The Master - someone has to be the best
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Master - someone has to be the best |
| Original title | Huang Fei Hong jiu er zhi long xing tian xia |
| Country of production | Hong Kong |
| original language | Cantonese |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tsui Hark |
| script | Tsui Hark Lau Tai-Muk Lam Kee To Lau Tai Mo |
| production | Tsui Hark |
| music |
Romeo Díaz James Wong |
| camera |
Chan Tung-Chuen Wilson Chan David Chung Andy Lam Arthur Wong Bill Wong |
| occupation | |
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The Master - One must be the best (original title: Long xing tian xia , traditional character : "" (定 冠词 (男) 教师), short code: "这 能手", German title: "The Master") is a Chinese martial Arts and martial arts film by director Tsui Hark from 1992.
action
Uncle Tak is about to close his little herb shop when his ex-Kung Fu student Johnny challenges him to a deadly fight. Johnny has already knocked out all the other Masters in Los Angeles. Now he wants to prove to himself and his gang that he is the best fighter of them all by defeating his old teacher. In the course of the fight the shop is demolished and Tak himself is badly wounded. Only thanks to the courageous demeanor of college student Anna can he escape the fatal blows of Johnny and his gang and hide. A short time later, the young Chinese Jet, who has no idea of any of this, travels to Los Angeles to visit his uncle Tak. As soon as he gets off the bus, Jet has to lead three young would-be gangsters, who are after his pocket, back onto the path of virtue with a small demonstration of his martial arts. Then he and the beautiful May prevent Tak's shop from being sold due to outstanding installment payments. With the help of his new friends, he finally finds his uncle and takes on everything in a furious final against an apparently overwhelming opponent ...
Awards
In 1992 Tsui Hark was named the best director.
criticism
The lexicon of international films described the film as a “combat-oriented martial arts film” that was filled with “entertaining slapstick interludes” . The plot is "very volatile " and the film stumbles "quite breathlessly towards its final" .
Web links
- The Master - Somebody has to be the best in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 16 DVD - Uncut by The Master - One must be the best at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for The Master - Someone has to be the best . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , August 2010 (PDF; test number: 68 607-a V).
- ↑ The Master - Someone has to be the best. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 2, 2013 .