the storm warriors
Denote as Fung Wan II (2009), I would say it is a long anticipated movie of the year. I has always been the fan of the comic since my early years and have been following the story since.
The Storm Riders 2 - The Storm Warriors
After the 1998 movie “The Storm Riders” starring Aaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng, the movie was a hit. It was consider one of the advance computer generated effect for the Hong Kong films. 10 years down the road, when I heard they are going to do a sequel out of it, I could not hold from showing the excitement out of it.
What would be even cool is that the movie will have the effect similar to 300, the American film.
Some details :-
Title: 風雲II
English title: The Storm Warriors
Other Title: The Storm Riders 2 | Fung Wan 2
Genre: Wuxia | Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Release date(s): December 2009
Country: Hong Kong (production in Bangkok, Thailand)
Language: Cantonese/Mandarin
Budget: $100,000,000 HKD
Producer: Pang Brothers
Director: Danny Pang 彭發 & Oxide Pang 彭順
Art Director: Yee Chung-Man 奚仲文
Action Choreographer: Ma Yuk Sing
Screenwriter: Wing-Shing Ma (story) (comic-book)
Special Effects: Fat Face Production Ltd
Distributed by: Universe Films Distribution Co. Ltd.
Related Movie(s): The Storm Riders
Based on the synopsis, wondering if there will be some slight difference from the comic or loosely based on the comic. If it is based on the comic, definitely the ending will be as expected except that I would want to look at the perception from the directors of the film itself.
Japanese evil warlord Lord Godless ( Simon Yam ) desired to conquer China. He imprisoned a large number of martial artists and tried to make them subjugate. Among the prisoners were Cloud ( Aaron Kwok ) and the martial arts elder statesman Nameless ( Kenny Ho ). Wind ( Ekin Cheng ) came to the rescue. The trio was badly wounded by Lord Godless’s evil martial arts attack. Chu Chu ( Tang Yan )was also knocked out when she blocked Cloud from Lord Godless’s strike. The remaining martial artists sacrificed their lives to save the trio, in the hope that the trio would beat Lord Godless one day and save the country.
Chu Chu was badly wounded and stayed unconscious. Cloud was filled with remorse and vowed to take revenge. Wind chose to take the evil way to quickly boost up his martial arts skills, so that he could protect the people. During his training, he met the girl who changed his life, Dream ( Charlene Choi ). Meanwhile, the troop of Lord Godless came to attack. Wind’s training was interrupted when he tried to save Dream from Lord Godless’s assault. After some killings, Wind ran away and disappeared….
Lord Godless took The Emperor ( Patrick Tam ) in captivity and stationed his troops in Heaven Cave. Cloud arrived alone and started a combat with Lord Godless. Lord Godless had the upper hand. In the meantime, the half-evil Wind appeared and joined the battle. During the fight, they inadvertently discovered the secret of the sovereign. The real intention of Lord Godless’s invasion was related to an ancient tomb, a forbidden ground buried with the Royal family’s secret. The truth was finally revealed. At last, how would the battle end? Who would eventually rule over the country?
Who I should hurt in order to get the special screening ? How about the grand screening in HK?
Links:-
1. Official Site
2. Official Site (Malaysia)
3. English Wikipedia
4. The Storm Warriors Fan Site
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