Kung Fu Cult Master(1993)
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One day, Zhang Wuji is bullied by Song Qingshu and falls off a cliff together with Xiaozhao, a girl who helped him. They meet Huogong Toutuo by coincidence and Zhang recovers from his wounds completely and learns the powerful \"Nine Yang Skill\" in the process. Zhang discovers later that the Shaolin School is plotting with five other martial arts schools to attack Bright Peak, the headquarters of the Ming Cult, where Zhang's maternal grandfather, Yin Tianzheng, is. Zhang ventures into a forbidden place on the peak and finds the \"Heaven and Earth Great Shift\" manual, mastering another powerful skill, and he helps the Ming Cult defeat the six schools. The cult members are grateful to Zhang and choose him to be their leader.
Zhang Wuji discovers that the conflict between the Ming Cult and the six schools was instigated by his godfather's sworn enemy, Cheng Kun, who has been in disguise as a Shaolin monk all this while. At the same time, he encounters Zhao Min, a Mongol princess who is also an enemy of his cult. She uses a special drug to poison the cult's members. When Zhang demands that she gives him the antidote, she makes him promise to help her do three things in exchange for the antidote. At the same time, Yin Tianzheng and the cult's members, who mistakenly think that the Shaolin School was behind the poisoning, go to Shaolin Monastery to take revenge but, to their surprise, they see corpses everywhere.
A battle between warriors from different schools and styles of kung fu. At the heart of the conflict is a magical sword. When the family of a young boy is murdered by villains who want the sword, the boy is taken in by his great uncle. The child grows into a strong fighter, who seeks revenge on his family's killers. (Source: MyDramaList) Edit Translation
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.
I have no idea how to review the Evil Cult. I'm not sure I even understand what happened in the film, after watching it. The titular Evil Cult has three other names, none of which I can remember. Every single character has at least three different names, none of which match what they're called on IMDB. There are seven clans, possibly more, comprised of various different kung-fu masters, all with confusing titles who all seem to answer to weird masters, some of whom appear, some of whom do not.
Fatally wounded during the confrontation with the Six Major Sects, Zhang is barely alive, but he eventually learns the Chiu Yang Magic Stance after he returns to the Ice Fire Island which slowly nurses him back, and with that he also acquires the ability to learn any style of martial arts promptly. Later on, after he returns to the mainland, he accidentally picks up and masters the Heaven and Earth Shifting kung fu from the Ming Sect which makes him even more powerful.
Heavily wire assisted with plenty of CGI, the fight sequences are plentiful but there is hardly any real kung fu on display here. Known to have supernatural martial arts power, Jin Yong's heroes are able to burst out their inner energy beams through their palms or swords and the special effects do a fairly passable job of capturing the feel at times.
THE EVIL CULT is a typically over the top effort from director Wong Jing. What this guy's films lack in precision and technical merit they certainly make up for in endless madcap action sequences which are invariably heavy on the wirework. The plots tend to make little sense and yet it's all so bizarre and hilarious that you can't help but be caught up in the journey.Apparently this is based on a historical novel of some kind which may account for the complex and confusing nature of the storyline. There are various warring cults in search of a mystical sword, but Jet Li is the central character, searching for the villains who killed his parents and orphaned him as a child thanks to some mystic palm technique. He joins forces with fellow questers and must strive to put an end to the endless treachery and war around him.Li isn't bad here but his presence is overshadowed by the supporting actors. Chingmy Yau is a particular pleasure as the beautiful young warrior woman who accompanies him on his journey, while Sammo Hung bookends the production as a fatherly monk. Francis Ng and Collin Chou have supporting roles, there are cameos from Ekin Cheng and Lam Ching-ying, but most apparent of the bunch is Richard Ng who to my delight is playing a vampire master. As usual, goofy comedy ensues.With Wong Jing at the helm there are the usual scenes of questionable taste, such as the sub-plot involving the two rapists whose perverted desires are played for laughs. But for the most part this is about the action, which is loud, mad, and scenery-destroying. Watch out for the other bizarre moments sprinkled throughout the production, like the guy with the broken spine who's strapped himself to a massive boulder as a way of getting around. Novel, to say the least.
I've seen a lot of films in my time that don't make an awful lot of sense, but very few have left me quite as confused as The Evil Cult, a crazy wuxia martial arts flick starring Jet Li (plus a host of other genre stars). Part of the problem would undoubtedly be down to the awful subtitles on my DVD (it said they were English on the box, but I'm not so sure), but even if they had been perfect, I have no doubts that I still wouldn't have had a clue what was going on.Jet plays Mo Kei, a young man out to get revenge on those responsible for his parents' deaths. And that's about all I can tell you regarding the plot: there's so much waffle about different warring factions and powerful sects that it all becomes extremely difficult to follow, and even harder to try and recount. So I'm not going to bother.What I can tell you, however, is that this film features some pretty mad scenes that should please those who enjoy crazy Asian martial arts cinema: Mo Kei's father commits suicide by making his own heart explode from his chest; Mo Kei learns magical kung fu from a monk who is embedded in a huge, rotating, flying boulder; horses are skewered by drills that emerge from under the ground; there is a subterranean battle that results in severed body parts being strewn everywhere; and some of the characters battle with what looks like fire-extinguishers hidden up their sleeves!! And these are only the bits that I can remember.Also, there is the usual quota of flying kung fu (loads of wire work: some good, some lousy); lots of characters with silly hairstyles and huge eyebrows, and some cute women (including HK hotties Chingamy Yau and Gigi Lai).If incomprehensible wire-fu wuxia is your thing and you love films such as 'New Dragon Inn' and 'Swordsman', then you'll probably love this film, but as much as I appreciated the silliness of the whole thing, I just didn't find it that enjoyable overall.
However, it was soon learned that Jet Li had started working on Rogue, an action flick co-starring Jason Statham. Jet Li then recanted his statement: I am no longer making wushu films because what I wanted to say about them has been said. I will continue to do action and kung fu films. Action, kung fu and wushu films are three different concepts.\"
Which brings us back to the real Huo Yuan Jia. Born in 1868 in Tianjin, China, he was forbidden to learn kung fu from his father because he had jaundice. His father feared that the boy's illness would make him a weak fighter and bring dishonor to the family's school. However, refusing to heed his father's wishes, Huo dug a hole into the training area and for 10 years watched how his dad trained his students.
In 1890, when a stranger defeated his kung fu brother, Huo showed his abilities by subsequently beating the stranger. It was Huo that brought mi zong chuen (lost trail\" fist, a Shaolin style of kung fu based on deception) into prominence. This part of Huo's history was brought to life in Yuen's Legend of a Fighter (1982), which starred Liang Chia-ren, a non-martial artist who gave an outstanding performance. The movie also reflected Huo's true martial spirit.
It wasn't until Bruce Lee played Huo's student, Liu Zheng-sheng, in Chinese Connection (1972) that many Chinese nationals and Westerners finally caught wind of what Huo stood for in the martial arts world. The movie focused on the sick men of Asia\" theme and that it was a Japanese cook at their kung fu school who poisoned Huo. Jet Li's Fist of Legend (1994), directed by Yuen Woo-ping, was a remake of Bruce Lee's film, in which Jet Li played Liu with a tad more spiritual content and appreciation for the brotherhood of all martial artists.
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