El honor de un guerrero

Título original: Wong Fei-Hung

1991
R
2h 14min

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Kung Fu Martial Arts Wuxia Action

El legendario héroe de las artes marciales Wong Fei-Hung lucha contra el saqueo de China por fuerzas extranjeras. Cuando la tía Yee regresa de América, Wong Fei-Hung asume el papel de su pro... Leer todoEl legendario héroe de las artes marciales Wong Fei-Hung lucha contra el saqueo de China por fuerzas extranjeras. Cuando la tía Yee regresa de América, Wong Fei-Hung asume el papel de su protector.El legendario héroe de las artes marciales Wong Fei-Hung lucha contra el saqueo de China por fuerzas extranjeras. Cuando la tía Yee regresa de América, Wong Fei-Hung asume el papel de su protector.

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Premios
- 5 premios ganados y 4 nominaciones en total

Trivia
Wong Fei-hung was a famous practitioner of hung gar kung fu, although the techniques Jet Li uses are mostly of the long fist method and tai chi.

Errores
(at around 54 mins) A 31-star US flag is seen shortly after an adult Wong Fei Hung attempts to defend the Po Chi Lam clinic from a fiery attack. The 31-star flag was used from July 4, 1851 to July 3, 1858. Wong Fei Hung was born on July 9, 1847, and so could not have been older than a few days shy of his eleventh birthday when this flag was still in use. Also, the rows of stars shown on the 31-star flag are inverted. The flag shown has rows of 7, 6, 6, 5, and 7 stars respectively (from top to bottom). The actual flag has rows of 7, 5, 6, 6, and 7 stars top to bottom.

Citas
Yim: No matter how good our kung-fu is, it will never defeat guns.

Versiones alternativas
A version distributed by 'Made in Hong Kong' UK has a running time of 140 mins. with a extra 10 minutes previously unreleased on video.

Conexiones
Featured in The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture (2002)

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6/10

Didn't live up to my expectations.

A traditional kung fu movie with elements of the Wuxia sub-genre, Once Upon A Time In China is considered by many to be one of the finest martial arts movies of all time; I don't rate it so highly, preferring my action to be a little more realistic and a tad more 'bone-crunching'.

Set in a troubled 19th century China, where centuries of tradition is being threatened by an influx of foreigners, this historical epic is directed by Tsui Hark and stars the incredible Jet Li, ably supported by Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen, Jacky Cheung and Kent Cheng. With a pedigree like that, I was expecting something truly astounding, but what I got was an overlong, over-stylised and definitely over-rated film. Saddled with a dreadfully dull story and some particularly poor comedic moments, it does not entertain as much as I had hoped.

Li plays Wong Fei Hung, martial arts master and all round good guy, who, along with his students, battles the foreign invaders who are plundering China. Kwan plays his love interest, Aunt Yee, who has recently returned from America, and who tries to educate Hung about the wonders of the Western world. As the troubles mount, Aunt Yee becomes the target of unscrupulous traders who try to sell her into prostitution, leaving Hung and his men no option but to pit their fighting skill against guns in a daring rescue attempt.

Although the movie admittedly features some well choreographed fight scenes which will undoubtedly appeal to fans of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (as will the breath-taking cinematography), the action relies too much on clever wire-work and skillful editing for its impact, and the whole affair left this particular viewer rather disappointed.