![]() ![]() The first film had protagonist Yang Lu Chan (Jayden Yuan) finally being accepted into the Chen clan through a proxy marriage to Yu Niang (Angelababy), daughter of village chief Master Chen (Tony Leung Kar Fai), since he had assisted in the defeat of their common nemesis Fang Zijing (Eddie Peng), and saved Yu Niang's life, earning admiration and general gratefulness from the villagers.īut Tai Chi Hero didn't quite live up to expectations on many fronts, and became somewhat of a pale shadow that the first film had set up. I had such a blast with Tai Chi Zero, that I was really looking forward to the follow up for more of the zany presentation style adopted by Stephen Fung, to tell a Zero to Hero story of a martial arts protagonist. Reviewed by DICK STEEL 6 / 10 A Nutshell Review: Tai Chi Hero Main character is like Jet Li early years. Anything less than a 7 and you really shouldn't be watching this type of film as it is a near perfect master class. If you like Kung Fu films this must be one of the most rewarding films you will ever see. My only regret after watching them was that I never saw them in the cinema. I mean it is really slick how they merge effects, big graphic overlays to convey action and humour which is really good. Most of it is quite unique and visionary while not compromising on the values of a good dramatised Kung Fu adventure. It carries the film, but the effects, action, strong characters are flawless if you understand the genre. In short a martial arts village must survive against the evil steampunk death machines and armies who want to build a railway which would destroy the town. Firstly if your a fan of Kung Fu Hustle or Dragon Tiger Gate or even The Storm Riders you will love these couple of films. What the hell are they watching this film for when the trailer is accurate and the film gives you so much more. Reviewed by danbayliss 10 / 10 underrated amazing slick kung-fu film Random but I thought Nikki Hsieh is pretty in this movie. Even if plans for another sequel is coming up. However the ending seemed way to rushed and again incomplete. This time it goes in a more Eastern tradition, culture and kung-fu direction which I thought had more meaning than the first one. If only they put as much emphasis on kung-fu as much as the special effects. The foolish and yet righteous hero this time uses more head to head kung-fu but it's just way too far in between. ![]() With more depth to fighting through to reach the top scenarios. It might have been at least cool and entertaining if it went in a slight Chinese Scott Pilgrim direction. There is one part in this movie where the protagonist has to fight 7 masters of different arts. But the fight choreography is just bland and forgettable for the most part. And when there is, it goes in a close up, wire works, special effects direction. The build up and direction is just mediocre at best and there just isn't enough kung-fu fight sequences. The special effects are good, but it falters in a lot of areas. Which is a cool idea, but it's just not executed in a very entertaining manner. Both these movies tries to go in a modern hip and cool comic book style kung-fu movie that takes place during a ancient Chinese era. But moves along very slowly at times, the pacing needed some work. "Tai Chi Hero" is better than Zero but not by much. And I guess it's because the two movies was shot back to back. ![]() It just didn't seem like a complete movie. The first movie is just poorly developed and not very coherent. Reviewed by KineticSeoul 5 / 10 Well.Slightly better this time aroundĪfter the disappointing "Tai Chi Zero" comes "Tai Chi Hero". ![]()
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