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List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 36 reviews)
Sales Rank: 13928
Category: DVD
Actors: Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, King-tan Yuen, Catherine Hung Yan, Waise Lee, Norman Chu, Pei-pei Cheng
Director: Woo-ping Yuen
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Studio: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Label: Image Entertainment
Format: Color, Dolby, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Cantonese Chinese (Original Language), Mandarin Chinese (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 94 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
ISBN: 6304852770
UPC: 601643348940
EAN: 0601643348940
ASIN: 6304852770
Release Date: February 24, 1998
Theatrical Release Date: January 1, 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
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Asia's top action actress Michelle Yeoh plays martial-arts legend Yip Wing Chun (the lone female Shaolin Temple student, who created her own style of kung fu) in this farcical action comedy. In their village, Wing Chun and her Auntie Abacus (King Dan Yuen) make a formidable team. Abacus is a shrewd and sharp-tongued businesswoman while Wing Chun (who developed her martial-arts skills to be less attractive to men) is known as a topnotch fighter. When a beautiful widow named Charmy (Catherine Yan) rolls into town and is taken in by the duo, their tofu business booms with customers fighting to catch a glimpse of her. But Charmy also grabs the attention of loutish bandits, who decide they'll steal her for a wife. More of a gender comedy than an accurate historical film (Yeoh doesn't actually perform the fighting style made famous by her character), Wing Chun is a combination of sitcom-style mistaken identity antics and kung fu action sequences. It lightly turns the gender politics of the traditional patriarchal China on their ear, as the female leads are always a step ahead of the men. Yeoh gives somewhat of a straight and stoic performance in this comedy film, which might have been due to a back injury sustained on the set. But it doesn't hamper her from performing impressive stunts, including bouncing up and down on an inch-wide pole like a diving board. And her costars provide plenty of humor to even out the film. --Shannon Gee
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Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Half-a-loaf of Wingchun! January 9, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a pure Kung Fu movie, if you enjoy the more comedic, wire-fu style, Yuen Woo-Ping (choreographer of the Matrix) delivers. Both Donnie Yen (a trained film fighter who plays Leung Bok-Cho) and Michelle Yeoh (not a trained fighter but a dancer who's consistently given great action on screen, who plays Yim Wing-Chun) personify their legendary characters with charm, grace, and ferocious martial intent.
If you're looking for a Wing Chun movie that showcases the actual Wing Chun style, however, you're better served by Sammo Hung's Prodigal Sons and Warriors Two. This movie uses the characters and style mostly in name only, with a story drawn, but far removed from, any of the traditional versions, and a style far more high flying and stunt based.
Still, I can think of no fan or exponent who wouldn't thrill just a little to see the beautiful landscapes and settings, and see the characters brought to life, and imagine what it might have been like in the days of legend.
 Michelle Yeoh is kick ass September 23, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie is great. The best Chinese film I've seen. It's a lot of fun to watch. The choregrophy is mesmirising. And I love it when Michelle Yeoh teaches her enemies to call her mama. It is a great action-comedy film with a touch of romance.
Michelle Yeoh is Unbelievable! July 30, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yuen Woo Ping does it again! This movie teams up two of the best there is, Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen. Throw in masterful fight choreography and good kung fu humor and you have another great addition to your movie collection. Wing Chun(Yeoh) is both powerful and graceful, not to mention gorgeous! She is a master of kung fu and respected by all, except the bad guys. They never learn. I am always astounded by Yeoh's skill and this movie showcases it beautifully!
Donnie Yen lives up to his reputation as usual. Incredibly fast and always showing his style and flare that nobody seems to match, he is just awesome to watch! He plays Wing Chun's love interest, that is as soon as he figures out which one she is! It is pretty comical how this all comes about. I must say that this movie is one of the funnier kung fu films that I have seen. Being both funny, loaded with great fights, and having a fairly well told story(although nothing too original) you should enjoy this one!
The only flaws in this movie are the lower quality film that was used(not the worst ever though) and the subtitles fly by in most parts of the film. Be ready to speed read! These are the reasons I did not give it five stars. This should not discourage you from seeing this though. With great action from start to finish this is one film not to be missed. Be sure to check it out!
 Utter Crap May 3, 2004
5 out of 20 found this review helpful
Main gripe, NOT wing chun in the least. The real martial art isn't practiced at all in the movie that is supposed to show it's formation. Pathetic. even the cover is misleading, in a system where no kicks are delivered above the waist. Also, there are far more entertaining movies starring female martial artists.
95 min explosion of sheer bliss... January 7, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Michelle Yoeh and Yuen Wo Ping, thank you. Wo Ping is definately the brilliant man of the hour and a half... This is a thrill-ride to say the least. A blast to watch over and over. One of the best kung fu flicks.
Yuen Wo Ping.... This guy would cut out, go to a corner or off the set, light up a smoke, and sit there and stare at the set in sort of a trance. The immagination and brilliance was being put to use. After his smoke, or ten minutes later or so, he'd come back knowing immediately and exactly what he wanted to do. He did this with all of his films. This is his art, and every action fan should marvel in it. BUY it with NO hesitations (if you can find it).
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