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The Iceman Cometh [DVD] (1989)

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Yuen Biao (Actor), Maggie Cheung (Actor), Clarence Fok Yiu-leung (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Yuen Biao, Maggie Cheung, Wah Yuen, Lai-Yui Lee, Elvina Kong
  • Directors: Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Subtitled, Anamorphic, Widescreen
  • Language: Cantonese Chinese, English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Dubbed: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Hong Kong Legends
  • DVD Release Date: 25 July 2005
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009M9FL4
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 94,276 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Yuen Wah stars as a renegade swordsman reincarnated in present day Hong Kong. Here he faces master warrior Ah Ching (Yuen Biao), who is romancing a hard-hearted prostitute (Maggie Cheung). Clarence Fok directs this martial arts epic.

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A French movie magazine described this 1989 action fantasy as "Un remake idiot de 'Highlander.'" If only. It's actually one of those rock-bottom Hong Kong films in which the only good sequences are the fights--so good, in fact, that they betray the contribution of a ghost director, most likely Sammo Hung. This surmise is supported by the fact that Yuen Biao and his giggling nemesis from Hung's Eastern Condors, Yuen Hwa, get to restage their final-reel showdown from that film, which is duplicated right down to the camera angles. The two Yuens play antagonists in Ming Dynasty China who are accidentally frozen in a glacier and get thawed out to continue their conflict in modern Kowloon. There are a couple of clever bits, like an interlude in which the bad guy zones out over a Walkman and a bank of TVs showing American programmes. But way too much of the action is frantic lame comedy, as Yuen is taken in hand by hooker Emily Chu and still has a tough time making the adjustment to urban life. At one point he happily slurps up a drink of water from a handy toilet bowl--an emblematic image. --David Chute --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 starsWhy isn't Yuen Biao a super-star?
By Ashleigh on 7 Mar. 2008
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
The Iceman Cometh is one of those films that you shouldn't take too seriously and will never be hailed as a classic of film-making. However, this film is pure fun, enjoyable from beginning to end.

Yuen Biao stars as Ching, the Chief Royal Guard of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His brother (played by Yuen Wah) is a degenerate rapist and murderer so Ching vows to bring him to the Emperor for punishment. (There's also some guff about the wheel of life and death and a black jade buddha) Anyway, during the ensuing fight both brothers fall over an icy cliff. Cut to 300 years later - the 'icemen' are discovered and thawed out.

What follows is a mixture of really sweet romantic comedy, lots of 'fish out of water' gags and some excellent stunt sequences and martial art fights.

Yuen Biao's abilities as a master acrobat and fighter are showcased magnificently and this will leave you wondering why he never reached the heights of his former schoolmates - Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan.

