This wilfully demented martial arts comedy is a mixed affair. Set some time in the past - sorry folks, Chinese history is not my strong point - when Empire was all, this sees a group of dissidents attempting to overthrow their evil overlords. Jet Li, acting as Executive Producer as well as the main star, plays Fong Sai-Yuk, a cheeky chappy with amazing Kung Fu prowess who falls in love with the beautiful daughter of an influential businessman and must prove his worth to the judgemental Patriarch. That's all I could really glean from the haphazard plotting, but it mattered not one jot as this is all about the fight scenes, which are many and varied. Going the Jackie Chan route of making use of scenery, this sees Jet leaping about on bamboo scaffolding, dancing on rooftops and even fighting on the shoulders and heads of the eagerly watching crowd. Whilst the comedy element quickly becomes tiresome and irritating the action is dazzling though be warned, it is all wire work, so if that annoys or disappoints this may not be the chop-socky movie for you. Whilst far from great, this nevertheless passed the time efficiently enough. Oh, and try to get hold of the subtitled version if you can as the dubbed voices on the version I watched are almost unbearable at times.

Hooray indeed, I don't know where I'd be without kung-fu flicks like this, though only part kung-fu (Part actiom, romance, and comedy), everything works except the comedy. The reason the comedy does not work is because Jet is fighting someone and then in the middle of a fight, comes out with a witty (or unwitty), quip, it's so cartoony, it's not meant to be "Superman", it's a damn KUNG-FU, ROMANCE, ACTION, COMEDY, kind of movie. Back to the good bits, Fong Sai-Yuk has some really good fight scenes (except the first one, and the one where all the bad guys bow to him at the end, what a bunch of dufuses, I'm sure I'd never do that). The best thing about the film though is that Jet's character is not the perfect gentleman you see if you catch the first ten minutes (killed a flower lady or something like that). Anyway the fight on the wood was cool. The final battle was cooler! Plus the romance had all the charm and wit it needed. was that of a rom-com (Like Notting Hill), anyway opwer to Li!The Legend Of Fong Sai Yuk, should be a kung-fu legend, for extreme fun, if you're ever bored!Summary: Good, solid, Kung- Fu, which amounts to great fun, ***/****

Around the late 80's and early 90's, Jet Li was on a roll. Fresh from the success of Once Upon A Time In China, he moved straight into this movie, and in turn crafted 2 masterpieces in succession.The simple story of Jet Li's forced marriage is run parallel to the more adventurous tale of a secret sect or revolutionarys fighting against the emperor. It sounds like they should clash, but instead they run in and out of eachother with a crafted elegance so that you're always engaged by it.And of course if thats not enough for you there's the fights, which are Cory Yuens best to date. The coordination displayed in these amazing stunts is superb, and reflects each character marvellously. For example, Jet Li's playful and young Fong Sai Yuk is a far cry from his serious and restrained Wong Fei-Hong from his Once Upon A Time series, and so the fighting style is different to reflect that. He moves a lot more playful, cracks jokes between punches and it is a marvel to behold.It is one of the funniest and entertaining films out there, and is a definite must see for all martial arts fans.

Wow. After seeing this, Jet Li is truly awesome. But he's not the only one who shines here.Fong Sai Yuk (Jet Li) is a young man who yearns to compete and backs it up with amazing kung fu. Jet is more carefree in this one and doesn't hesitate to fight. Josephine Siao plays his mother and she's such a character!! Any scene with her and Jet are just too funny! Michelle Reis plays the beautiful Ting Ting and has very good chemistry with Jet in the film (lucky guy!). Her dad Tiger Lu (Sung Young Chen) is quite a kooky character too and his mood swings provide for humor as well.Now on to the action. The 'marriage' contest is AMAZING as Jet and Sibelle Hu are literally fighting over the crowd stepping from head to head, shoulder to shoulder. Jet really shows his prowess throughout the film fighting with fists, feet, swords, arrows and more! Credit deservedly goes to Corey Yuen who displays some of the most creative battles I've ever seen.With a really cool soundtrack, great cast, humor and great kung fu, Fong Sai Yuk is really fun to watch.