Rebellious regin
Friday, 2. March 2007, 23:13:21
THE REBELLIOUS REIGN (1980) boasts a good historical kung fu plot, with court intrigue and familiar rivalry reminiscent of Chang Cheh's THE HEROIC ONES and BLOOD BROTHERS. Jimmy Lee (AKA Lung Fong) plays Ming Kang Yau, a kung fu expert who allies himself with the 4th Prince (Tsui Siu Keung/Norman Chu) in a struggle for power as the Emperor is dying during the Ching dynasty. The Emperor has willed succession to the 14th prince, but 4th Prince has Ming steal the chest containing the will and then forces the Chamberlain to open the chest so he can alter the will with ink strokes in order to give him the power of succession. Ming eventually breaks with the 4th Prince and joins the patriots opposing the Ching dynasty. There are lots of exciting fights throughout the film, leading up to a ferocious final battle, all well staged and fought. There's a bleak, unhappy ending.without doubt one of the greatest kung fu films of all time, great shapes and kicks displayed on a violent and treacharous celluloid canvas.
Starring: Jimmy Lee, Tsui Siu Keung, Alan Hsu, Kwon Young Moon, Lee Kong
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqrnftFSwkU
