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The sixth film in the series, and the welcome return of Jet Li after a break in parts 4 and 5. This time around Wong Fei Hung and his cohorts take a trip to the wild west, a reasonable idea but ultimately one of the weakest of the films. The plot limps along rather pointlessly, although the frequent fight scenes (choreographed by Sammo Hung) are as exciting as ever. Their power is somewhat diminished, however, as at no point do you feel the characters are in any real danger.

Jet's cool bullet-dodging in the climactic fight is fun, but only real highlight is the scene where Fei Hung's loyal comrade Seven attempts to cure his master's amnesia by fighting him in the styles of villains from the previous films.

The supporting cast are a painful bunch of stereotypes, and their acting ability leaves a great amount to be desired, but if you can get past that this is enjoyable enough hokum.

Jet Li reprises the role that he was born to play as Wong Fei Hung. This time, Master Wong is in America to set up his clinic Po Chi Lam there. But things go wrong as he gets amnesia and lives with some Indian tribe.

The story was okay, but the rest of it wasn't. First of all, the fight scenes were poorly filmed. I couldn't tell what was going on since it was blurred and/or sped up. This is too bad since I wanted to see Jet Li's physical talents. Also, the sterotyping of the Indians were pretty bad too. The American actors' lines were horrible and cliched, and the American actors themselves were pretty bad (of course, they could have been bad because of the bad lines they got). There were some good scenes, but a couple of good scenes doesn't make a medicore movie any better. This movie is worth a rental if there is nothing else to rent.

This movie kind of makes you wonder if he wants to hit that niche that Jackie Chan has in China. The fighting is not only off the wall, but it's comical as well. Don't expect to see the serious Jet Li that you're used to though, otherwise you'll be disappointed. The best thing about this movie is; you didn't have to see any of the others in the series to know what's going on. Most Chinese sequels tend to leave anyone who hasn't seen the first movies in the dark. If you just take it for what it was meant to be, you'll enjoy it immensely. You can tell that Jet Li was making an attempt to start making his presence in America. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who's a fan of Jet Li.

Oct 21

Once upon a time in china and america is the 6th and final film in the series.

I was a little disappointed in this one despite the return of Jet Li. Its effectively a martial arts western and some of it works and some of it doesn't.

I like it but do not love it, not quite up to the standard of Once upon a time in china 1 to 5.

7 out of 10.

After watching the first 3 in a two period to see what was so good about the series, I decided to watch this as an off-chance. I was horribly disappointed. While it might have come out before Shanghai Noon, this was just plain unbearable to watch with painfully BAD stereotypical dialogue with a plot thrown in around the last 2/3rd of the movie. Do yourself some justice and skip this movie if given an option. Only watch it for morbid curiosity, but you'll only be disappointed. I feel like this horrible film tainted my eyes after watching the first 3, which were full of movie magic. The action scenes in this one didn't even keep my attention at times.

It is understandable that some reviewers got such a poor impression of this film, because the commonly available China Star DVD (found at Best Buy et all) has a horrid Cantonese dub language track, and for some odd reason also has a poor Mandarin dub. It is also cropped badly (pan and scan). But the language problem is the most glaring enjoyment inhibitor, totally ruining the humor and timing of this very enjoyable western spoof/martial arts action flick. This film was actually filmed with live mikes right here in Texas, in live Mandarin, English, and some Cantonese. This original track is only found in the rare official Taiwan DVD from Thunder Media. The action and stunt-work in this film is almost the eighth wonder of the world. The things Jet Li does with his fighting and acrobatic skills are truly amazing. Great story, too. Very humorous in places- also being a spoof of the Once Upon a Time in China series in general. Since many of the stunts are rather large scale, the widescreen really helps also. Plenty has been said here about the story itself, so I don't need to add much. I agree this is not on the same level as the first two Once Upon a Time in China movies, but really neither is the third. I would rank this almost as good as OUATIC3, if viewed with the original soundtrack and aspect ratio.

A very good movie for Time Pass, Acting is Good Story is Ok, acting is also good specially of Jet Li.

i really liked the first two, and the third one was ok, but this one is terrible. the plot is crap, the actors are bad (except the original ouatic cast) and the camera work pretty much ruined it for me, the shaking of the camera and too fast cuts ruined the action scenes, that could have saved the film.

Jet Li returns as Wong Fei Hung in this great epic series of China's history. With Sammo Hung at the director's chair, one can expect some high-quality choreography. And good fights are not lacking in this movie. I thought that the characters were more defined and likeable then in OUATIC 4. I thought that the epic quality of the story and themes weren't there, but setting that aside, the movie is fun to watch. Sammo proves that he's one of the best choreographers, and Jet Li proves that he's one of the best on-screen fighters.

Once Upon A Time In China And America, directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, sees Jet Li returning as the legendary "Wong Fei-hung," a role that really cemented his fame as one of Hong Kong's top film stars. His portrayal of this noble and patriotic hero, along with his genuine martial arts skills, set a high bar for his career. Rosamund Kwan is back as "13th Aunt Siu-kwan," a character that has become closely associated with her.

The film boasts a solid cast, including Hung Yan-yan, who reprises his role as "Club Foot" and shows off his impressive wushu champion credentials. American martial artist Jeff Wolfe plays "Billy," a cowboy who teams up with Fei-hung and his crew after they rescue him from the wild. Joseph Sayah takes on the role of the villainous "Bandit Leader," while Power Chan plays "Buck Tooth So." Richard Ng adds his comedic flair to the character of "Uncle Han."

