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Two young men--Jun-Bo (Jet Li) and Chin-Bo (Chin Siu Ho)--were taken in as boys by the monks of the Shaolin Temple, the famous school for martial arts. Jun-Bo is thoughtful and kind, but is easily swayed to misbehavior by the bullying, rebellious Chin-Bo. Their disobedient ways finally get them evicted in disgrace (after a fight with the entire school), and they wander to a nearby town, where they meet two attractive women, Miss Li (Fannie Yuen) and Siu Lin (Michelle Yeoh, a.k.a. Michelle Khan), who are part of a rebel band fighting a corrupt overlord. Chin-Bo's lust for wealth and status leads him to join forces with the overlord. Chin-Bo's treachery drives Jun-Bo insane; Jun-Bo's gradual recovery leads him to develop the discipline of tai chi, with which he ultimately topples the overlord. This plot summary of Twin Warriors doesn't do the movie justice; hardly 10 minutes go by without another spectacular fight sequence--and one of the great things about Hong Kong action movies is that women can often fight as well as the men. Early on in the movie, Siu Lin is searching for her lost husband; when she finds him, she gets into a knock-down, drag-out fight with her husband's new wife. It's unfortunate that the English language script is poor; though the characters are broad and melodramatic, they don't have to be as goofy as the dubbing makes them. Even so, it's a strong outing for Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, two of Hong Kong's action superstars. --Bret Fetzer
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By Astro
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
This comment is not about the movie but rather about the brutal treatment it has been subjected to in the process of making this Blu-ray release.
The image quality is average at best. No apparent work whatsoever seems to have been done in order to "clean" the movie in any way: it is blotchy and uneven, with tons of horrible movement artifacts that makes it hardly any better than a good quality DVD. And for an encore, a bonus insult to the "Collector" if you prefer, you can see the wires(!!) used in the fight scenes to prop up the actors in the air...great.
The sound fares even worst if you can believe it. Surround sound is way to loud compared to the voices, ridiculously so, making the whole experience of watching this movie even more painful: action scenes where, per example, chairs breaking and hitting are ridiculously loud whilst you barely hear the dialogues(barely exaggerating..).
So, while I like this movie, this horrible release does not hold a light to it. Very disappointing indeed.
The image quality is average at best. No apparent work whatsoever seems to have been done in order to "clean" the movie in any way: it is blotchy and uneven, with tons of horrible movement artifacts that makes it hardly any better than a good quality DVD. And for an encore, a bonus insult to the "Collector" if you prefer, you can see the wires(!!) used in the fight scenes to prop up the actors in the air...great.
The sound fares even worst if you can believe it. Surround sound is way to loud compared to the voices, ridiculously so, making the whole experience of watching this movie even more painful: action scenes where, per example, chairs breaking and hitting are ridiculously loud whilst you barely hear the dialogues(barely exaggerating..).
So, while I like this movie, this horrible release does not hold a light to it. Very disappointing indeed.
Format:DVD
this movie is very good but like most of Jet Li's flicks the plot and continuity are strange. Worth owning if you are a die hard martial arts fan but, if you are selective, you might want to pass on it. And, Michelle's performance is nothing compared to what she did in Crouching Tiger.
Format:DVD
Jet didn't seem motivated in this one. Michelle Yeoh seemed akward in her role, and Fannie Yuen didn't fit in. I'd have to say that this is one of Jet's sillier roles, even though some of the scenes were really good.
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I was very disappointed with this item. I thought it would show the...
I only watched the first 10 minutes and realized this was a terrible mistake - it did not show any of the tai chi moves and was for teenage boys. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dianne
5.0 out of 5 stars
--------------------------TAI CHI MASTER--------------------
=========ONE OF JET LI'S BEST, JUST LIKE FIST OF LEGEND========= THE FIGHTING, STORY, CHARACTERS, AND THE ACTING ARE VERY WELL DONE. Read more
Published on Jan 23 2004 by C. soriano
4.0 out of 5 stars
VERY INTERESTING
I am a new Tai Chi student and I watched to observe the form. I watched the whole movie and then watched again in 1/8 of the speed to see the moves clearly. Read more
Published on Sep 4 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars
my oh my...
Although this is a stunning film with great stunts (seeing the wires once in a while doesn't really spoil anything), I have to admit that I was fairly annoyed with the... Read more
Published on Aug 28 2003 by kay
1.0 out of 5 stars
Look for an earlier version.
The Hong Kong releases of this movie are under the title "The Tai-Chi Master" and are universally better than this release. Read more
Published on April 24 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tai Chi too?!!?!
Featuring a cast of awesome wushu practitioners, this is a gem in the Jet Li line-up. And the Tai Chi-esque performance done at the end makes this a fun lineup.
Published on Mar 21 2003 by lafnjack
1.0 out of 5 stars
BEWARE!
i rented this movie and while the movie is probably pretty good, Miramax completely ruined it by DUBBING it and not offering an original Chinese track w/ Eng subtitles. Read more
Published on Mar 10 2003 by Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars
5 Stars for Tai Chi Master; 4 for Twin Warriors
If at all possible, get the original Chinese/subtitled version of this film under the name, Tai Chi Master. The U.S. Read more
Published on Nov 18 2002 by P. Burdick
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREEEEEEEEAAAAAAATTTT Movie, Jet Li's best
Ok, 1000 words isn't enough to describe how good this movie is. Though the beginning starts out slow, its playfulness is amusing. Read more
Published on Oct 21 2002 by Adam Drucker
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Of Jet Li's Best
This is my favorite Jet Li movie. It's full of action packed scenes then there is the humor factor which every movie needs to be rated as very good. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2002
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