An Ultra Fan's Guide to Yeoh Michelle Zhang Jun Biao was a monk in Shaolin. In a friendly competition for a higher place in Shaolin, his childhood friend almost kills a fellow student for using a concealed weapon (which cannot be used in the competition). He and his friend got kicked out of the Shaolin. They met rebellions at that time in China. His friend betrayed Zhang Jun Biao and his rebellion friends for money from the China government. Zhang Jun Biao went crazy and discovered the art of Tai Chi in the recovery period. Revenge seems to be the only thing he is going to do. Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 太極張三豐
- Also Known As: Twin Warriors , Didymoi Mahites , Tai Ji Zhang San Feng , Taai Gik Jeung Saam Fung , 太极张三丰
- Director: Yuen Woo Ping
- Genres: Action, Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Jet Li in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Jet Li in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Jet Li Main Role -
![Michelle Yeoh in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Michelle Yeoh in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Michelle Yeoh Main Role -
![Chin Siu Ho in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Chin Siu Ho in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Chin Siu Ho Main Role -
![Fennie Yuen in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Fennie Yuen in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Fennie YuenSiu Tung KwaSupport Role -
![Lau Shun in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Lau Shun in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Lau Shun[Biao's master]Support Role -
![Yuen Cheung Yan in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Yuen Cheung Yan in Tai-Chi Master Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Yuen Cheung YanLing [Taoist priest]Support Role
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Reviews
When two young Shaolin monks are kicked out of the temple and have to find their way in the world, one chooses evil and one chooses good. The friends' choices, of course, put them on a collision path to betrayal and destruction.
Jet Li handles the fights scenes just as you would expect him to-marvelously. He's fast and believable even in some over-the-top wire scenes. Michelle Yeoh is agile and elegant whether wielding a sword or in a flying table fight. Their characters help each other out in their darkest moments without resorting to a forced romance. It was refreshing to see a friendship built on mutual respect for each other and each other's abilities.
Chin Siu Ho, who plays the friend who chooses the wrong path, does an admirable job of falling down the well into power and greed. The supporting cast of characters were fleshed out enough that I cared about what happened to them.
My only quibble is the comedy/madness portion of the movie which goes on too long even if it results in Jet Li's character developing his new skill set. This isn't a true spoiler for kung fu movie enthusiasts, it's the common formula. Good guy gets beaten, goes off to develop a new kind of kung fu, goes back and confronts the bad guy. In a movie with a high body count, those supposedly funny moments dragged on too long for me.
The cinematography is good but not great. The focus is on the fights and Yuen Woo Ping excels as always in coming up with creative ways to stage fights--even a giant game of kung fu Jenga!
The movie may be dated, but Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh make up for any story deficiencies. Tai Chi Master has spectacular fights throughout the movie featuring two of the greats of the genre, definitely worth the price of admission.
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