During a troubled time in China in the late 1800s, the corrupt Empress Dowager and her favorite eunuch Li Hung Cheung decided to hold a Lion Dance Competition. But the Lion Dance (martial arts) schools see the competition as an opportunity to boost their strength, causing much chaos and fighting. Wong Fey Hong, the best martial artist in China, travels to Peking to visit his father, a lion-head manufacturer and is forced to defend his father's school against an aggressive rival. Wong manages this, but Yee, his fiancée, runs into an old Russian boyfriend who gives her a motion picture camera as a gift. The camera captures a plot by the Russian officer to assassinate Li Hung Cheung during the Lion Dance Competition. Wong enters the Competition to stop the attempted assassination. (Source: Rim Films Catalog) Edit Translation
- English
- Español
- Українська
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- Native Title: 黃飛鴻之三獅王爭霸
- Also Known As: Once Upon a Time in China III , Wong Fei Hung III: Si Wong Jaang Ba
- Screenwriter & Director: Tsui Hark
- Genres: Wuxia
Cast & Credits
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![Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Jet LiMaster Wong / Wong Fei HungMain Role -
![Rosamund Kwan in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Rosamund Kwan in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Rosamund Kwan[13th Aunt]Support Role -
![Max Mok in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Max Mok in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Max MokLeung FoonSupport Role -
![Hung Yan Yan in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Hung Yan Yan in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Hung Yan YanKwai Geuk Chat / "Clubfoot"Support Role -
![Lau Shun in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)]( "Lau Shun in Once Upon a Time in China 3 Hong Kong Movie (1993)")
Lau ShunWong Kei YingSupport Role
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Reviews
The evil Empress Dowager wanted to impress the foreigners and encourage more martial arts by holding a lion dance competition. Instead of uniting the martial artists they ended up fighting each other in violent dance offs with lions. WFH tried to calm everyone down, but the local oil factory owner kept everyone stirred up. WFH also had to deal with a Russian who had eyes on 13th Aunt. Meanwhile, 13th Aunt worked at getting a marriage proposal out of WFH. She had a cute scene with WFH teaching him some important English words.
If you love violent lion dances, this is the movie for you. There are numerous lion dance fights throughout the movie. The problem with them, is that regardless of all the hidden swords, fire, arrows, and meteor balls, much of the action was hidden under the costumes and giant heads. They ended up in a tangle of costumes and erratic movements.
There were a couple of good fights. Most used quite a bit of wire-fu and advantageous camera angles. Jet Li was in his prime making all the extras distracting. The final lion dance fight was difficult to follow and the climax with the local baddie underwhelming.
Much like the lion dances, the story could be a confusing mess. Jet Li as WFH and Rosamund Kwan as 13th Aunt were fine in their roles. Much of the rest of the cast became lost in the noise.
If you are a fan of this series and Jet Li this is a perfectly watchable movie and much of it was entertaining, especially when Jet fought and we were able to see him fighting. He was quick and talented in his scenes, especially one on an oil slick floor. If you are a fan of vicious lion dances you are in for a real treat, if not, OUATIC 3 might be a letdown.
