Once Upon A Time In China III (1993) Plot: Jet Li kicks into action when he reprises his role as martial arts master Wong Fei-Hung. When he and his trusted sidekick Chung arrive in Peking, theyre just in time for the Empress-sponsored Lion King martial arts contest. But first, Wong Fei-Hung must win back his secret love, Yee, from the nefarious Russian diplomat-turned spy Tumanovsky, who has a secret plan to assassinate the President. Now, fists and feet will fly as Wong Fei-Hung tries to foil the assassination attempt, defeat his awesome rival, Thunder Foot, triumph over the untrustworthy Leung Fun and win the Lion King contest in this gravity defying, non-stop action adventure! Review: I couldnt really get into this movie because the acting was terrible, along with the poor storyline. The showdown at the end wasnt that great and I found the love story annoying. Once again, the film is based around foreigners taking over China, but this storyline gets a bit silly after a while because people are fighting each other for no reason. I was hoping to see some of the old characters from the first movie, but the director chose to stick with the annoying sidekick from the second one. I did like Thunder Foot, who looked pretty strange but his martial arts skills was brilliant. In all, I was very disappointed with the film especially because the first one was so good. Disappointing! Round-Up: They should have called this movie Return Of The Strings because some of the action scenes was ridiculous. The fighting in mid-air went way too far and a lot of the action was unrealistic. I doubt that Ill be watching any of the other movies in this franchise because it went downhill after the first movie and they also dont star Jet Li. Once I started to see the flying in the air, I knew that the rest of the movies might go down this road so Ive chosen to stay away from them. Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: HK$27.5million I recommend this movie to people who are into their Jet Li movies and who are familiar with this franchise. 2/10
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