Ji dong ji xia (1989)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

Clarence Fok Yiu-leung

Escritores:

Johnny Mak (writer)
Stephen Siu (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

18 agosto 1989 (Hong Kong)

Género:

Acción | Romance | Ciencia-Ficción | Comedia

Plot:

A frozen Ming Dynasty royal guard and the equally frigid rapist-killer he's tracking are thawed out in modern-day Hong Kong. |

Plot Keywords:

Frozen | Body Frozen Under Ice | Martial Arts | Frozen Body | Frozen Alive

Premios:

3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A timeless tale of revenge, honour and forbidden love

Reparto

Biao Yuen	...	Fong Sau-Ching
Maggie Cheung	...	Polla
Wah Yuen	...	Fung San
Sarah Lee	...	Hooker
Alvina Kong	...	Hooker
Jing Chen	...	Arms Dealer
Elvis Tsui	...	Scientist
Po Tai	...	Pimp
Shui-Fan Fung	...	Santa Claus
Wai Hung Liu	...	Angel
Lap-Man Sin	...	Robber
Jing Wong	...	Crane Operator
Corey Yuen	...	Bum
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Yin San Lai

También conocida como:

The Iceman Cometh (Hong Kong: English title) (UK)
Gap dung gei hap (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Duración:

114 min

País:

Hong Kong

Idioma:

Cantonés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Netherlands:12 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2005) (uncut) | UK:18 (cut) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R18 | Hong Kong:IIB

Locaciones de Filmación:

Hong Kong, China

Compañía:

Golden Harvest Company

A timeless tale of revenge, honour and forbidden love

Yuen Biao is the most underrated martial artist of his generation. In my opinion his acrobatic skills outdo both Jackie Chan and Jet Lee although for some reason he isn't as highly rated as JC and JL. This film, his finest, is actually a sort of sci fi/fantasy film. He stars as a warrior of the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century. He and his adversary are fighting and they both fall of a cliff and are frozen; only to be found in the 20th century by scientists and accidentally unfrozen. This film with it's fantasy plot could have been his worst but with his acting, the fighting and the outrageous comedy with the lovely femme fetale Maggie Cheung this is a modern and all time classic. The things Yuen Biao does in this film show why I rate his acrobatic skills higher than JC and JL. The comedy interplays with violent action with Yuen Wah's performance as a sadistic villain spot on. The script is pretty intelligent and the jokes come thick and fast making fun of the late 1980s seen through the 16th century eyes of Yuen Biao who discovers television, electricity and... toilets. The jokes however aren't as glaringly obvious as Jackie Chan and some (very few) Jet Lee films (as very few Jet Li films are comedic if any); the humour is like an episode of The Simpsons, you have to recognise them but when you do they are really funny and actually very intelligent and heartwarming jokes. Maggie Cheung is absolutely brilliant in surely an Oscar winning role as the hard hearted hooker with a soft inside, she shows here that only she could have played this role perfectly. However Yuen Biao just steals the show from Maggie Cheung with his portrayal of a serious but innocently funny warrior. Also the chemistry between Yuen Biao and Maggie Cheung is absolutely electric, they really do sizzle when they are both on screen together. Also unlike Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung films the humour is played with a straight face throughout and this film is the better for it. A modern classic with some great humour fused with some violent fights and the best acting I have ever seen. The ending also has a wonderful bitter-sweet denouement. One more thing is the soundtrack. It is absolutely wonderful and the best bits are the xylophone and the violin when Yuen Biao messes up some very simple house tasks. Surely this film defined the words "all time classic".