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Jet Li: The big Movies List
High Risk (1995)
[rating: 8/10]
To sum up this movie in one phrase you could say it's "The Chinese Version of Die Hard." Many people relate this movie to Die Hard because both take place when several hostages are taken in a skyscraper and Jet Li saves the day. Of course there is much more comedy in this than Die Hard. Jet Li teams up with Jackie Chueng who is a genious in his own way. Although this movie starts out on a very serious note that you just can't believe and your ready to change your mind that you want to see it. By the end of the next post-title scene you will be laughing and starting to forget what just happened. They lighten up the mood and get ready for the more violent action at the end of the movie.
All in all, a very enjoyable movie. Be prepaired to be shocked at the first and you will enjoy the rest of the movie!
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Master, The (1989)
[rating: 7.5/10]
The main reason why I like this movie is the same reason others don't. This movie was directed and produced by Tsui Hark, who has produced and directed many of my favorite Hong Kong movies. While this is a bit rough around the edges compared to his other work, it has a certain charm.
A disgruntled kung-fu student terrorizes many of the kung-fu schools that he has been thrown out of. As a result, one of the kung-fu masters calls on his former students from Hong Kong to help him take revenge.
Jet Li was reluctant to come to the US to help his master. They both are "doctors" and apparently decendants of Wong Fei Hung as the medicine shop they own is Po Chi Lam (Watch Once Upon a Time in China for an explaination if you do not already know of the famous Wong Fei Hung). As the box description above states a disgruntled student who was refused classes by Jet's master comes back for revenge. This guy is a low blow, under the belt player out for revenge. While it is not my favorite Jet Li movie, it is an excellent show of kung fu skill (even amongst the other silly bits).
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Shaolin Temple (1979)
[rating: 10/10]
In many ways this is my favorite Jet Li movie. This movie has the most beautifully framed scenes with the kung fu skill blended perfectly. There is no wire-fu so if that is something that bothers you in the many kung fu movies that use it this movie is perfectly suited for you. The movie's story follows or perhaps helped develop the standard Kung Fu movie plot. A young boy, played by Jet Li himself, looses his dad who was killed by one of the bad guys. The young boy ends up at a Shaolin Temple where they help nurse him back to health. He decides he wants to learn kung fu so he can avenge his fathers death, but is this really the way of Budda?
I highly recommend this movie to anybody who loves the kung fu genre. This movie is in the top 10 of traditional kung fu movies.
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