The film I like to show people new to the genre is Fong Sai Yuk. It’s got everything great about HK cinema: incredible fight choreography, comedy, melodrama, romance, mistaken identities, cross-dressing, secret sects and heroic battles of honor, plus Josephine Saio as Jet Li’s kick ass mom. The contest where they can’t set foot on the ground is too cool to spoiler here, it must be seen to be believed. Unfortunately, in addition to raping actresses Harvey Weinstein also raped a ton of great HK movies, so you have to seek out the uncut import version.
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