Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.1|5.0 Stars ììì
Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
The story begins with Abbott Fahai
(Jet Li) walking through thunder, lightning, and high wind with his pupil, Neng
Ren (Wen Zhang), toward an old shrine’s double doors. The doors immediately
swing open and Neng Ren wonders where the blizzard inside the shrine comes
from. Abbott warns him not to believe what he appears to be seeing. Neng Ren
complains that he is cold. Abbott states that his pupil is already under ‘her’
spell. A pink mist forms a lady in a beautiful red dress. The pupil believes
she is the Ice Harpy and runs to fight her, but becomes frozen. Abbott engages
in battle with the enchantress and captures her in a stone bowl. His pupil
returns to normal and they return to their world. The story improves as Xu Xian
(Raymond Lam), a physician, unwittingly marries a white demon snake (Huang
Shengyi) disguised as a beautiful maiden. After Abbott Fahai informs Xu Xian
that he has married a snake demon, the story progresses into an eternal love-lost/love-regained/love-lost
story.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Ching
Siu-Tung for directing efforts. Thank you to Producers Bo-Chu Chui and Yang Zi for
making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Abott Fahai (Jet
Li), White Snake (Shengyi Huang), Xu Xian (Raymond Lam), Green Snake (Charlene
Choi), Neng Ren (Zhang Wen), Ice Harpy (Vivian Hsu), Rabbit (voice of Miriam
Chin Wah Yeung), Mysterious Herbalist (Kar-Ying Law), and Chicken (voice of
Suet Lam).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. Despite a thin storyline and
less than professional acting, the movie gradually improves as it progresses.
It’s a good film for cultural studies.
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Ben Meyers
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