Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Raymond Lee Wai-man remakes King Hu's 1966 masterpiece about revenge and intrigue between imperial eunuchs during the Ming Dynasty. At the film's outset, the villainous Eunuch Tsao (Donnie Yen Chi-tan... read more 
DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001
Stats: 129 reviews
This epic action-martial arts is technically superb, with bouts of expertly choreographed swordplay and Maggie Cheung is so funny as one of the best Hong Kong's talented actresses.
Every movement is "balletic" in the sense of being graceful and streaming. The inclusion of "tradit... read more
This was supposed to be a big hit at the Sundance Festival, not sure why. It was very hard to keep up with as it seemed that scene would change for no reason. Best part of the movie was the end, Special effects were good in last swordfight when guy came out of the ground. But its... read more
Although you would not expect it, this action flick is a morality play with a strong story of redemption and a lot of humorous events! You will laugh, you may cry, but you will definitely be smiling at the end of this movie! And it gets better with every viewing too!
This is a take off of Dragon Woods and sort of continues the story of the kids. A little different but well worh he money. Should have won an award for great scenes, but never really got off the ground,
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