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Swordsman | Year: 1991 Classification: Foreign Film - Chinese Directed: - Siu-Tung Ching - Stanley Tong Actors/Actresses: - Jet Li - Brigitte Lin Must-Buy First of all, the movie. I started watching HK movies just a little under a year ago, and mostly because I was very impressed with Jet Li's performance in "Lethal Weapon 4" and "Black Mask," and thus wanted to see some of his earlier work. A year later, I have now watched over 80 HK movies since (all movies by Chow Yun Fat, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, as well as by those lesser-known (at least in the US) Brigitte Lin, Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok, etc.), and it was all because of this movie. Looking back, this movie was a terrific introduction to the HK swordfighting, fantasy genre. The fight scenes are spectacular and the cast is first rate (Brigitte Lin steals the show, though). The DVD? Yes, the subtitles are bad, but not distracting, and after a couple of viewings I followed the story easily (I absolutely HATE those VHS subtitles which are nearly impossible to read, especially against a white background). Plus, Director Tsui Hark's wonderful use of colors (contrasting blues, reds, yellows) can only be done justice by the DVD format. The sound is in Dolby 5.1, which helps, and the transfer is pretty good. The menus are also presented nicely, better than any other HK DVD made around the same time. Although this was the first HK DVD I purchased, it is still my favorite. Highly recommended. Good MOVIE, average Martial Arts Film I really liked this film. It was very entertaining, had a solid story (that was hard to follow at times), but still very interesting. The characters were great, each and everyone. Brigitte Linn was badly under utilized, using Magic over her martial arts skills, that was disappointing. Actually, think back, Jet Li was the only character in the whole film that used martial arts, everyone else used magic. Jet Li's acting was extremely fun to watch. The interaction between him and his sister was great (though she was awful jealous for a sister). As a whole this movie is a joy to watch, the story and plot are great. But don't buy this movie thinking you are going to see a Kung Fu movie, or skilled martial arts, because you won't. As a movie I would give Swordsman II a B This is the dubbed version Dubbed and renamed. See the original Swordsman II instead. Buy Swordsman at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Swordsman Search with the Priority Search Engine on Swordsman This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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