While many will agree that the first two films had more superior fight sequences, Yuen Bun should not be discredited as he does a fine job here with the action. Yuen, who would choreograph the fourth and fifth installments, does a great job with the Lion Dance sequences as well as the wire-enhanced hand-to-hand fights involving Li and company. Most of the fight scenes involve the art of Lion Dancing, which involves two practitioners to hide under a giant lion head and a cloth representing the body with one holding the head and the other holding the “tail”. While the fight scenes aren’t as superior as the previous two films, they do hold their own under the guidance of fight choreographer Yuen Bun. Xiong, who was Jet Li’s stunt double on the original film, would go on to play the role for the remainder of the series, showcasing his impressive kicking skills and playing a likable character as opposed to his atypical movie villain role. Starting out as a rickshaw driver hired as an enforcer by the evil Chiu, an injury causes Club Foot to be exiled by Chiu and as a result, joins Wong Fei-Hung. Once again, Mok does well showcasing both his skills in action and comedy.Īfter playing the White Lotus Clan leader in the last film, Xiong Xin-Xin officially joins the cast in the recurring role of Club Foot. Max Mok once again returns as the comic relief of Leung Foon, Wong’s student who always gets into trouble. Once again, the duo of Tsui Hark and Jet Li shines in this third installment of the Wong Fei-Hung series, which combines the exciting fast paced martial arts action with its subtle drama, focusing on the relationship between Wong and Aunt 13, played again by Rosamund Kwan. When Aunt 13 learns of the nefarious plot, Wong decides to enter the competition with the help of Foon and the reformed Club Foot, who was ridiculed by Chiu after an injury to his leg resulted in his exile. The reason is to show the foreign powers’ superiority over the Chinese. Meanwhile, Tomansky is involved in a plot to kill China’s current president Li Hung-Cheung, the eunuch of Empress Dowager. When Wong finds himself involved in Chiu’s affairs, Chiu does whatever it takes to ensure that Wong doesn’t enter the competition. To give them an extra boost, Chiu has hired rickshaw driver Club Foot as his enforcer. To gain their name, the dastardly Tai Ping Oil Company, led by Chiu Tin-Bai, intends to make sure that they become the favorites by terrorizing other competitors. However, upon arrival to Beijing, Aunt 13 sees an old friend from England, Russian diplomat Tomansky, who has feelings for Aunt 13 much to Wong’s chagrin.īeijing is holding a Lion Dance competition to boost the popularity of China’s kung fu. Fei-Hung intends to tell his father that he has plans to marry Aunt 13 as the two have fallen for each other. Wong Fei-Hung, Aunt 13, and Leung Foon decide to take a trip to visit Wong Kei-Ying, Fei-Hung’s father. This would also mark the final collaboration of Tsui Hark and Jet Li for a few years before they reunited for 1996’s final installment, Once Upon a Time in China and America. Chinese martial arts icon Wong Fei-Hung returns in this third installment of the Tsui Hark-helmed series.
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