Yuen Biao Archives

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)

Rating: ★★★★

Sep 24, 2000Wu Xia Film

The modern beginnings of Wu Xia and the flying swordsman film. Tsui Hark creates a totally nutso film filled with wild martial arts battles with demonic forces. The results are out of this world

Director: Tsui Hark

Actors: Yuen Biao, Brigitte Lin, Sammo Hung, Adam Cheng, Damian Lau, …

Category: Fantasy

24 September 200022 February 2026 by Roog

Mr Vampire II (1986)

Rating: ★

Mar 18, 2005Hong Kong Hopping Vampire Comedy

The first of several sequels to the hopping vampire hit. While the original was an adept and clever blend of fantasy and comedy, this promptly heads for loud and noisy slapstick

Director: Ricky Lau

Actors: Yuen Biao, Billy Lau, Lam Ching-Ying, Woo Fung, Moon Lee

Category: Fantasy

18 March 20057 July 2023 by Roog

Hong Kong-made Wu Xia based on a Japanese manga about warrior monks fighting to stop the opening of portals to Hell. This seems uninspired when it comes to the flights of fantasy the genre specialises in, although picks up when it comes to the vigour of its cheap makeup effects scenes

Director: Ngai Kai Lam

Actors: Yuen Biao, Narumi Yasuda, Gloria Yip, Siu-fung Wong, …

Category: Fantasy

29 December 201629 April 2021 by Roog

Saga of the Phoenix (1990)

Rating: ★

Aug 12, 2021Wu Xia Film/Hell Maiden Visits Earth

Sequel to the madcap Hong Kong fantasy Peacock King with Gloria Yip as a hell demon trying to adjust to living on Earth, which then turns into a comedy variant on Gremlins

Director: Lau Sze-Yue, Ngai Kai Lam

Actors: Gloria Yip, Yuen Biao

Category: Fantasy

12 August 202112 August 2021 by Roog

A Man Called Hero (1999)

Rating: ★★★

Nov 19, 2001Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy

Ambitious Wu Xia film set among Chinese immigrants to the US where director Andrew Lau takes to the fantastical action with some flair

Director: Andrew Lau

Actors: Ekin Cheng, Nicholas Tse, Ken Lo, Kirsty Yang, Yuen Biao, …

Category: Fantasy

19 November 200117 September 2020 by Roog

Just Another Pandora’s Box (2010)

Rating: ★★

Feb 1, 2024Gonzo Comedy/Film Parody

Demented Jeffrey Lau comedy that seems to have no limits on how silly it is willing to be, while parodying just about every other film made around the same time

Director: Jeffrey Lau

Actors: Ronald Cheng, Sun Li, Huang Bo, Yuen Biao, Louis Fan, …

Category: Fantasy

1 February 20241 February 2024 by Roog