug)
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Deadful Melody (1994)
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Cast: Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia ...(Snow)
Yuen Biao ...(Lui Lun)
Carina Lau Kar-ling ...(Tam Yuet-wah)
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong ...(Tung Fong-pak) |
Wu Ma ...(Fire Master)
Lam Wai ...(Ghost Master)
Peter Chan Lung ...(Lui Lun's Master)
Chung Fat ...(Hon Suen) |
Yuen Biao stars alongside Brigitte Lin as as the security guard sent out to deliver the magic lyre while Brigitte Lin is the mysterious, sensual lyre playing master in this swordsman classic.
3 stars; I just wasn't impressed
Kickboxer (1993)
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Cast: Yuen Biao ...(Lau Zhai)
Lui Sauling ...(King Siu-ling)
Wu Ma ...(So)
Yuen Wah ...(Chairman Wah)
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Yam Sai-kwoon ...(Gold Panther)
Sheila Chan Sak-lan ...(Jane)
Tai Po ...(Ming) |
Plot: Yuen Biao plays Lau Zhai, a student of Wong Fei Hong (but not inducted formally yet), who has a unfairly bad reputation throughout the community who gets framed for smuggling opium. Yuen Biao shows some incredible footwork and so does Yuen Wah. Their end fight at the end is a great highlight of the movie.
4 stars; Although the first part of the movie is pretty slow, as Wu Ma tries to establish the characters and the storyline, it picks up in the second half where the movie is fantastic.
The Iceman Cometh (1989)
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Cast: Yuen Biao ...(Fong Sau-ching)
Maggie Cheung Man-yuk ...(Polla)
Yuen Wah ...(Fung San)
Tai Po ...(Pimp)
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong ...(Scientist)
Alvina Kong Yan-yin ...(Hooker)
Sarah Lee Lai-yui ...(Hooker)
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Chen Jing ...(Arms Dealer)
Wong Jing ...(Crane Operator)
Corey Yuen Kwai ...(Bum)
Sin Lap-man ...(Robber)
Liu Wai-hung ...(Angel)
Stanley Fung Shui-fan ...(Santa Claus) |
Plot: Yuen Biao plays Ah Ching, a Ming Dynasty royal guard along with Yuen Wah, the frigid rapist-killer he's tracking who are frozen and thawed out in modern-day Hong Kong in this classic.
5 stars; this film is hilarious with Yuen and Maggie Cheung
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