![]() The structure and set pieces are pretty much the same but done much worse. The film almost follows the original film beat for beat. Then there are scenes with a sparsity of extras and it really makes the scenes look small scale.Ĭomparisons to the original Kung Fu Cult Master film is inevitable and man does this film pale in comparison. It’s troubling when you consider that one half of the directors is a DP of renown for works on One Night in Mongkok and Seven Swords. Lighting is not much better again looking like a TV serial just spruced up with some added shadows here and there opposed to the washed out look we get from TVB. ![]() Janice Man in particular lacks the authoritive nature that the role demands often coming across as weak.īudget constraints are apparent throughout with sets looking straight out of TV series and the costumes are just so cartoon. Neither Janice Man nor Yun Qianqian can do justice to what Sharla Cheung and Chingmy Yau did for the roles. Louis Koo looks bored and is killed of near the beginning as for Donnie Yen it felt like he could be played by anyone and appears during the beginning and near the end with little to do. The biggest names are of course Donnie Yen and Louis Koo but both are extended cameos only. ![]() Sadly Raymond Lam processes little charm and is rather bland in the role. The film is produced by the Shaw Brothers company which owns TVB so we are presented with a host of TVB actors, with Raymond Lam headlining the title character. The film is based on the novels by famed Wuxia author Louis Cha whose complex story has been adapted many times before and I fondly remember watching the story unfold on a TV serial, it had so much time to flesh out characters and plot points while this film struggles to effectively juggle so much that's happening often skipping onto events rapidly and introducing characters with no explanation or contribution to the story. There are just way too many characters even for 2 films to cover. The story is actually more complex but it will be difficult for me to cover the large amount of details present in the film. Wuji is made the new leader of the evil faction and he goes to warn Wudang members of an impending attack but it's too late and he is confronted by Zhao Min. During this moment the 6 martial arts school storm the mountain to confront the evil sect and end them once and for all but Wuji manages to prevent this from happening resulting in the 6 schools retreating. During their little escapade Xiao Zhao is injured and Wuiji has to take her to Guang Ming mountain the base of the evil sect but due to a scheme of the 6 martial arts schools those at Guang Ming mountain mistake Wuji as a fraud. Years pass and the now adult Wuji with his new found friend Xiao Zhao (Yun Qianqian) overhear that all the years of feud between the good and evil factions were orchestrated by the government in secret lead by Zhao Min (Janice Man). After years of seclusion Wuji's parents decides to return to the martial arts world but there arrival is met with the 6 martial arts schools who kills Wuji's father in the process. We follow Zhang Wuji (Raymond Lam) a child born from the father of the good martial society and the mother of the evil martial society. The film sees the 6 martial arts schools wanting to eradicate the so called evil faction but each school has their own agenda and wants to be ruler of the martial arts world. The release on streaming platform already tells you about the quality of the film. Wong Jing along with Hong Kong DP Keung Kwok Man brings us an updated version of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber tale, titled New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 as the title suggest this is the first in a 2 parter. Subsequently the film garnered a cult following but there wasn't much demand for a remake. It was meant to be a 2 parter with a sequel lined up but the 1st film failed critically and commercially. ![]() The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1986.A beat for beak remake of Wong Jing’s original film but done much worse Some of you may remember back in 1993 Wong Jing directed a film called Kung Fu Cult Master starring Jet Li. ![]() New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. ![]()
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