![]() These flaws are unfortunately underlined by the other set-pieces in the film: a confrontation between Wuji and the emissaries Moon, Cloud and Wind of the Ming Sect’s Western headquarters turns out underwhelming despite the presence of not just the Heavenly Sword but the equally famed Sacred Flame Plaques ditto the climactic battle between Wuji and ultimate baddie Cheng Kun (Shi Yanneng), which will leave you feeling indifferent even as it pits the former’s Sacred Flame Plaques against the latter’s Indestructible Vajra. Besides lacking proper build-up, the rescue attempt itself is hectically spliced together without an adequate sense of pacing, and is further marred by cheap CGI, not least when Wuji uses his mastery of the ‘Grand Diversion’ to bring those stuck in the upper floors of the burning temple down to ground safely. Unlike the mostly one-on-one battles in the first movie, the first big set-piece here exemplifies the weaknesses in co-director Keung Kwok-man’s action direction. Right from that very rescue mission, you get the sense the storytelling is off – not only does Wuji seem more interested in engaging the Princess than freeing the imprisoned with immediate urgency, there are too many subplots squeezed within, like how the Princess’ guardian Master Ku (Kwok Jing-hung) is in fact a sworn brother with Left Emissary Yang or how Miejue makes her disciple Zhiruo (Sabrina Qiu) swear that she would never fall in love or marry Wuji. Whilst watchable, ‘New Kung Fu Cult Master 2’ is a notable step-down in almost every respect from its predecessor, so consider that fair warning to those who, like us, were enamoured with the initial setup.Īs promised at the end of the first movie, Wuji (Raymond Lam) journeys to Dadu with his fellow Ming Sect leaders, including Bat King (Raymond Wong) and Left Emissary Yang Xiao (Alex Fong), to free the members of the Six Major Sects whom Princess Zhao Ming (Janice Man) has trapped within the Wan On temple. We mentioned in our review of ‘New Kung Fu Cult Master 1’ that we were pleasantly surprised at how engrossing and exciting it turned out to be, given how wildly the quality of Wong Jing’s works over the years has been and indeed, this concluding chapter simply reinforces why we need to approach each of Wong Jing’s films with equal parts hope and trepidation. As Wuji had promised Min to do three things for her, Min requested to take a look at the Dragon Saber, and was willing to travel with Wuji to Ice Fire Island thousands of miles away, with the company of Xiao Zhao (Yun Qianqian) and Zhiruo (Sabrina Qiu)… King Ruyang saw that Zhao Min (Janice Man) never struck a deadly blow on Wuji, he was convinced she had a crush on Wuji, so he took away her authority, and handed it over to Cheng Kun, who sought refuge in the Imperial Court. However, Master No-mercy refused Wuji’s goodwill of saving her, and chose to end her life with Xuanming Duo. Zhang Wuji (Raymond Lam) led the Ming Sect masters and stormed into Dadu to rescue the victims of the Six Major Sects. Synopsis: The masters of the Six Major Sects were trapped in Wan On Temple, each of whom was hit with the Ten Scents Poisonous Powder, and lost all martial power. New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 premiered with theatrical release in Singapore on 28 January 2022 while in China, the film was released on 31 January 2022 in China on streaming platforms with a fee of RMB¥5 to stream the film.Cast: Raymond Lam, Janice Man, Yun Qianqian, Sabrina Qiu, Xu Jinjiang, Alex Fong, Raymond Wong, Lok Ying Kwan, Jade Leung, Tin Kai Man, Lam Tze Chung, Derek Kwok, Yu Kang, Wilfred Lau, Xing Yu This later led to speculations that the cast was having disagreements with the production over salary disputes, but cast member Donnie Yen later responded to this by stating that he knew that it was going to be a duology from the start. On 2 January 2022, Wong announced on his Sina Weibo account that the film had been split into two parts, New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 and New Kung Fu Cult Master 2, to be released during the Chinese New Year period of the year. On, director Wong released stills of the cast in their characters on his Sina Weibo account. However, production was halted two weeks later due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was resumed in mid-April of the same year. Principal photography began for the film began in January 2020 at the Hengdian World Studios. On 21 December 2019, Wong Jing posted a teaser poster of the film on his Sina Weibo account and stating that Zhang Wuji will finally meet with Zhao Min in Dadu, hinting he will be making a follow-up to his 1993 film Kung Fu Cult Master, which ended in a cliffhanger. Chaney Lin as 15-year-old Cheung Mo-kei.Donnie Yen as Cheung Sam-fung (special appearance). ![]() Further information: List of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber characters
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