Yi tin to lung gei

I am a big fan of the original Kung Fu Cult Master with Jet Li so was excited to hear of this movie.

Plenty of famous movie stars in this movie.

They even have Donnie Yen but unfortunately he didn't do much.

Overall the movie felt kinda rushed. Don't really connect with the leads and the fight scenes were far better in Jet Li's version.

New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 didn't really leave a sour taste in my mouth after finishing watching it. But, must admit this one feels slightly underwhelming. Story-wise, the film basically covered the same ground as Jet Li's version in 1993. The thing is, the CGI-laden fight scenes didn't have the same excitement and thrills, while most of its solid cast was practically wasted. Safe to say, Donnie Yen, Xing Yu, Fan Siu-Wong, or Xiong Xin-Xin came only for the easy paycheck.

All the famous actor already know this show sure flop yet still come to appear at this show because of Director Wong Jing. All didn't portray well , just use poker face finish the lines and that's it. Old school camera style.

Needless to say that of course I opted to sit down and watch the 2022 Hong Kong martial arts movie "Yi Tin To Lung Gei" (aka "New Kung Fu Cult Master") when I had the opportunity. And given my fascination and love for the Hong Kong cinema, then this movie was definitely something I had looked forward to watching.

The storyline, as written by Jing Wong, was entertaining. It was a story that had a lot of different elements to it, so it is something that will have an appeal with a large audience, I think. But this was definitely something for the fans of the wire-fu genre, you know the 'Wuxia' martial arts genre of movies.

Something that really impressed me about "Yi Tin To Lung Gei" was the cast ensemble. They had some nice talented actresses and actors on the cast list, with the likes of Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Xing Yu, Jade Leung, Tze-Chung Lam, Raymond Lam, Alex Fong and others. So if you are a fan of the Hong Kong cinema, then you are definitely in for a treat here.

There is a good amount of action and martial arts in the movie. I really enjoyed the martial arts scenes, despite it being that over-the-top Wuxia style of fighting, you know with the crazy leaping, semi-flying and what not. It looks good, and that is what matters, because realism is not a factor here.

The character gallery was somewhat working against the overall enjoyment of the movie, as there simply was too many characters to keep track of. I have to admit that once the movie ended, I could only put a name on a single of all the characters. Faces, yes, but names, just on one.

"Yi Tin To Lung Gei" is the type of martial arts movie where you just lean back, munch on a snack and enjoy the fighting and the leaping around. And it makes for a good old fashioned action martial arts movie.

My rating of "Yi Tin To Lung Gei" from director Jing Wong lands on a six out of ten stars.

For wuxia movies' fans, especially the old school Shaw Brothers era, this 2022's Yi Tien To Lung Qi is the romantic reminder of such era. Minimalistic visual effects, clever editings, physical stunt works and dance-like choreograph fight scenes are the strongest features of this film. Because it allows the director and actors to showcase the poetic story of Yi Tien To Lung Qi: the ironic world where chaos rules, the righteous justify sinister cruelty and the unlawful minorities show their heroic deeds by actions. Yi Tien To Lung Qi is Cin Yong's third saga of the Condor Heroes Saga which tells a story that span through 5 generations heroes who defend China from invasion through righteous unification.

If you are looking for extravaganza of special effects fights movie, skip this. For those who enjoys a social commentary story and old school wuxia fans, you need to watch this

By the way, this is 2-hour film is the first installment of Yi Tien To Lung Qi, I can't wait to see the 2nd installment.