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Around the time this was made these type of films were a dime a dozen in Hong Kong. It contains a solid cast with Andy Lao, Max Mox.and Alex Tam as the leads in another film about brothers in the bleak crime underworld of Hong Kong. Norman Chu and the rapist guy from Brother Of Darkness and Daughters Of Darkness 1 and 2 are the main baddies here. Dragon Family is another entry to the heroic Bloodshed genre and another movie heavily influenced or imitating A Better Tommorrow. This film, while not too original was certainly well done with good acting and highly emotional scenes. The action is great and totally insane, the plot, bleak and uncompromising and the building of plot and characters is excellent. The problem with the film was the market was flooded with similar fare. With all of John Woo's work , similar genre fare like Return Engagement and Hero Of Tommorrow, it's hard for Dragon. Family to stand out.. However, these type.of films are not made anymore and are greatly missed. Dragon Family is great action drama, that is.melodramatic, bloody and brutal flick that doesn't have Chow Yun Fat in it ( but it certainly helps).

I guess this is a remake of a older Shaw Bros swordplay flick. It was directed and co starring Frankie Chan. Ti Lung is always good and this picture is no exception as he plays a crippled swordsman seeking revenge. There is a whole lot plot holes, but it doesn't matter as there is tons of well choreographed action that gets sped up at times and is completely insane. There is some goofy and out of place humor, as well tasteless jokes about AIDS( which I didn't know existed in period China). Ti Lung is the central focus and the main component on making this film.work. Ti Lung is always good and made some shoddy productions more watchable and this production is no exception,

The Witch From Nepal was a pre A Better Tommorrow vehicle for Chow Yun Fat , at this time was a popular television actor, but had a hard time with success on the big screen. The film itself is a weird mix of fantasy, horror and romance and is held together by director Ching Sui Tung who (at this point) was best known for making cult swordplay/martial arts masterpiece Duel To The Death, as well as being action choreographer on a lot of the Hong Kong movies that you like. Sometimes the film gets a little confusing or hard to follow, but visually looks great with excellent action choreography. Chow Yun Fat's performance and screen presence is good. The Witch From Nepal is not the best film or the easiest to get into, but is still a decent watch and one of Chow Yun Fat's most unusual films.