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The Bride With White Hair
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Bridget Lin, Francis Ng..
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Running Time: 92 mins.
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Subtitles: English (burned in, not removable
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Adopted and raised by the leader of the Wu Tang clan, Cho Yi Hang (Cheung) is a defiant yet brilliant swordsman and pupil. While hanging out in the woods one night, Yi Hang runs into a couple fleeing from their village, which is under attack by a vicious cult. The woman is going into labor and asks for help delivering the baby, but Yi Hang has no clue. Luckily, a mysteriously veiled woman (Lin) comes to the rescue and delivers the baby.

Cho Yi Hang is enamoured with the mystery girl and names her Lien Ni Chang. During a second encouter, Ni Chang is injured by a poison dart and is whisked away to safety by Yi Hang. In a secret cave, he cures her of the poison and the two convienently fall in love. They decide to run away together and leave the martial world behind but the leader of the cult, who is also in love with Ni Chang, sabotages their plans. Confusion, misunderstanding, and brutal fight scenes follow.

Once again, we have a beautifully shot movie with a wonderful storyline and nicely directed by Ronny Yu (who later went to direct Bride of Chucky, a very underrated movie). This movie also has one of the most interesting lead villain(s) ever. A total shock when the true nature of the cult leader is revealed...freaky stuff and very cleverly shot.

Leslie Cheung performs fairly well in this movie as a martial artist, considering the fact that he was once Hong Kong's most popular singer. He plays perfectly the part of an aloof and carefree do-gooder. Bridgette Lin is, for lack of a better phrase, SO GAWD DAMN HOT! This is the movie that really set her out there as a sex symbol. Gawd bless her parents.

The Bride with White Hair is one of those few gems that blend fantasy, horror, love, and martial arts together well. The cinematography is excellent and the camera angles are fresh and exciting, without the dizzyness that usually accompanies a lot of the Hong Kong swordsplay films. The fight sequences are brutal and to-the-point. None of those five-minute death scenes or drawn out finale battles. Good stuff Maynard.

 

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