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Tai Chi Zero

2012
Action
1h 38m
Martial arts meets steampunk in Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Fung's (Gen-X Cops) slick, stylish pop-art take on the life of Yang-lu Chan (played by new martial-arts sensation Yuan Xiaochao), founder of the Yang school of tai chi. (tiff.net)
Directed by:
Stephen Fung Stephen Fung
Written by:
Kuo-fu Chen
Starring:
Siu-Lung Leung Siu-Lung Leung Qi Shu Qi Shu Tony Ka Fai Leung Tony Ka Fai Leung Daniel Wu Daniel Wu Stephen Fung Stephen Fung Hark-On Fung Hark-On Fung Wai-Keung Lau Wai-Keung Lau Angelababy Eddie Peng Yuan Xiaochao Wei Ai Xuan Jade Xu
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Genre:
Action
AKAs:
Tai Chi 0, Tai Chi Hero (as seen in the ending credits)
Country:
China
Languages:
English, Mandarin
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Tai Chi Zero

2012
Action
1h 38m
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Avg Percentile 41.92% from 63 total ratings
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ltrbxd2LTRBXD2
Rated 22 Jan 2024
31
42nd
dmodjeskadmodjeska
Rated 02 Jan 2024
3
13th
filmoFilmo
Rated 08 Oct 2023
20
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cinesexualcinesexual
Rated 19 Sep 2023
60
35th
doyler29doyler29
Rated 12 Sep 2023
70
42nd
dgalewindDgalewind
Rated 08 Feb 2023
7
43rd
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 03 Feb 2022
4
38th
rtaudienceRTAudience
Rated 06 Dec 2021
52
33rd
imdbv2IMDBv2
Rated 06 Dec 2021
61
36th
niebaotanniebaotan
Rated 21 Nov 2021
53
53rd
nickchengduNickChengdu
Rated 21 Nov 2021
50
46th
stopbuttonstopbutton
Rated 21 Jul 2021
50
56th
nobambanobamba
Rated 16 Jul 2021
30
15th
I'll give them props for the visual style, but it relies too much on text exposition. At the end of the day the film tries to do too much yet the structure is very predictable. Not enough kung fu. There are ideas worth exploring but they get discarded, such as the Avatar-like power with the horn. I suppose it's a solid setup for the trilogy. Fav scene: surgeon fighting in the beginning against the supervisor.
Rated 16 Jul 2021
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 29 Aug 2020
50
49th
A somewhat satisfying tale of early 1900's technology versus a small village of well trained Kung Fu experts. The fighting is exaggerated and presented with a lot of humor. I especially liked the villagers defended their town using vegetables and seed pods. It takes the theme of the relentless outsider demanding to learn Kung Fu to an extreme. Despite often taking itself too seriously, it was fun to watch. It has a few good moments of Kung Fu fighting, but also a lot of play-acting.
Rated 29 Aug 2020
theshiznitTheShiznit
Rated 27 Mar 2020
44
44th
avgcrtckravgcrtckr
Rated 06 Mar 2020
48
40th
filmaffinityfilmaffinity
Rated 06 Mar 2020
53
25th
siahvaschsiahvasch
Rated 25 Feb 2020
10
6th
corbadCorbad
Rated 15 Feb 2020
70
53rd
The action is quick and engaging, there are some good visuals, and the characters are all endearingly simple. The film's ridiculous aspects (in particular the silly comic-book-video-game conceit) are its most charming features, but never feel quite committed to enough to really make this film remarkable, but they certainly keep it fun and entertaining.
Rated 15 Feb 2020
daniel1980daniel1980
Rated 01 Sep 2019
40
14th
aunsalg82aunsalg82
Rated 26 Aug 2019
90
87th
tarnopTarnop
Rated 26 May 2018
81
70th
falcor84falcor84
Rated 19 Feb 2018
60
20th
cengavericengaveri
Rated 09 Jan 2018
72
31st
stealthstealth
Rated 22 Oct 2017
61
15th
vernonsongvernonsong
Rated 26 Jun 2017
80
67th
siltemSiltem
Rated 19 Jul 2016
46
27th
mrwhiplashMrWhiplash
Rated 04 Jul 2016
60
20th
mikomiko
Rated 03 May 2016
36
8th
exirelExirel
Rated 28 Apr 2016
1
2nd
ofpveteran73ofpveteran73
