
In early Republican China, rumors were going around about the treasure in Wudang Mountain. An American conspirator took his well-trained kung fu daughter to Wudang by sponsoring a Taoist martial arts competition, to steal the treasure.... (Full plot summary below)
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In early Republican China, rumors were going around about the treasure in Wudang Mountain. An American conspirator took his well-trained kung fu daughter to Wudang by sponsoring a Taoist martial arts competition, to steal the treasure.
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| User ReviewParis TWu Dang is simple enough as an entertaining martial arts period piece, but I feel like it did not fulfill its potential. It starts off as an Indiana Jones with kung fu type movie, which is really cool. However, about halfway through the movie is bogged down by way too many subplots including a love interest for the protagonist, a love interest for his daughter, magical artifacts, two villains, and it loses focus. The martial arts sequences and camera work are solid, but the CGI is pretty bad and noticeable. If the second half of the film were a bit more tightened, it would have made for a much better movie. |
| User ReviewPhi NPatrick Leung's Wu Dang only goes so far before running out of steam.Wu Dang does have the story fit for a martial arts period piece, but unfortunately the 100 minute plot never plays out to its potential. The introduction is fast paced and easily warrants attention, and while the first half of the film continues in that fashion, things slowly disintegrate and the picture loses what it had going for it.The choreography for the martial arts is solid and there is a good amount of it. With that said, the action is hampered by the constant speed reduction and slow motion takes. The CG is mediocre and its high use in the final sequence is a disappointment as well.Vincent Zhao puts on a decent enough performance. Watching Yang Mi is a pleasure, but also watching her in martial arts sequences is a dream come true. Dennis To is underutilized until the end, where his talents end up going to waste with a plethora of CG effects.Despite its flaws, Wu Dang still gets by with its action and story. |
| User ReviewKester EWu Dang starts by shaping up to be an interesting picture but it quickly looses steam by having no real direction to flow towards and ends up dragging itself on the ground to its whacky conclusion. |