Granted, I've never actually seen the original 1967 "Dragon Inn" movie, so I have nothing to compare this 1992 remake with. So to me, this 1992 "New Dragon Inn" (aka "San lung moon hak chan") is my introduction to these movies.
Initially I stumbled upon this 1992 movie during my teenage years, probably around the mid 1990s, given the fact that Maggie Cheung is in it. I am a huge fan of her, hence I managed to acquire a copy of imported VHS version of the movie. I watched it back then, and then got a DVD version of the movie later on. And I returned to watch the movie again in 2021, as I wanted to watch it again after all these years.
"New Dragon Inn" is still an enjoyable movie in 2021, and it is a movie that has aged well enough, as it is a rather timeless movie.
The storyline told in "New Dragon Inn" is enjoyable, however I would believe that you definitely need to have an interest in Chinese movies in order to fully enjoy and appreciate this movie from writers Tan Cheung, Xiaohe Lü and Hark Tsui. In the movie you have action, martial arts, drama and a bit of comedy as well. So it is a movie that has a lot of variation to it.
There is a good visual presentation to the movie from the sets and props, to the make-up and costumes. The movie feels very whole in this manner, and it seems like the production crew really put a lot of effort into bringing the atmosphere to life.
The movie has a good ensemble of casted performers, which includes the likes of Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Ka Fai Leung and Donnie Yen. For me, it is Maggie Cheung that carries the movie unquestionable with her character and her performance.
My rating of "New Dragon Inn" is six out of ten stars. If you enjoy Wuxia movies then "New Dragon Inn" is a movie that you definitely have to sit down to watch. It is, for me, one of the classics.
Initially I stumbled upon this 1992 movie during my teenage years, probably around the mid 1990s, given the fact that Maggie Cheung is in it. I am a huge fan of her, hence I managed to acquire a copy of imported VHS version of the movie. I watched it back then, and then got a DVD version of the movie later on. And I returned to watch the movie again in 2021, as I wanted to watch it again after all these years.
"New Dragon Inn" is still an enjoyable movie in 2021, and it is a movie that has aged well enough, as it is a rather timeless movie.
The storyline told in "New Dragon Inn" is enjoyable, however I would believe that you definitely need to have an interest in Chinese movies in order to fully enjoy and appreciate this movie from writers Tan Cheung, Xiaohe Lü and Hark Tsui. In the movie you have action, martial arts, drama and a bit of comedy as well. So it is a movie that has a lot of variation to it.
There is a good visual presentation to the movie from the sets and props, to the make-up and costumes. The movie feels very whole in this manner, and it seems like the production crew really put a lot of effort into bringing the atmosphere to life.
The movie has a good ensemble of casted performers, which includes the likes of Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Ka Fai Leung and Donnie Yen. For me, it is Maggie Cheung that carries the movie unquestionable with her character and her performance.
My rating of "New Dragon Inn" is six out of ten stars. If you enjoy Wuxia movies then "New Dragon Inn" is a movie that you definitely have to sit down to watch. It is, for me, one of the classics.