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Tuesday 18 June 2013

Fire Dragon (1994)

If you watch enough Woo-ping films, you'll see trends. It would even be possible to create a graph of when action scenes occur, when character building occurs and when comedy occurs; those last two would occupy the same space some of the time. Fire Dragon fits that formula, but being predicable doesn't mean it's boring. It stars Brigitte Lin as an assassin with some nifty sword skills and some dangerous pyrotechnic skills. If she can't achieve her goal with force, she'll find another way.
The set-up enables Yuen to get crazy with wires as only he can. It's not his best work, but should satisfy fans eager for more.

3 fistfuls of glitter seeds out of 5

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