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Su Qi-er (2010)
A lacking movie salvaged by some notable action n heroin
These are my personal take:
+ gripping opening scene though abit exaggerating but still within realism territory.
+ sound of punches and kicks on impact very solid.
+ The early fight with Yuan with his power-up five venom fist is one of the commendable fight scene in recent hk/china kf movies.
+ very wicked villain and his skills and armor so cool
+ Zhou Xun is sooooo lovable! very good acting too.
= Nice emotional scene, the love of Su Can to Ying (Zhou Xun) is so attached n bonded. their love so strong.
- For someone who doesn't know the story of Su Can. It is not explained of his meet with the mysterious old sage/martial god (the practices get abit strenuous after some repetition). If it is all in his mind, that wouldn't enhance his kf so much rite.
- drunken fist not effectively utilised.
- imho, sub par direction and flow feels unrefined.
- Finale not grand . very ordinary fight.
==6.5/10
Fung wan II (2009)
Entertaining, good try but lacks the fun elements the first one had.
Such a long wait since the first one. Storm Rider 1 was really good by the way - better story line, better flow, better pace, better romance, better music, more varied scenes(inside castle, forest where two groups of people meet, dragon cave, village, etc), much more character development (ie every characters seem to have decent screen time), adequate CGI - given that was some 11 yrs ago, and better acting - Yes, better acting! ie. Sonny Chiba was unparalleled as Lord Conquer. Even Wind and Cloud had deeper emotions, more expressive then, really.
I would prefer the first one if not for the redeeming factors of Storm Riders 2 - more boastful, refined CGIs, much impressive and intense fighting choreograph which I enjoyed immensely. one battle too long, one ended prematurely if only it balances up a bit.
Some scenes unnecessary, some over dramatized to a point of dragging which make you just wanna scream "just get on with it!". I suppose the script just could have been much better and more varied scenes than just those few bleak boring ones which at times, looked a bit fake. The ladies also don't have much scene impact, a little shallow.
Overall, I don't mind watching it again purely for its fighting CGIs which was sheer indulgence. Everything else, I rather re-watch Storm Riders 1.