- Format: NTSC
- Language: Japanese
- Number of tapes: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Buena Vista
- VHS Release Date: April 6 2004
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00007K08N
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#22,650 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #14 in Video > Art House & International > By Original Language > Japanese
- #16 in Video > Action & Adventure > Action Stars > Jet Li
- #34 in Video > Art House & International > By Country > Hong Kong > Action
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It's not necessary to see the first Swordsman before you see Swordsman II--though some of the characters are the same, the cast is almost completely different. Into the thick of a clan feud in long-ago China comes young swordsman Ling (Jet Li), who has a romantic attachment to the leader of one side of the feud (Rosamund Kwan). However, on the other side is an evil sorcerer, Asia the Invincible (Brigitte Lin), who has found a magical scroll that will give the user formidable powers if the user castrates himself. Not only has Asia done so, over the course of the movie he transforms into a woman. Ling accidentally meets the newly feminine Asia, who remains silent to hide her still masculine voice, and they find themselves in the throes of a powerful attraction. But this much of the plot is only the tip of the iceberg; Hong Kong movies routinely pack enough story for three films into one, and Swordsman II is no exception. What is exceptional is the emotional power of the story, the superb performances, and the spectacular and hyperkinetic cinematography. Lin is completely magnetic and Li is at his buoyant, charismatic best. There's something so delightful and inviting about the special effects in Hong Kong films that it's simply more fun to believe them than not, even if they aren't realistic by Hollywood standards. At their best, Hong Kong fantasies (like A Chinese Ghost Story or Green Snake) become much more than camp. An epic of amazing scope and surprising richness, Swordsman II is quite possibly one of the greatest movies ever made. --Bret Fetzer
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Swordsman II and Swordsman I together,
By Dung fang bu bai (the highlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai (VHS Tape)
Junior/Kiddo is Ling/Fox/Seniors "sister" only in the sense that the other students of the Wah mountain master are his "brothers". She is actually the daughter of the dead master of the school and has a much more compelling failed romance in the first episode of the series. Swordsmen II is more about gender roles with Asia/Dawn being torn between genders and Junior/kiddo trying to figure our how to deal with her adult femininity after growing up as a tomboy. This is one of many good reasons to track down the original Swordsman so that you can figure out just what all is happening in the movie.The very bad, sometimes mistyped and sometimes missing, subtitles are perhaps preferable to the dubbing, but how much so depends on the viewer's patience. Both of the first two installments are worth watching, the 3rd installment is more of a spin-off on Brigitte Lin's fame than a continuation of the story of Ling and Kiddo.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good MOVIE, average Martial Arts Film,
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This review is from: Swordsman II (DVD)
I really liked this film. It was very entertaining, had a solid story (that was hard to follow at times), but still very interesting. The characters were great, each and everyone. Brigitte Linn was badly under utilized, using Magic over her martial arts skills, that was disappointing.Actually, think back, Jet Li was the only character in the whole film that used martial arts, everyone else used magic. Jet Li's acting was extremely fun to watch. The interaction between him and his sister was great (though she was awful jealous for a sister). As a whole this movie is a joy to watch, the story and plot are great. But don't buy this movie thinking you are going to see a Kung Fu movie, or skilled martial arts, because you won't. As a movie I would give Swordsman II a B+
1.0 out of 5 stars
This is the dubbed version,
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This review is from: Legend of the Swordsman (DVD)
Dubbed and renamed. See the original Swordsman II instead.
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