My Young Auntie
by Chia-Liang Liu
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Actor: Chia-Liang Liu, Hou Hsiao, Kara Hui, Lung Wei Wang, Tung-kua AiDirector: Chia-Liang Liu
Brand: Wellspring Media INC
Writer: Chia-Liang Liu
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Chinese (Original Language); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 79963
Studio: Weinstein Company
Product features:
- A Shaw Brothersic way ahead of its time, My Young Auntie is a young woman who marries the dying patriarch of a martial arts family in order to save the inheritance from evil relatives - even if she has to fight them herself! With a kung fu heroine, spectacular fighting sequences, slapstick comedy, and even a swashbuckling swordfight or two, this film has everything a martial arts fan could wish fo
Movie Reviews of My Young Auntie
Movie Review: Hsiao Hou and Kara Hui are spectacular
Summary: 5 Stars
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This movie is so underrated and timeless. I've watched a lot of Kung Fu movies with plots set in the 1980s in modern Hong Kong cities. At the time they were all the rage while Shaw Brothers was growing less popular as the 80s progressed. Fast forward a few decades later, and those Shaw Brother movies have withstood the test of time while all of those trendy so called "kung fu" movies set in the big city look horrifically dated!
My Young Auntie was released in 1981, with a circa set some time in the 1940s or 50s if one were to judge by the "motor cars" and fashion. As a period piece it's authentic, despite being filmed on a Shaw Brothers sound stage.
Kara Hui plays Ching Dai Nan, young student of the dying elder of the Yu family. He convinces her to marry him, with instructions to protect his assets from his malevolent brother. She must bequeath her late husband's estate to his nephew Yu Jing Chuen. Young Auntie takes her charge seriously. As the wife of an elder, second uncle, she becomes an elder of the family despite her young age. She soon meets her nephew, but Yu Jing Chuen is much older than she expected. He is also surprised that his Auntie is young enough to be his daughter. Comedy ensues when his teenage son (Hsiao Ho) arrives, who is around the same age as Young Auntie.
Yu Jing Chuen's son, Ah Tao (Who likes to be called Charlie Yu) has his "daddy" wrapped around his finger. He has been away to Hong Kong for school where he is learning English. Ah Tao is enamored with western culture which causes him to clash with his traditional young "aunt". His father commands Charlie to treat his aunt (who is an elder) with deference. But Charlie remains resentful and disrespectful, especially when "daddy" threatens to take away his schooling after he fails to keep a protective eye over Grand Auntie (let's just say she ends up in a sexy dress cut to high heavens, and a pair of torn panty hose) after a trip to the big city.
The movie plays up Kara Hui's attractive looks and if you're not paying attention, it also plays up the alpha male-ness of Hsiao Hou who for many of his scenes parades around with his shirt half-buttoned when he's not being a smart-ass.
Charlie embodies a western teenager's attitude and Hsiao Ho plays him very well. He's unjustifiably cocky, and a bit of a snob. Eventually, his antics gets them in trouble, and both Young Auntie and Charlie will soon need the wisdom of their elders to help them out.
Both are experts in Kung Fu. Auntie using a southern fighting style, and Charlie preferring to use both southern and northern styles, with a bit of western boxing thrown in. Dad is traditional and kicks butt. The movie ends with amazing and very entertaining fight scenes culimating to a battle of "my dad can beat up your dad". Of course, Charlie and Auntie, whose mild flirtation is built on competition, strive to outdo each other.
There are a few romantic moments between the two as they try to avoid awkward encounters, such as Charlie serenading Grand Auntie, (whom he also ocassionally refers to Grandmother when he speaks to her in English). A date to a dance where they play dress up as westerners. There is also an awkward moment when Charlie (who at first despises her) discovers his grand auntie (or grandmother?) in a sexy dress. We also get a really funny proposal that doesn't end well for Charlie.
Terrific performance by Kara Hui as a young woman who must embody the spirit of an older woman, and Lau Kar Leung as the dad, who is also hilarious and he is very skilled at Kung Fu. Of course, I prefer Hsiao Hou, he makes the movie funny and entertaining for me. His fighting style is unpredictable and different from the other characters in the movie.
Summary of My Young Auntie
(Action/Comedy) A young woman marries a dying senior member of a martial arts family in order to protect her family?s fortunes, leading to a duel with a greedy relative.Similar DVD Movies
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