Rated 17 Mar 2016
60
34th
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 13 Feb 2016
60
52nd
thundercatthundercat
Rated 29 Dec 2015
40
15th
koiraskoiras
Rated 09 Oct 2015
40
38th
Nice cinematic, but weak story.
Rated 09 Oct 2015
moviexclusivmoviexclusiv
Rated 16 Jul 2015
50
17th
kineticseoulKineticSeoul
Rated 28 Apr 2015
30
7th
jankyJanky
Rated 23 Mar 2015
71
59th
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 09 Jan 2015
70
83rd
eng; [tai chi zero]; ein guter kämpfer will einen speziellen kung fu stil lernen der nur in einem dorf gelehrt wird, doch dieser stil ist ausschließlich den dorfbewohnern vorbehalten.;
Rated 09 Jan 2015
amanohyoamanohyo
Rated 26 Aug 2014
35
2nd
kyussjkyussj
Rated 05 Apr 2014
50
27th
whotempwhotemp
Rated 01 Apr 2014
86
79th
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Rated 01 Apr 2014
otsuOtsu
Rated 12 Mar 2014
80
63rd
michaelsmichaels
Rated 03 Feb 2014
85
88th
Bloody goofy mash up of silent film, comics, video games and martial arts with steam punk elements. The eye-catching and inventive style is what elevates it from an average kung fu flick with a pretty standard plot. It's out of this world silly, manic and mad fun.
Rated 03 Feb 2014
yahya82yahya82
Rated 24 Nov 2013
65
51st
dannypizdetzDannyPizdetz
Rated 12 Oct 2013
80
53rd
hotsakehotsake
Rated 21 Sep 2013
53
39th
kaioshinKaioShin
Rated 16 Sep 2013
7
68th
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 12 Sep 2013
85
77th
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 30 Aug 2013
93
95th
This film combines the steampunk of Wild Wild West, the Shaw Bros. corniness of The Man With the Iron Fists, and the hyper-stylistic aesthetic of Smokin' Aces. Best of all, unlike all three of those movies, this one does it right. With Fung's kinetic direction and Hung's inimitable choreography, this film feels like a martial arts version of Running Scared or Speed Racer, and I mean that in a very, very good way. The ending feels like a massive tease, but it definitely accomplishes its goal.
Rated 30 Aug 2013
nick_hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 02 Jun 2013
80
77th
Although advertised as such, I didn't really feel the steam punk elements. I know what they alluded too, but they weren't too powerful. Instead, I just got a funny action movie, which I am fine with.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
kayserili80kayserili80
Rated 01 May 2013
67
45th
hazelhawkshazelhawks
Rated 30 Apr 2013
52
31st
ribcageribcage
Rated 03 Apr 2013
67
50th
If you're into martial arts and steampunk it's a great mash-up, and if you figure you can accept on-screen graphics for a taste of humor you'll get a kick out of Tai Chi Zero. Not quite enough action to offset the total lack of character though, and the story's been done and done again.
Rated 03 Apr 2013
space_popeSpace Pope
Rated 21 Mar 2013
50
22nd
An example of style-over-substance filmmaking that is far too short on style to overcome its serious lack of substance. The storytelling is uninspired, the acting is flat, and while every visual aspect from the art direction to the choreography to the cinematography is at least good, none of it manages to make this feel like anything more than a shallow stab at combining wuxia and steampunk. I'm also getting real sick of the SPECIAL OUTSIDER DESTINED FOR GREATNESS SAVES EVERYONE trope.
Rated 21 Mar 2013
vslsvsls
Rated 07 Feb 2013
30
8th
dst7175dst7175
Rated 24 Jan 2013
50
37th
synthonosynthono
Rated 02 Jan 2013
86
80th
mawazhMawazh
Rated 31 Dec 2012
70
42nd
imdbimdb
Rated 24 Dec 2012
59
35th
meta_criticMeta Critic
Rated 30 Oct 2012
53
40th
mrwinklemanmrwinkleman
Rated 27 Oct 2012
70
46th
avclubAVclub
Rated 18 Oct 2012
8
69th
nickvnickv
Rated 05 Oct 2012
59
29th

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