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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Awesome Wing Chun Style, January 26, 2005
Sammo Hung has done it again! Warriors Two is one of the best kung fu movies ever made(although nothing too original). Sammo directs, choreographs, and stars in along with Leung Kar Yan and Casanova Wong. These three are absolutely phenomenal. They all perform the wing chun style flawlessly with incredible speed and power. The action is non-stop throughout the film, full of one on one matchups, group fights, weapons, and training. All of the fight scenes are great, but the final fight has one of the most amazing kicks ever on film. Trust me, you'll know when you see it. The story is the basic revenge theme but it is still good. If you thought "The Prodigal Son"(also directed and choreographed by Sammo) was the best wing chun movie, you should see this. This is Sammo's second best film under "The Magnificent Butcher", in my opinion.
The DVD is done by Fox/Fortune Star, it should be the best you can get. All of Fox/Fortune Star's new DVD's are digitally remastered and anamorphic widescreen with great clarity and sound. I don't see why this one would be different.
This movie is AWESOME and should not be missed.
Other Fox/Fortune Star releases for April 5 were Sammo Hung's "Spooky Encounters", "Winners and Sinners", "Hand Of Death", and Brandon Lee's "Legacy of Rage".
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sammo Sammo, May 22, 2006
Sammo fans delight...Warriors Two has been remastered and looks and sounds great. This is one of the rare martial arts films that the Wing Chun style is depicted, and depicted very well indeed. Some consider this film the best Wing Chun film ever...but maybe Prodigal Son (another Sammo film) is just a bit better. Sammo has a really goofy looking hairpiece but isn't reflective of his performance. The fight choreography is fantastic. Unfortunately, the art of filming these kinds of fights seems to have been lost forever and only through these films can we enjoy them.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sammo raises the bar, then lowers the boom, December 15, 2007
Sammo Hung really broke new ground in martial arts choreography with this film. There are moments of breathtaking kung fu and weaponry, but... there are also fights that flow like molasses topped off with some rather painful "comedy". Nonetheless I would still have to recommend it. The assets far outweigh the liabilites.
Cassanova Wong is a banker who discovers a plot to kill the mayor. The only person he tells is in on the conspiracy and sets him up. Though he escapes he is badly injured and hides out with Sammo and his Wing Chun instructor. After recovery they train for revenge and so on.
Story is not why we watch these. We watch for fights. If a good plot should happen to come along and link them together, so much the better. It helps that Cassanova Wong does some pretty sweet kicks, and wait 'til you see the Ground Mantis. Picture quality doesn't hurt either and here it is excellent. Even the nighttime shots. This would easily be a 4 or maybe even a 5-star film if the fights were more consistent and the comedy less excruciating. Those are the film's only faults, but they are rather epic in the flow and continuity of good cinema. Luckily, kung fu is partially exempt from those parameters.
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