Wuxia qi gongzhu

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Movie
Original title Wuxia Qi Gongzhu
Country of production Hong Kong
original language Cantonese
Publishing year 1993
length 98 minutes
Rod
Director Wong Jing ,
Dennis Chan
script Wong Jing,
Wai-Lun Lam
production Yun Chuen Ng ,
Hsiang Chuan Pei
music Ting Yat Chung
camera Lee Chu-Hung
cut Yu Chun
occupation

Wuxia Qi Gongzhu ( Chinese  武俠 七 公主  /  武侠 七 公主 , Pinyin Wǔxiá Qī Gōngzhǔ , Jyutping Mou 5 haap 6 Cat 1 Gung 1 zyu 2  - "the seven wuxia princesses", English: Holy Weapon and also known as Seven Maidens or The Seven Princesses ) is a wuxia film from Hong Kong . It was shot in 1993 by director Wong Jing together with Dennis Chang ( not named in the credits ).

action

During the Ming Dynasty , the Japanese swordsman Super Sword , who killed countless Chinese kung fu fighters , is defeated by the hero Mo Kake , to whom the Ghost Doctor has given superhuman powers with a dangerous, personality-changing drug. Super Sword declares that in three years he will reappear to take revenge. Since Mo Kake went insane from the drug and staged a slaughter when his wedding to Ching Sze was to be celebrated, his bride then goes as a swordsman under the name To Col Ching and specializes in "heartless men" kill. When Super Sword returns, it is imperative to find a cure for Mo Kake; In addition, Ching Sze has to find six more virgins, since Super Sword can only be defeated with the combined strength of seven virgins. The film ends in an escalating battle between the seven virgins and Super Sword.

The film has a comedic tone with numerous slapstick-like interludes.

criticism

In 1995, Joey O'Brian wrote in the Austin Chronicle that Holy Weapon was very entertaining. It is about a "crazy film" whose actors acted accordingly silly. The straightforward portrayal of Michelle Yeoh and Damian Lau adds to the comedy because of all the madness that surrounds them. Maggie Cheung is delicious as a spoiled princess, Sandra Ng as her lustful bodyguard is nerve-wracking. The usual imbalance in the direction of Wong Jing is less noticeable in this film than usual due to its episodic story.

Sascha Garthof finds on his website Cinema Far East that the film has some "excellent action scenes" to offer, but that "they lead again to the well-known and unsatisfactory chaos". The introductory fight, which was “the very best”, was followed by an accumulation of “incredibly stupid puns” for seventy minutes, through which you had to “torment yourself with all your might” in order to be able to enjoy the final fight. Garthof complains that the talent of actresses Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung is being given away and passes harsh judgment on the other actors, with the exception of Ng Man-Tat , who in his role as a crazy doctor for "one or the other really cheerful moment" worry.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wu xia qi gong zhu (1993) - Release dates . In: Internet Movie Database . Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  2. ↑ Joey O'Brian: Holy Weapon ( English ) In: The Austin Chronicle . September 1, 1995. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  3. ^ Sascha Garthof: Holy Weapon (Seven Maidens) . In: Cinema Far East . Retrieved July 12, 2010.

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