Charles Herold (cherold)
When I'm browsing through Netflix martial arts movies it's difficult to tell from the ratings whether the movie is any good, because so many martial arts fans judge a movie entirely by its fight sequences. This I think is the case with Wing Chung, a rather poor movie with excellent combat.With an absurd mistaken identity plot and a lot of low, broad comedy often centered around sex, Wing Chung puts very little effort into its story and goes for only the cheapest laughs, where even if you laugh, you feel bad about it. While King-Tan Yuen makes the most of her shrewish, lustful character, and Michelle Yeoh is likable as the one non-slapstick character in the film, the other actors range from forgettable (even Donnie Yen!) to painfully bad (notably Waise Lee as the scholar).On the other hand, some of the wire-fu fights are great, particular a brief opening number in which Wing Chung uses a man as a puppet to fight while she sits in a chair and a terrifically entertaining battle over a dish of tofu.Unfortunately there is a lot more plot than action, so unless you're a fan of low comedy you're better off fast-forwarding through the predictable story.
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Wing Chun is an entertaining combination of slapstick humour and amazing martial arts fights. It's a romantic comedy at heart, one with a feminist bent. The story, while simple, features several memorable characters. There are setpiece battles that move the story along. Most of these feature Michelle Yeoh as the charismatic and beautiful Yim Wing Chun. Yuen Woo-ping's fight choreography is as usual inventive. He included moves that are quick and fresh, many of these aren't featured in other films. Donnie Yen's unusual turn as Leung Pok To, a man who has come to town to wed Yim Wing Chun is also of note. All in all, there's enough character development, humour, fights, and good scenery here to make Wing Chun one of the best martial arts films ever. It's not quite as good as the director's other famous film Iron Monkey (1993), but it's still a delight. Where else can you find actresses this good-looking and fights this exciting? Come to think of it, Peking Opera Blues (1986) probably influenced Yuen Woo-ping's filmmaking. I easily recommend seeing Wing Chun.
Jessica Carvalho
First of all, ''Wing Chun is a system of Chinese martial arts with an emphasis on close-range striking and interception and low kicks. (It also features the use of weapons)'''. So, the name of the movie is part of because of Michelle's Yeoh character and part of because the martial arts she practices. And I really like this Chinese movie with a simple story, since it is very delightful to watch, and we have Michelle before she coming the big celebrity she is now. ( And known as ''Michelle Khan'')Wing Chun, is a woman living in a remote village attacked by robbers and thieves all the time. She helps to protect the city and is very well known because of that, but since she lives in a male-based society she has many problems with men and love in general. One day, assassins kidnaps one of her friends, and she goes after them to save her.This movie has a lot of action and a lot of humor. :) Impossible not to like!
nicki1031
I don't have much to add to others' comments, but just wanted to mention I just saw it for the first time this evening on the big screen and found it to be charming and entertaining. Yes, the plot is absurd but what do you expect! It's great and highly recommended.
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