Gordon Chan
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But the real disappointment is the depiction of the Japanese as villians: all one-dimensional and straight out of a 40s US comic-book, they’re reminiscent of the sort of portrayal we’d have been used to in the films of the early 80s films like The Postman Fights Back and Fist Of Legend (itself a Fist Of Fury makeover).
This kind of general story outline will be familiar to fans of the martial arts genre whose films such as Bruce Lee’s Fist of Fury and Jet Li’s Fist of Legend in 1994 are very often propelled by the feeling of Chinese nationalistic pride and no wonder considering the endless tyrannical savagery that the Japanese people inflicted throughout Chinese history.
20 years later, Jet Li would star in a very similar movie called Fist of Legend (1994).
While there isn't really a Formula One racing film to compare to Ron Howard 's " Rush " (unless the Sylvester Stallone starring " Driven " from 2001 counts), the Nascar themed " Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby " came to mind with Jackie Chan 's " Thunderbolt " coming in a close second.
The film is directed by New Zealand film director Niki Caro (McFarland USA, Whale Rider) and stars Yifei Liu (The Four, The Assassins) as Mulan.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Directed by Peter Weir
influenced God of War (2017)
Gordon Chan’s entertaining film, not to be confused with the video game series of the same name, does bear a resemblance to the 2003 Russell Crowe historical adventure, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” in the way it adeptly balances action and performance.
He covered his ass by hiring arguably the best fight choreographer in Hong Kong, Yuen Woo-Ping, who did "The Matrix" and Jet Li's "Fist of Legend."