Nonureva Really Surprised!

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

TheBigSick This martial arts film is especially well-known for the legendary last fight scene between Jet Li and Donnie Yen, two of the all-time greatest martial artists, at an alley. The fight is both intense and speedy, and Li and Yen uses whatever weapons they can find, including ropes and wooden splinters, to fight each other.

Paul Magne Haakonsen With a shorter running time and a more coherently constructed storyline "Once Upon a Time in China 2" (aka "Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung") was a better movie than the first movie from 1991.Jet Li returns to play legendary Wong Fei Hung and continues fairly much where part one left the audience. However, the stakes are upped in part two as there is a grand show off between Jet Li and Donnie Yen. And if you get the Hong Kong Legends version, the interview with Donnie Yen is quite worth watching - despite his cocky attitude. It was a nice detail to find out that they were given free hands to go at each other with the bamboo poles.The action and martial arts were amazingly well-choreographed and executed. But of course everything that Yuen Woo-Ping is involved with is fantastic.The story in "Once Upon a Time in China 2" is good and well-paced, right from the very beginning.As in the previous movie, the dialogue and characters of the Western foreigners in China were campy, ridiculous and downright awful. I didn't think anyone ever spoke the same way as they did.If you enjoy Asian martial arts movies then "Once Upon a Time in China 2" is definitely a movie well-worth sitting down to watch.

leonblackwood Review: I didn't think that this movie was in the same class as the first movie. I missed his trusty sidekicks and the script lacked wit and entertainment. The helper that he has in this movie was a bit poor and the action scenes wasn't as great as the first movie. As for the storyline, Dr. Wong is now helping the foreigners against some radical mercenaries who want rid of them. The radicals also have the help from the police who come toe to toe with Jet Li and his companions. The storyline didn't really grip me and the showdown at the end was quite disappointing. On the plus side, there isn't any fighting on strings or flying in the air so the action scenes looked real. The thing that really let the movie down was the poor storyline and the dull characters. I just hope that the 3rd one is better. Disappointing!Round-Up: This is the problem with making sequels! If you give your all in the first movie, you really find it hard to replicate that success. That's exactly what has happened with this film. There was so much going on in the first movie but in this film there just seemed like there was something missing. Maybe it's because I watched part one and two, back to back. Anyway, although I found the movie disappointing, it's still a watchable movie which is better than some martial are movies I have seen recently.Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: HK$30.4millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their Jet Li movies about a doctor who is trying to save the foreigners from radical mercenaries. 4/10

miguelsanchez69 Wow. I was expecting a good martial flick but what I got was a great film. This is quite simply one of the most entertaining, moving and cinematically brilliant films I've seen in quite awhile. It reminds me slightly of an Asian version of Gangs of NY (I know, I know, this came first) since it's set amidst a sweeping historical backdrop at a point when nations we now know were being built, and because of its strongly patriotic undertones. The choreography by Yuen Ping is awe-inspiring especially since unlike many of his recent films, this film involves actual martial artists. Tsui Harks direction, from the opening shot is spot on, and the acting is great. Unlike a lot of martial arts films (even those I enjoy) this film's plot is superb. The music is terrific as well and really sets the tone. A minor note, the dubbing isn't terrific (though the movie is still immensely watchable) so try and get the subbed version if you can. This movie completely transcends the genre. Highest possible recommendation.