All in all this is an excellent piece of crowd pleasing - turn your brain off and enjoy it Hong Kong cinema.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIceman!too cool for words!
By A Customer on 18 Oct. 2000
Format: VHS Tape
This is a good movie! It features martial arts actor, acrobatic Superstar Yuen Biao (Project A) as "Ching", a Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard and beautiful Hong Kong leading lady Maggie Cheung (Police Story I&II) as "Polla". The always awesome Yuen Wah (Supercop) is villian "Fung San". Veteran actors Taipo, Corey Yuen Kwai, Richard Ng, and Wu Ma also have small roles.
Yuen Wah and Yuen Biao are Imperial Guards during the Ming Dynasty in ancient China. Yuen Wah becomes a rapist and serial killer and murders the royal Princess. Yuen Biao vows to bring Fung San to the Emperor for justice. Fung San steals the magical "Black Jade Buddah" and attempts to use its mystical superpowers for his own evil purposes. Ching arrives just in time to stop him. A fierce swordfight ensues with both participants tumbling over the edge of the cliff into a glacial crevice. The two are frozen together for three hundred years.
After discovery the two are accidentally thawed and brought to life in modern Hong Kong. Fung San adapts easily to modern day Hong Kong, he returns to a life of crime. Ah Ching "rescues" prostitute Polla, and becomes her bodyguard/personal servant to survive. Later, Ching must battle to really save Polla after she falls into Fung Sans evil clutches.
The swordplay and fight scenes between Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah are awesome! The scene where the immense neon sign is used to backlight Yuen Biao poised with sword is so striking! One ultimate tableau is moments later when Wah and Biao are facing off with swords and an massive 747 jumbo jet passes right behind them! The juxtaposition of the ancient and the modern is part of what I admire about the movie.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsgreat series from the past
By H.B. on 8 Nov. 2009
Format: DVD
Arthur C. Clarke appeared in three series in the past:
MYSTERIOUS WORLD (1980)
WORLD OF STRANGE POWERS (1985)
MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE (1994)
I bought all three in DVD.
STRANGE POWERS is difficult to come find, but in AUSTRALIA they have all of them in DVD, so check AU stores.
I somewhat love these 'mysteries' series, and have watched some, from 'unexplained mysteries' to 'extreme mysteries' etc, but Clarke's series are by far the best.
First of all, they don't sensationalize items they are discussing (from fairies to the Mars canals to strange animals to voodoo to prior lives etc ) in the way most more recent series do, to the point you have an hard time parting fiction and SFX from truth.
In these series they only interview eye witnesses and experts and do so concisely (every segment runs about 10 minutes ); the approach is that of skepticism, but without the annoying attitude of Dawkins' broadcasts. Dawkins sounds like a bigot of science going after the bigots of paranormal etc; instead, Clarke's conclusions are mostly skeptical, but without appearing jaded.
Typically, they present a short 'pro' and 'con' segment.
Highly recommended.
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HASH(0x9b0e7ae0) out of 5 stars Very Cool 8 April 2003
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
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I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. I found it very funny and the action sequences was amazing. I also liked the love story between Yuen Biao and Maggie Cheung's characters.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x9abeae7c) out of 5 stars A smart rehash of " Time After Time " . 20 Dec. 2000
By CHLOE HUANG - Published on Amazon.com
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Though the plot is not original enough, still has some fresh elements, very Chinese style. My English is poor, can't tell the story well, 1st reviewer did a great job helps a lot. Fung San was Chinese version of " Jack the Ripper " travel through time to present Hong Kong. ( Well, not actually " Time Travel " but frozen over three hundred years and resurrect, still young and alive.) Our hero took on the mission to chase after the rapist. Ching encounters with the streetsmart hooker Maggie, She uses him as a servant / bodyguard and drag him into her deceiving world. Due to Ching's higher moral standard, he has a hardship to fit in ( fallen ) modern society, and split with Maggie when he find out her tricks. The whole process how he fells for this feisty, vigorous not-so-decent lady, has a struggle against his will, all the laughter came from. Fung San go with the flow easily, still a villain/ robber/ murderer and about to strike again, living on the verge of dark society, Maggie became San's prey accidentally. The rescue leads to the final showdown between Ching and San, Maggie was took as a hostage, Ching must prove his love for her, to save her life, and will he sacrifice for her? Basically the storyline is the martial arts version of " Time After Time ", more hilarious, action packed, and shows off both Yuen's solid stunts, I mean " real stunts " especially rare to find in recent years H. K. films. Unlike Jackie Chan, How to describe Yuen Biao's characteristics ? His small figure make him " as light as a swallow " looks as if he can leap so high and flying without a wire. Besides, he can act in this one.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x9abef654) out of 5 stars not the best story 21 April 2006
By morgoth - Published on Amazon.com
Format: DVD
but expect to laugh your ass off and wonder about 20 times how yuen biao or wah did that insane stunt.

Now the movie starts right off showing yuen wah looking the coolest he ever has, him and yuen biao are fighting in the 1680 or so and fall off a cliff and are frozen. They are discovered of course and scientists hatch a stupid plot to thaw them out and have alive so they can talk to them or something. So of course they get thawed out like accidentally and wwe are off. Wah's character is your standard no plot, just kind of picks things up as he walks the city, doesn't explain nothing, but he can drive and do everything else really easily. So now they just kind of continue their war 300 years in the future from the ming dynasty. The fights were excellent in this movie, don't expect chop socky, but bad special effects mixed in with really good fights, just not one after another. The thing thta really saves this movie is the screen presence of yuen biao, this is my favorite character he has played, he is soooo funny. Him and maggie cheung are awesome together. This movie is a must see for any hong kong film fan.

Dvd features include nothing but 5.1 sound is pretty good. Also good picture quality, very good. But beware my ex[pectations are always low for kung fu. But it is a pretty good tai seng picture.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x9ac04d5c) out of 5 stars It was awesome when I first saw it... 4 Jan. 2001
By Al. T - Published on Amazon.com
Format: DVD
When I was just a wee lad, I saw Iceman Cometh in a dodgy little theater and it became one of my favorite films. It had it all, sword fights, fisticuffs, time travel, magic etc. Twelve years later, I didn't find it quite as charming. There are things that still hold up very well. The fight scenes are well coreographed and showcase Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah's martial arts prowess. In addition much of the camera work with its beautiful tracking shots still look fresh and exciting.
But of course there are things that did not stand the test of time. Although you can't fault fashion too much, the ultra-hip, tight-rolled-up-jeans, neon-lit, late-80's look really dates the film. Also, the quirky story wich I once found so profound, made me cringe for the most part.
If you have never seen this film before, you might enjoy it. But if you're like me, seeing this film again after many years, you'll still enjoy it, but you're left a bit disappointed. Oh well, chalk up another one to rose tinted glasses.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
HASH(0x9b0e7f9c) out of 5 stars Its old school 23 Feb. 2013
By bounty - Published on Amazon.com
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pretty good for it being that old love the speical effect and the actress/actor the plot is ok but the action is good
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