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Set in 5th century China, centers on Ti Ming-chi (Yuen Biao) a young innocent from the West Zu army who wandered away from the battlefield and into a magical underworld filled with demons and murderou... read more read more...s swordsmen. When his life is saved by the noble warrior Ting Yin (Adam Cheng Siu-chau), Ti joins forces with his band of fighters -- including a Buddhism monk named Abbot Hsiao Yu (Damian Lau Chung-yan), his klutzy underling Yi Chen (Mang Hoi) and a fearsome old wizard named Long Brows (Sammo Hung) -- in their quest to save the world from the terror of the Blood Demon. In spite of Long Brows' powers the Demon attacks and poisons Abbot Hsiao. Ting and company take the injured monk to the enigmatic Countess of Jade Pond (Brigitte Lin Hsia) hoping that her skills can cure him. Though she manages to cure Hsiao, the demon soon possesses Ting. The combined power of Ting and the demon are too great; the Countess can only surround her castle with a solid block of ice and wait while Ti, Yi and one of the countess's guards (Moon Lee Choi-fung) ventures to the top of Blade Peak to find the legendary Twin Swords. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Hark Tsui

Release Date: June 1, 1983

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DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004

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  • WrenchLT
    May 12, 2011
    WrenchLT
    Martial arts fantasy adventure from Hong Kong director Tsui Hark. Quite ground-breaking and influencial back in its day and was the inspiration for John Carpenter's "Big Trouble in Little China". This film really wasn't my cup of tea though. The special effects are quite dated ba... read moredly and the wires used to elevate the characters during the action are visibly distracting. The art design and sets are quite striking though. The film has a very fast pace and it was a real challenge keeping up with the action and reading the subtitles at the same time, something I don't usually struggle with. At the end of it all it was too tame and fantastical for my taste.
  • deano
    October 26, 2006
    deano
    Amazing Hong Kong supernatural fantasy film.
  • Sypeth
    July 27, 2008
    Sypeth
    Amazing movie, the special effects may be cheesy as all hell by today's standards, but in HK at the time they were top of the line. Ignore the cheesy effects and enjoy the film for what it is.
  • joyouskiss
    August 14, 2007
    joyouskiss
    I loved the amazing CG and action in this movie. Fantastical and magical with a soft love story mixed in but isn't the focus of the movie.

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Ian Berriman
March 7, 2011
Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

The narrative moves at such break-neck speed and hits you with such a rapid succession of gags that you're soon too dizzy to fuss over the details. Full Review

Greg Dean Schmitz
August 20, 2001
Greg Dean Schmitz, Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies

This 1983 fantasy kung fu classic is pure visual flash and thrill, making up for in 'eye candy' what it lacks in a story Full Review

December 30, 2006
Empire Magazine

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Michael Szymanski
September 23, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Emanuel Levy
July 3, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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July 30, 2003
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Nicolas Lacroix
November 12, 2002
Nicolas Lacroix, Showbizz.net

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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Marc Savlov
March 10, 2003
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

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Keith H. Brown
August 20, 2002
Keith H. Brown, iofilm.co.uk

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