Stars: Jet Lee, Mok Sui Chung, Donnie Yen, Rosamund Kwan

Director: Tsui Hark

Summary: Wong Fei Hung returns as the Chinese folk hero battling for the honour of Imperial China. Dual language option.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA 2 presents the continuing late-19th-century adventures of Chinese folk hero and doctor Wong Fei-Hong (Jet Li), who arrives in Canton with for a medical conference. Unfortunately, the city is about to start a revolution as the fighting between the anarchist White Lotus Clan and the pro-democracy rebels heats up and threatens the livelihood of the city. This Tsui Hark film, which features fight choreography by Yuen Woo-Ping, is widely considered to be one of the high points of Hong Kong cinema.

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Like its predecessor, Once Upon a Time in China 2stars Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung, this time pitched against the xenophobic White Lotus cult, which is violently trying to rid China of foreigners (the period is the early 20th century). To complicate matters, he also finds himself fighting against the reactionary Chinese government.

The martial arts battles, in particular one against co-star Donnie Yen as the government's strongman, are everything connoisseurs could wish for. Jet Li is not only acrobatic; he has a powerful screen presence that makes him a convincing hero. Production values, including sets and costumes, are excellent. The only flaw, at least to Western eyes, is the comedy, which has corny jokes about eating dog meat and so forth.

On the DVD: the DVD is in widescreen format, with high-quality picture and sound and well-produced subtitles. The extras are well worth having, and include a lengthy scroll-down text biography of Jet Li, interviews with the star and with Donnie Yen, and a very informative audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan. --Ed Buscombe

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Cantonese
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary, Animated Biography, Original Theatrical Trailer, UK Promo Trailer, Interview Gallery
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1993
Release Date:	July 2, 2001
Runtime:	108 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M D V 548
Label:	Hong Kong Legends
Keywords:	Martial, Time, Subtitled, China, Wide, Screen, Once, Upon, Dubbed, Dong, Cantonese, Wong, Fei, Hung, Ii, Arts, Naam, Yi, Ji, Keung
Genre:	Martial Arts