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Once Upon a Time in China II (re-release)
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Once Upon a Time in China II (re-release) reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for violence.

Starring David Chiang, Rosamund Kwan, Jet Li, Xin Xin Xiong, Yee Kwan Yan, and Donnie Yen

Set twenty years after the original, martial arts master Wong Fei-Hung (Li) is enmeshed in a struggle between the local representatives of the Chinese government and Europeans who want to control China.


GENRE(S): Action  
WRITTEN BY: Tsui Hark
Hanson Chan
Cheung Tan
 
DIRECTED BY: Tsui Hark  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: May 29, 2001 
Video: May 29, 2001 
Theatrical: April 27, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 113 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Hong Kong 
LANGUAGE(S): Cantonese (with English subtitles) 

Also known as "Wong Fei-hung ji yi: Naam yi dong ji keung"

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90
Village Voice J. Hoberman
More concentrated and svelte than its precursor, Once Upon a Time II also has the benefit of fights staged by Master Yuen Wo-Ping that show Jet Li -- another camera-age hero -- to even greater advantage.
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80
New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein
I still think the first is the best in the series, but I'm in the minority: Number two has a stronger following among the legions of Hong Kong movie buffs.
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Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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Jessie F. gave it a 7:
Cute ~ li hasn't changed a bit in twenty years.

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