Secret of Tai Chi
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Actor: Gwok Leung, Hoi Yin Lee, Xian GaoDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); Cantonese (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-25
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Tai Seng
Movie Reviews of Secret of Tai Chi
Movie Review: exploring the yin/yang of Chinese military generals.
Summary: 4 Stars
A cast of talented unknowns star in this very well choreographed fight-fest, a late entry in the old-school kung fu genre. Plenty of action and a good sense of humor without being anything close to a comedy. Yes! The plot seems complicated but it's easy enough to follow.
The film starts with a brief history of Tai Chi Chuan. The viewer is then thrust into a military attack on a small martial clan, as ordered by an evil general. There are 4 survivors, including the Patriarch/ex-general and his two sons, who swear revenge when they find out their Matriarch was killed. When the boys confront some of the attackers, their father is injured trying to bail them out but they are saved by a Shaolin monk. While he lay dying, the dad explains that one of the boys is not his son, and that his real father was also a general who was killed by the same evil general over a case of wicked jealousy. The boys swear revenge again and hide in a cave to train. While out gathering food, the boys witness two girls dancing and sneak in for a closer look. They are caught peeping and the girls inform them that they are actually practicing Tai Chi. The girls' father eventually informs the boys that he too is a former general who is hiding out from the evil general and wishes to train them both in Tai Chi.
While pretty sweet, there is one thing I found particularly annoying: The good guys (and gals) will attack; realize they are outnumbered; then retreat... again and again. This equation plays itself out at least half a dozen times. It does make for more fight scenes and a frequent change of scenery so I probably shouldn't complain. They eventually take shelter in the Shaolin temple, which makes for some awesome scenes when the bad guys show up looking for them. Scenes that make one think this could almost be a mainland Wushu film.
This is one of the better discs offered by Tai Seng's Martial Arts Theater. It is full-screened and English-dubbed with no special features but the picture quality is pretty good with little-to-no squinting during night shots. Other than Sammo Hung's "The Victim", this is the best release of theirs that I've seen and is definitely recommended.
1985. aka: Tai Chi Chun
Summary of Secret of Tai Chi
Its mainland chinese shaolin martial arts mayhem galore in this exciting kung fu thriller. When a young warrior is being hunted by an evil general for a crime he did not commit he decides to fight back with his only weapon his supreme knowledge of tai chi. Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment Release Date: 06/28/2005 Starring: Lee Hoi Yin Run time: 80 minutes Rating: NrSimilar DVD Movies
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