True Legend
Woo-Ping Yuen, 2010, China, 115 min
Saskatchewan Theatrical Premiere, One Screening Only
Sunday, October 1 2011, 1:45 pm, The Broadway Theatre
$10 (Admittance restricted to persons over 18)
Film contains sequences of battle violence and brutal fighting
Official Site: http://releasing.indomina.com/true-legend/
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Synopsis
Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix trilogy, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero) brings you TRUE LEGEND, a heart pounding epic about the timeless battle between good and evil. Su Can’s (Vincent Zhao) respectable life is obliterated when his vengeful brother, Yuan (Andy On), returns from war armed with the deadly Five Venom Fists. Weakened but not destroyed, Su Can learns a never-before-seen form of martial arts: the Drunken Fist. Armed with this new power, he returns home to honor his family through retribution by taking on his brother in a battle to become the ultimate warrior. Packed with distinct fighting styles—including MMA, knife combat and sweeping aerial stunts— and starring martial arts legends Michelle Yeoh, David Carradine and Jay Chou, True Legend has Phillip French of The Observer raving, “It opens with one of the best action sequences I've ever seen.”
Buzz
"Fans don't go to martial-arts movies for the story. They want action -- and Yuen doesn't disappoint." - New York Post
"Anyone who fondly remembers the kung-fu glory years will likely get a nostalgic rush from True Legend, and not just because of the cameo appearances by Michelle Yeoh, Gordon Liu, and David Carradine." - AV Club
"The real true legend here is Yuen Woo-ping, a chopsocky Renaissance man whose action choreography defines the post-Bruce Lee era of martial-arts cinema." - Time Out New York
John's Opinion
I've posted a few films to check out below that tell a very similar story to TRUE LEGEND. Each of those films are fun but are also a bit more serious. TRUE LEGEND succeeds in telling a very similar story because of its over the top action and interesting characters. We aren't just dealing with normal men with exceptional skills in this one. No, instead we get to watch the birth of Drunken Boxing by a man taught by the gods fighting against an enemy who is able to store the venomous poison of scorpions in his hands.
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