The Swordsman 2 [DVD]

This 1992 Tsui Hark film is from a wuxia novel "Xiao Ao Jiang Hu" (Smiling and Proud in the Martial World)written by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).The Ming period story continues from the first film about a carefree swordsman, Ling Wu-Chung (Jet Li) and his tomboy sidekick Kiddo (Michelle Reis). They eventually embark on a conflict with Hattori (Waise Lee)and his master, Invisible Dawn (Bridgette Lin), a powerful warlord who possesses the Sacred Scroll.Why 4 Stars?Lack of dvd extras and special features. Difficult to understand the film unless you've seen the 1st movie.Why should I get it?1) Famous cast Michelle Reis(Fong Sai Yuk) Rosamund Kwan(Once upon a time in china) Yen Shi Kwan(Iron Monkey) Lau Shun(Once upon a time in china 3) Waise Lee(A better tomorrow)2) Good English Audio3) Unusual storyline and character themes 4) Frenetic fight scenes5) 12th Annual Hong Kong Film AwardsWinner-Best Costume and Makeup Design (William Cheung Suk-Ping, Yu Ka-On)* NominationsBest Actress (Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia) Best Editing (Marco Mak Chi-Sin)Best Art Direction (Leung Wah-Sang, Chung Yi-Fung)Best Action Design (Ching Siu-Tung, Yuen Tak, Ma Yuk-Sing, Cheung Yiu-Sing)Best Original Score (Richard Yuen)Best Original Song ("Jek Gei Gam Woo Siu", performed by James Wong Jim)Fantafestival Awards (1993)* Best Special EffectsFacts* "We tried something new in every action scene, like Brigitte Lin's zhang feng (palm power). In other films zhang feng causes only an explosion but I tried disintegrating an entire person." - Ching Siu-Tung* At first, Tsui Hark wanted a man to play the transsexual Asia the Invincible, but later decided to cast the talented actress Brigitte Lin, a move which, according to Hark, "virtually everyone, including the author (Louis Cha), was vehemently against."* The sequel grossed more than double the first film's earnings.Enjoyed it? You want something similiar?The Legend of (Fong Sai Yuk), Swordsman, Hero, Iron Monkey, Moon Warriors, Once upon a time in china 1,2,3, Curse of the golden flower

very good, thank you

Absolute Rubbish! This is by far the worst Jet Li film I have ever seen. Ludicrous plot, and how on earth did it qualify for the title "Swordsman"? The film contains no swordsmanship as such. Merely supernatural special effects, and these were done very poorly in comparison to classics like "House of Flying Daggers" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". For a film that displays swordsmanship it is difficult to beat "Azumi", and the heroine is absolutely gorgeous too! Jet Li has featured in some good films, "Hero" springs to mind, some mediocre ones such as the "Legend" series, but "Swordsman II" is of a standard well below the level of mediocrity!

Brilliant another one for my collection.

Nice

Arrived on time and item as described

High quality, sharp and clear picture for movies from 1992, so much better if compare with HK remastered version which has very poor image colour and sharpness

Being a Jet Li fan and a Akira Kurosawa devotee, I found that I did'n't like this film very much. In comparison to most of the other Jet Li movies, that in part I love, this film I did not. No comparison to Mr Kurosawa's direction or style.