The other three included titles black mask, fearless and hero are not bad either. I bought this for nostalgic reasons since i use to really love this film when i was. The rest of the super soldiers are killing off drug dealers and others using a whole host of inventive death and destruction. Black mask daniel lee, jet li, lau chingwan, karen mok. Black mask dvd, 2001, sensormatic for sale online ebay. Li stars in black mask as a technologically enhanced supersoldier who escapes a government laboratory and. Jan 15, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Jet lis opening fight scene in black mask 1080p hak hap in 1996. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. You know youre living in a global village when a martial arts movie. Jet li plays a selfexiled mercenary who received an injection that gives him superhuman ability, but shortens his life span. The weakest film in this collection is black mask, other than that its a good buy for four jet li movies. Jet li stars as black mask, product of a covert government program turning ordinary men and women into indestructible superhuman fighting machines in this highpowered thriller.
Li played a member of a chinese crime family from san francisco at war with a black crime family. Simon thinks his fighting days are behind him, but when members of the squad, led by his excommander, hung patrick lung, start. Thats what turns all of jets films into the same sort of experience. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl.
Jet li plays tsui chik or simon in the english version of the film. The plot is pure technogarble, but when it comes to action, the film delivers with an adrenaline pumping kick lis fast and flashy stunt work is nothing short of jawdropping. He escapes that dangerous world and instead works as. City of masks ii is a 2002 hong kong action film directed by tsui hark. The 10 absolutely essential jet li movies thoughtco. Micheal must fight these powerful villians as the mysterious superhero known only as black mask. Top 12 jet li movies packed with martial arts action. Despite the flawed plot, the film did give signs of what was to come from jet li s appearances in films with modern settings. Lee and starring action superstar jet li, the movie provides nothing but. Wushu master and heir to bruce lees crown as king of kung fu movies. Comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. A jewel thiefs daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection. Jet lis opening fight scene in black mask 1080p youtube. Jet li plays a genetically engineered super soldier just trying to live a normal life.
Black mask is a martial arts feature film starring jet li and lau ching wan. Tsui hark produced this excellent hk flick that suffers only because it has jet li syndrome. The commander then tries to hit the black mask with a live electric cable that he swings at him, but he gets zapped by it instead. Black mask hak hap is an allout nonstop hong kong action film that is better than most films of the martial arts genre. Simon jet li appears to be a mildmannered librarian, but hes actually a genetically enhanced solider who feels no pain. Jet li biography life, family, children, parents, name.
Martial arts star jet li donned a black hat and mask to portray a comic. Jet li stars as tsui chik, a product of a top secret supersoldier project and an agent of the secret, superhuman commando unit 701. Simon used to be a member of the 701 squad, a force of highly trained and geneticallyaltered soldiers. Jet li uncredited lethal weapon 4 1998 wah sing ku hitman 1998 fu once upon a time in china and america 1997 wong feihung black mask 1996 tsui chik black mask dr. To save his cop buddy and hide his identity, li dons a katoesque black mask and goes after the baddies. When three private investigators get close to solving the case of their towns murder spree, its them who become the target of a sick mans claustrophobic game of cat and mouse where losing means death and survival is the only course of action. Black mask anarchists, the original name of the situationist group later known as up against the wall motherfuckers black mask character, a foe of the batman in the dc. The commander then stabs the black mask with some sort of knifesharp object. Jet li plays tsui chik, or simon in the english version of the film. Legend of jet li 4 film 4 film collection black mask fearlessfist of legendhero. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film also starred tobin bell, jon polito, tyler mane, rob van dam, traci lords, and scott adkins.
Jet li plays simon, a seemingly humble library employee that has a secret past. Jet lis black mask 1996 its time to start the show. Jet li must halt the destruction by becoming the black mask. Jun 09, 2012 jet li s opening fight scene in black mask 1080p hak hap in 1996. After a person is shot in the arm, the black mask and the commander fight with lots of brutal punching and kicking. In 1999, the film was dubbed in english and released in the us by artisan entertainment. Martial arts star jet li donned a black hat and mask to portray a comic book superhero in this pulp action tale that gets the fullblown hong kong treatment from choreographer yuen wo ping, who.
It is a hong kong action film starring jet li, lau chingwan, karen mok and anthony wong chausang. Kit li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star frankie lane. Andy on took over the role of black mask when original actor jet li opted not to return. Jet lis black mask is a classic kung fu flick from 1996, but was released in english in 1999 to. Li falls in love with aaliyah, daughter of the black familys leader. This film is a lot like crouching tiger hidden dragon in the sense it is an operatic, storydriven film that uses amazing levels of creativity to unfold its plot and drive its action. Michael li was an integral part of project 701, an experimental government program that created superhuman men and women and turned them into indestructible fighting machines. The motion picture in question, the frenetic black mask, stars jet li, the. It was directed by daniel lee and produced by tsui hark and his production company film workshop.
Wai in the scriptures with no words hitman aka contract killer other lists that might hold. The project was filmed in 1989, but it was not released until 1992 when the success of once upon a time in china made li a major action star. Released may 14th, 1999, black mask stars jet li, karen mok, ching wan lau, lawrence ah mon the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Black mask is not, as its title would indicate, a belated blaxploitation version of the hit jim carrey comedy. With jet li, ching wan lau, karen mok, francoise yip. That said, this film still has plenty more to recommend it, including the cool cinematography and good. After three years of training with acclaimed wushu teacher wu bin, li won his first national championship for the beijing wushu team. I enjoy all jet li movies and like bruce lee and jackie chan movies this early jet film will give you a real good representation of the improvement to characters. He escapes that dangerous world and instead works as a simple librarian, changing his name to simon. His team of supersoldiers, codenamed squad 701, was disbanded after some of them had psychotic episodes and exhibited mental instability. A jewel thiefs daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which arent at all what they seem. Legend of jet li 4 film 4 film collection black mask.
Instead, its the first americanized starring vehicle for jet li, the hong kong superstar who was far and away the best thing about the otherwiseatrocious lethal weapon 4. Kit yun voice and motion capture actor released in 2004 in the united states references. Simon is part of a super soldier unit called squad 701. Black mask is a 1996 hong kong action film by director daniel lee. Hero is another top jet li kung fu film which really made some noise during its release in the early 2000s. Films starring jet li letterboxd your life in film. Watch black mask starring jet li in this actionadventure on directv.
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