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Iceman Cometh (Hong Kong Legends)
During the Ming Dynasty one of the royal
guards, Feng San brutally rapes and murders one of the princesses. The
emperor in his royal wisdom gives another chance to Feng Sau who he
believes let this travesty happen when the criminal San escaped. Feng
Sau chases Feng San to a mystical spinning Buddha wheel, after
attempting a ritual they mystically both end up 300 years into the
future.
Iceman Cometh is a Kung Fu movie that mixes old style mystical kung fu
with a modern day setting. Yuen Biao plays the lead role in this movie
with his masterful acting that truly makes this one of the best Kung Fu
movies of the 80s by using a time travel setting story that was actually
quite interesting. This is one of the few movies with ancient kung fu
warriors in a modern day setting that is simple to follow but
unfortunately holds no true surprises.
The movie starts to drag on a bit when the
modern day jokes start to become old during the second half of the movie
but when the villain returns, the action picks up with some spectacular
stunts and amazing car chase and gun fight scenes. The last fight lasts
some 10 to 15 minutes which is incredible. With that said, the
choreography and acting is first class!
Special Features:
Audio commentary from Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
Warrior Prince: a brand new interview with martial arts movie legend
Yuen Biao
Nemesis: an interview with prolific villain Yuen Wah |
