Once upon a time, a starving boy from a poor home
went begging
At the gates of a wealthy household, who pitied the boy.
Every day, they filled his stomach with food, until one day
The boy died abruptly, as if to requite their charity.
Once upon a time, a boy from a house in the east
went begging
At the house of a neighbor in the west.
And when he returned home, what did he see?
Heavy, interminable rains beating down on his
moldering home.
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Here's how the Once Upon A Time In China series ranks from worst to best. Any fan of the martial arts film genre and especially of the Hong Kong variety knows the name Wong Fei-hung well. The legendary healer, master of Hung Ga kung fu, and Chinese folk hero has been the subject of innumerable movies. While their stories are largely apocryphal to Wong's actual life, the legend he left behind is what the adaptations are truly inspired by, and few have been as popular as the Once Upon A Time In China movies.
The first Once Upon A Time In China debuted in 1991, directed by legendary filmmaker Tsui Hark with the then still relatively new Jet Li portraying Wong. The film was a colossal hit, and also popularized George Lam's rendition of "A Man Of Determination" as the definitive take on the theme song associated with Wong as a kung fu movie hero. Two direct sequels would swiftly follow in Once Upon A Time In China II and Once Upon A Time In China III.
Li's departure from the franchise ahead of Once Upon A Time In China IV led to Wong being played by his Fong Sai-yuk co-star Vincent Zhao for the next two films. Li would later return as Wong for the final chapter of the series, 1997's Once Upon A Time In China & America. While the franchise would occasionally have its rockier moments, the Once Upon A Time In China series is nonetheless the arguable modern face of Wong Fei-hung's big-screen adventures and utterly essential viewing for martial arts fans. Here is the Once Upon A Time In China series, ranked from weakest to strongest.
Vincent Zhao gives it his all as Wong Fei-hung in his first time in the role, but despite some of the early promise he exhibits as the lead of the martial arts movie, Once Upon A Time In China IV is a major step down from the previous trilogy. For Once Upon A Time In China IV, Wong returns to Beijing for a Lion Dance competition and ends up battling the Red Lantern Sect. He also meets the sister of his love interest Yee Siu-kwan (Rosamund Kwan), May, a.k.a. "14th Aunt" (Jean Wang) in recognition of their distant familial ties, and her romantic feelings for Wong bring to light one of the biggest issues with the movie. Released in June of 1993, just four months after its immediate predecessor, Once Upon A Time In China IV plays less like a passing of the torch from Jet Li to Vincent Zhao, and more as a weaker rehash of elements from its predecessors with less impressive kung fu action scenes. In the role of May, the Lion Dancing competition, and the Red Lantern Sect, so many elements of Once Upon A Time In China IV have a direct and much better-executed parallel in the previous three movies. It doesn't help that the lower budget and watered-down sense of scale compared to the previous Once Upon A Time In China movies make Once Upon A Time In China IV feel far more basic and routine.
While the Once Upon A Time In China movies always dabbled in wire-fu, Once Upon A Time In China IV is at once utterly enamored with it while not knowing how to handle it with any sense of weight or fluidity. Not a single martial arts fight scene in the movie is as memorable as those of the original Once Upon A Time In China movies, and despite Zhao's physical talents, the wire-heavy kung fu fight choreography just doesn't have the same magic as Wong's previous adventures. Once Upon A Time In China IV didn't resonate at the Hong Kong box office and marked a rocky start for Zhao as a leading man. Sadly, Once Upon A Time In China IV is ultimately the series' low point in just about every way.
After the letdown of Once Upon A Time In China IV, things would start to improve in the series with the next installment Once Upon A Time In China V, though still not by much. The movie sees Wong and his friends battling pirates, while Rosamund Kwan also returns as Yee, which forms a love triangle between her, Wong, and May. For what it's trying to do, Once Upon A Time In China V is marginally enjoyable. Released in November of 1994, Zhao had more time to grow into the role of Wong as a formidable martial arts master compared to the rushed nature of his entry into the series, and for his second time as the revered kung fu folk hero, he gets the job done adequately if not spectacularly. Still, many of the same problems that were the downfall of Once Upon A Time In China IV are still present here, including its diluted tone from the epic, grand historical adventure of the first three movies in the series.
