Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Hark Tsui
Written By: Hark Tsui, Kai-Chi Yun, Yiu Ming Leung, Pik-Yin Tang
Starring: Biao Yuen, Kent Cheng, Jacky Cheung, Jet Li, Kien Shih, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau, Shi-Kwan Yen, Mark King, Bruce Fontaine, Steve Tartalia, Jonathan Isgar
Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
Franchise: Once Upon a Time in China
AKA: Wong Fei Hung
Country: Hong Kong
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Once Upon a Time in China belongs to 23 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (collaborative: moderated by kozan26 - 239 stars)
2. Darko DVD RC2 (public: Vandelay1)
3. Great Fights (collaborative: moderated by doctor7 - 6 stars)
4. Martial Arts (collaborative: moderated by doganay - 8 stars)
5. Netflix Instant (collaborative: moderated by somnivore - 29 stars)
6. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 40 stars)
7. Movies I Must See (public: gagknee - 1 star)
8. 4: Interesting (public: KasperL - 2 stars)
9. Hong Kong Film Awards' List of The Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
10. The Guardian's 1000 films to see before you die (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 31 stars)
11. 501 Movie Directors (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 2 stars)
12. Half-view (public: cajerio)
13. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (collaborative: moderated by rant1229 - 20 stars)
14. Foreign - Hong Kong (public: NhanLa - 1 star)
15. Owned (public: ribcage)
16. LoveHKFilm: The Best 200 Hong Kong Films Ever (public: edkrak - 3 stars)
17. flogged's 1001 (public: smuhu)
18. Chinese Movies (collaborative: moderated by manbeer)
19. kung fu (collaborative: moderated by kikifas)
20. P. Watched List (public: nnraiden)
21. Wuxia (collaborative: moderated by NhanLa - 1 star)
22. Criterion Collection (Blu-ray and 4K) (public: PepeCamello - 3 stars)
23. La Fémis 208 films (public: chengming)
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doctor7 | 85 83rd |
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Great martial arts movie. One of Jet Li's best for sure.
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PeaceAnarchy | 71 29th |
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Some great martial arts and good entertainment. I have trouble getting into these types of movies though, with all the random stereotype comedy and the slow moving semi-silly semi-serious plot.
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Suteupac | 70 83rd |
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The Once Upon a Time in China films are nothing less than classics. Jet Li plays an excellent Wong Fei Hung, and the supporting cast are good too. The action sequences are great, and the story never allows the viewer to get bored. We get to see the challenges the East faced with the arrival of the western cultures and how they deal with them. I prefer OUATIC II over the original, however, this film is great, and gives a good introduction to the characters.
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Jimmy Suede | 95 98th |
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My favorite Jet Li movie. I watched it three times in Chinese before getting a version with subtitles (back when you were lucky if you had a place to rent foreign videos). No, I didn't know Chinese; it was that good. One thing I appreciate is the rope-work is not overused like in the sequels. I also used to have a crush on Rosamund Kwan.
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nobamba | 85 92nd |
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When the theme song starts playing my heartrate goes up in anticipation of some ass-kicking. The plot is ambitious with several domestic and international villains, though most of them are one-dimensional. The competing master was ultimately a letdown despite some promise of honor. I'm hoping the sequels add more female characters and give them more to do, considering the real life Wong Fei Hung was married 4 times. He has the worst apprentices. Fav scene: ladder fight showed lots of planning.
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TheDenizen | 90 95th |
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Excellent wire fu action starring Jet Li as Chinese hero Wong Fei Hung who fought to preserve Chinese identity in the face of foreign occupation. Some classic fights in this one.
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Big Lemons | 86 76th |
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The type of movie I wish Jet Li were still doing.
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| Average Percentile 60.36% from 541 Ratings |  |