17.7.09

once upon a time in china III (1993)

aka Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba. Huang Fei Hong zhi san: Shi wang zheng ba. The Invincible Shaolin.
Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li), sidekick Chung and Aunt Yee (Rosamond Kwan), are in Beijing when the Empress announces a Lion Dance martial arts contest. He meets up with a rival for Yee's affections and the lethal Club Foot, a martial arts expert who beats up Fei-Hungs father to stop him entering the Lion Dance contest.
The third instalment, brings together the main participants from the previous films, and continues the story of Fei-Hung. But this time with less of an emphasis on the politics of the day, and unfortunately the fight scenes are less punchy (if you pardon the pun). Nevertheless they produced an entertaining film, though not quite up to the standards of the previous two.

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