The fight scenes also go overboard into outright silliness with their over-embrace of wire-fu. Among the six films in the series, Once Upon A Time In China V isn't the worst, but it's certainly the most generic, and certainly one of the weaker efforts of Tsui Hark's career. Despite its financial failure, Zhao returned in the Wong Fei-Hung Series, running from 1995 to 1996. The kung fu-driven franchise made a massive comeback, albeit one that was also the series finale, with Once Upon A Time In China & America, in which Jet Li returned as Wong. When it comes to Zhao's career, the Once Upon A Time In China series proved an ill-fit for the leading man. Western fans of Asian cinema would do better to give 2010's True Legend a look to see Zhao's talents really shine, and with much better wire-fu execution, to boot.
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Having somehow survived Tamara's attack, the Dragon relocates to a herbal shop in New York City's Chinatown. As they both need magic to save their loved ones who are trapped in another realm, Mr. Gold and Regina seek him out for help. The Dragon refuses to help Mr. Gold, whose heart he deems too dark, however, he agrees to assist Regina because he sees a noble battle inside her as she fights between the light and darkness inside herself. After Emma, Henry, and Violet also join them at the shop, the Dragon places a water lily in a bowl of water and focuses his magic on it, allowing the group is able to see their family and friends in the other realm. The Dragon attempts to use even more of his own magic to open a portal between realms, but he soon reaches the limit of his powers, causing the forming portal to fall apart completely. As another solution, he suggests they can still find other sources of magic in the Land Without Magic, despite that Henry already destroyed Storybrooke's magic in the Olympian Crystal. The Dragon explains that since magic is not easily seen in the Land Without Magic, it is still present if people are willing to see it. Emma recognizes his advice as the same words August once told her. With more nudging from the Dragon, who reminds her to use what August taught her, Emma remembers August preached that one has to believe in magic in order for it to be seen. ("An Untold Story")
Later that evening, after the heroes have saved their loved ones, the Dragon notices the wind chime in his shop is moving, although there is apparently no breeze in the air. In the next instant, large coils of smoke creep in from the entrance and form into the shape of the Evil Queen, who has come back even though Regina killed her earlier. The Queen agrees that while Regina did win the fight between light and darkness, she intends to wage war to defeat her better half. When she rips out his heart, the Dragon stumbles back in shock, as she proclaims the Queen is back again. She tries to get him to help her but he refuses, so she traps him in the World Behind the Mirror, but keeps his heart for her own use. She then takes magical items from his shop to get to Storybrooke. ("An Untold Story," "A Bitter Draught," "I'll Be Your Mirror")
Unaware that the Dragon has since been captured by the Evil Queen, Emma's attempt to contact him so he can cure her parents' joint Sleeping Curse leads her nowhere, especially since she doesn't know the Dragon's actual name. Later, she and Regina end up trapped in the World Behind the Mirror, where they encounter the Dragon again. He reveals that there is one possible way to escape the realm through a portal that Sidney previously worked on in an attempt to escape the mirror world. Despite his best efforts, the Dragon cannot finish it, though he suggests that if the three of them work together, they may have better luck. Before they can accomplish much, the Queen speaks through the Dragon with his heart, taunting Emma and Regina before revealing herself in one of the mirrors with Henry. She then orders the Dragon to kill Emma and Regina. Unable to disobey her, he transforms into his true form, a gigantic dragon, and as he rampages, Emma and Regina duck behind a pillar. They determine that if they can get the Dragon to blast the mirror with his fire breath, it could break and release them. This attempt is assisted by Henry, who uses the hammer of Hephaestus from the other side to break Emma and Regina free. As the Dragon's fire breath bursts through the mirror, Henry grabs the Dragon's heart to save his life. ("I'll Be Your Mirror") 152ee80cbc
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