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They took the old, skillful ways of the dated kung-fu film, added the work of bullet-time, and added the sports flare to it to create Siu lam juk kau. This film used techniques that I have not seen used in any other films. So many of our kung-fu films are revenge films, I was happy to see that this one was not far off. I enjoyed the fact that this was a revenge film. Well, let me be the first to say that they are coming back, and coming back with a vengeance. When we think of the martial arts films and physical aspect, we see them as a very old and dated genre. I also enjoyed the fact that this film also tried to say that kung-fu is not an old topic, that it can and should still be used in society today. We are so lazy sometimes.Siu lam juk kau tells a spectacular story coupled with some amazing graphics to create a story about love, teamwork, and superpowers. I am surprised that America wasn't the first to do this, but we are a nation that loves the standard sports film, so why change what we love. They have taken the popularity of the bullet-time effect and applied it to a genre that definitely needed a face-lift. Hong Kong has crafted a spectacular film here. This wasn't one of those films where you spent most of your time with one of the characters then never really got to know the rest of them you knew them all and couldn't wait to see what they were going to bring to the table next. There was time used to set them up and learn about each of them. The characters were all animated and individual in their own way. I was impressed from the beginning till the end of this movie. Juk kau, would probably do more in toppling the king of bullet-time cinematography than Equilibrium would.
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