Tai Gik Cheung Sam Fung (1993)
Genre: Action
Duration: 96 minuten
Alternative titles: Twin Warriors / The Tai-Chi Master / 太極張三豐 / 太极张三丰
Country:
Hong-Kong
Directed by: Woo-Ping Yuen
Stars: Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh and Siu-Ho Chin
IMDb score:
7,2 (11.623)
Releasedate: 18 November 1993
Tai Gik Cheung Sam Fung plot
Junbao is a monk who grows up with his best friend Tienbao in a Shao Lin temple. Their friendly fights to see who is the strongest regularly get them into trouble. At a promotion competition, Tienbao nearly kills a fellow student for cheating. This leads to a massive fight with the other monks in which both friends are banned from the temple. In the outside world, however, they have difficulty adjusting because they have lived in the temple for almost all of their lives. Tienbao, driven by the urge for wealth and power, decides to join the army while Junbao joins the rebels. Conflicts are inevitable and both friends are forced to make a choice.
Actors and actresses
Shang Jun Biao
Qiu Xue (Falling Snow)
Dong Tian Biao
Xiao Dong Gua (Little Melon)
Head Master
Taoist Priest Ling
Biao's sifu
Rebel
Royal Eunuch Liu Jin
Rascal
Reviews & comments
Gang_Star
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It hadn't actually occurred to me that this Twin Warriors was directed by Yuen Woo-Ping. So, in retrospect, it does explain why the quality was so incredibly high.
Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh are clearly two standouts in the martial arts scene. The film opens nicely with young Junbao and Tienbao, who, years later, perform an incredible feat of stick fighting while cleaning. After that, there's plenty of action, and the martial arts scenes are very strong. Often interspersed with a healthy dose of humor, which is particularly well-executed by Jet Li. Especially when he completely loses his way, which leads him to talk to ducks, and one of his fellow characters often ends up being the victim. Twin Warriors is a fantastic Ping film packed with great action scenes, humor, and a brisk pace.
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Onderhond
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- 12890 votes
Nice review.
This one just doesn't quite hold a candle to the very best films; Yuen just isn't director enough for that. I felt there was a bit too much plot, and a bit more attention to color and lighting would have benefited the film, but then again, Yuen is primarily an action guy and focuses primarily on that.
With Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, he certainly has the right actors, and the tai chi style also provides some much-needed variety. It's a shame, though, that it takes Jet Li so long to finally master it, leaving only the final fight to fully showcase them.
Food for thought for the enthusiast. A little too sparse here and there, but in terms of action, absolutely on par with Yuen. And that's pretty much the highest of its kind.
4.0* and an extensive review
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80&90’s Nostalgia
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- 543 messages
- 600 votes
Revisited on Blu-ray from 88Films. A 4K scan of the original negatives with the Cantonese dub.
A simple story about friendship and betrayal, but the fight choreography is top-notch. Jet Li and Chin Siu-Ho also played fantastic together in The Fist of Legend, and Michelle Yeoh remains a badass.
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