Tai Chi Zero
directed by Stephen Fung
Well Go USA Entertainment
In Chen Village, it seems that most everybody is not just a martial
arts master, but they utilize their awesome Chen Style Tai Chi skills
in all aspects of their lives, even in the graceful and efficient way
they wash the dishes. One day, A Stranger Comes to Town: troubled
genius Yang Lu Chan has arrived to train in the Chen style, because
heÕs tired of being picked on. But the villagers are forbidden to
teach the method to out of towners, and thus they must discourage Lu
Chan by challenging him to a series of spectacularly brutal
throwdowns, and ÐÐ he gets his butt kicked by the entire village,
basically. But then a mysterious man from the village's past shows up
with a really scary ass steampowered machine and wicked plans to
build a railroad through the village. Suddenly, all eyes are on this
outsider Lu Chan, who, even though the humble folk of Chen Village
did stomp and gouge him every which way but loose, does appear to
have secret powersÉ
Director Stephen FungÕs (House of Fury, Jump) latest epic is hyped
as Òthe most innovative martial arts extravaganzaÓ of all time,
and it very well might be, though who would be able to tell? All you
need to know is that this film features a lot of simply amazing
martial arts choreography and state-of-the-art set, costume and
scenic design. It is a jawdroppingly beautiful spectacle, it moves at
a fast ÔnÕ furious pace, and, most importantly, itÕs a lot of fun.
ÐÐ John Payne
Busting Bricks and Kicking Pricks