While the movie seems like a great opportunity for Jet Li's Wong Fei-hung to shine again, it doesn't quite hit the mark in some areas. Even with Sammo Hung and Lau Kar Wing directing, the action scenes are often filmed in close-up and edited in a choppy manner, which is surprising considering Sammo's past successes with martial arts Westerns like "Millionaires Express."

That said, there are still some standout fight scenes, like the clash at the Native American camp and the showdown between Li and Club Foot. Hung Yan-yan does a fantastic job of channeling characters from the original films, bringing back some classic moments from the series.

In the end, Once Upon A Time In China And America mixes martial arts with Western elements in an interesting way, even if it doesn't fully reach its potential. Fans of Jet Li and the Wong Fei-hung character will likely still enjoy this film, despite its shortcomings.

Saw this dvd and was completely distracted by the soundtrack that was about 10 seconds behind the actual words that were spoken. For a Jet Li film I thought it was good but I would like to see a repaired version. I see about 2 or three martial arts films a week and this was the worst subtitled yet.

'Once Upon A Time In China And America (1997)' is the sixth entry in its series. It sees the return of Jet Li after his two-film hiatus, and swaps out Tsui Hark for Sammo Hung in the director's seat. Set in the United States circa the turn of the twentieth century, the film sees Wong Fei-Hung, Ghost Foot Seven and 13th Aunt (but not Leung Foon) reunite with Toothbrush So after he left China at the end of the first film. So has set up a clinic just outside an American town with a racist mayor who demands all Chinese people stay in their own corner and not be seen interacting with the rest of the townsfolk. Before Fei-Hung and co can reunite with So, they pick up a struggling stranger called Billy - who soon becomes an unlikely ally - and are then attacked by Native Americans. This splits the three apart and results in a bout of concussion-related amnesia for Fei-Hung. Narratively, the rest of the affair is kind of messy, as it basically tries to smush two separate plots together and also covey how poorly Chinese immigrants were treated in the US. It's a real shame that two thirds of the runtime is essentially wasted on the amnesia side of things, because it's really tired and uninteresting and exactly what you expect it to be. The movie becomes a lot more thematically interesting when it shifts focus to its criticism of corruption and the scapegoating of minorities. Thankfully, the feature has plenty of exciting set-pieces on both sides of its memory-loss storyline. These energetic action scenes are easily the best thing about the affair, and Hung's expectedly strong direction places emphasis on the pain and power of each individual blow (kicks send people flying across the frame on a regular basis). It's a different approach to Hark's more poetic style, for sure, but it isn't ineffective in conveying the martial arts prowess of its characters and keeping you glued to the screen as they knock your socks off with the ways in which they knock each other into next week. The final act features some really exciting moments that make excellent use of fast-paced choreography, high-flying wire work, confident camera work, and inventive scenarios that see the Chinese heroes creatively use hand-to-hand techniques against American villains who wield long-range weaponry. In the end, although the story isn't massively compelling and some of its quirks take time away from areas that are more interesting, the feature keeps you entertained for its majority and is well-executed in almost every area. Apparently, it caused conflict between Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan because the latter accused the former of stealing idea of doing an Eastern Western in which the hero loses his memory. Whether or not the theft occurred intentionally, you can see where Chan is coming from. This may be why he never made another movie with Hung, even if they reportedly patched things up (further evidenced by the fact that Hung briefly turns up in Around The World In 80 Days (2004) as Wong Fei-Hung), and that's a real shame. However, it doesn't take away from this movie and there fact that it's far better than it could have been. It's probably the weakest in its series that I've seen, but it's still an enjoyable time with plenty of action-based highlights.

I've seen a lot of Jet Li movies and some of them are my all time favourites. To my misfortune, the ones he did impersonating Wong Fei Hung are one of the worst in his filmography and I emphasize the first two, which are an absolute disaster. Although this film is based on a delusional premise, at least it offers us genuine entertainment based on the fact that everything that happens is unexpected. It can even be asserted that Jet Li here, apart from being a producer, offers one of his most lucid performances. The cast pays off and the pace is hectic thanks to a careful Sammo Hung. It is a fast, entertaining film that, unlike its previous installments in the saga, may please someone not born in China or its surroundings.

Review: It's been such a long time since I have seen a movie which is full of huge pixels. For a film that was made in the late 90's, I really can't see why the camera work so so terrible, and the movie wasn't that much better. The acting was appalling from the Red Indians and the weird looking blonde guy and the storyline was all over the place. The music sounded like it was done on one of those old, small casino organs but some of the fighting scenes weren't that bad. I'm glad that I didn't have to read subtitles through the movie because the script was really bad and the dubbing wasn't much better. On the whole, it's not a movie that I will be watching again in a hurry. Terrible!

Round-Up: This has to be one of the worst martial arts movies that I have seen in some time. The sad thing is that Jet Li actually isn't that bad in it. I do wonder how people can watch the screening of a movie and think that it's OK to release utter rubbish. I also can't see were all of the budget went. Anyway, I will just put this down as a bad day at the office for Jet Li.

Budget: $12million Worldwide Gross: HK$30million

I recommend this movie to people who are into their Jet Li movies about a group of natives, trying to make a new life for themselves in the Wild West. 1/10

This is one of the best movies in the "Once upon a time in China" series. Funny once in a while with its goofy Chinese humour and filled with fast fightingsequences that are beyond us "normal" people. :) The synchronized sound is, as usual not the best, but it does the trick..