Martial arts action with a Ninja prince trying to overcome the odds and gain his rightful place on the throne.Martial arts action with a Ninja prince trying to overcome the odds and gain his rightful place on the throne.Martial arts action with a Ninja prince trying to overcome the odds and gain his rightful place on the throne.
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Fun straightforward wuxia, but clearer than some and with interesting twists.
To start by saying the storyline and poster on this page do not relate to this movie. There are no ninjas in it, and I suspect 'Ninja Fist of Fire' is a different film. There is a prince hoping to 'gain his rightful place on the throne', but he is a frightened child with no fighting ability.
The setup is fairly typical. We have a group of good guys, an aged lord aiming to restore the prince, assisted by a reluctant knight and the star of the show, a wandering female mercenary (Ching-Ching Chang). We have the usual row of bad guys for them to knock over. The dubbing on the version I saw was better than some, the action kept moving (though sometimes in rather random directions) and I found it entertaining throughout. The fight scenes were well-enough done, but mostly not that inventive. There were quite a lot of battle-type scenes, rather than individual duels.
As for the more original aspects: In her fights, Chang often uses stratagems, like feigning injury, rather than just being better than the rest (which she clearly is - for once she's allowed to comprehensively defeat the supporting good guy). Her personality is more interesting than usual. Rather than yet another goody-goody, bent on revenge, she kills a group of soldiers gratuitously, is not above negotiating a huge payment from the friendly old lord, and her jokey, super-confident persona is great. 'It might be difficult for YOU,' she tells the main bad guy. 'For me it's easy as pie.' The supporting knight, rather than a stock hero, is surly, bad-tempered and reluctant throughout - a very nice touch. And while the main bad guy isn't a nice man, it seems he may well also intend to put the prince on the throne - for the advantage it will bring him no doubt.
This has a somewhat different feel from the standard wuxia flick and it's 90 minutes of very fun entertainment.
The setup is fairly typical. We have a group of good guys, an aged lord aiming to restore the prince, assisted by a reluctant knight and the star of the show, a wandering female mercenary (Ching-Ching Chang). We have the usual row of bad guys for them to knock over. The dubbing on the version I saw was better than some, the action kept moving (though sometimes in rather random directions) and I found it entertaining throughout. The fight scenes were well-enough done, but mostly not that inventive. There were quite a lot of battle-type scenes, rather than individual duels.
As for the more original aspects: In her fights, Chang often uses stratagems, like feigning injury, rather than just being better than the rest (which she clearly is - for once she's allowed to comprehensively defeat the supporting good guy). Her personality is more interesting than usual. Rather than yet another goody-goody, bent on revenge, she kills a group of soldiers gratuitously, is not above negotiating a huge payment from the friendly old lord, and her jokey, super-confident persona is great. 'It might be difficult for YOU,' she tells the main bad guy. 'For me it's easy as pie.' The supporting knight, rather than a stock hero, is surly, bad-tempered and reluctant throughout - a very nice touch. And while the main bad guy isn't a nice man, it seems he may well also intend to put the prince on the throne - for the advantage it will bring him no doubt.
This has a somewhat different feel from the standard wuxia flick and it's 90 minutes of very fun entertainment.
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- freydis-e
- May 5, 2021
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