[KFCC] Kung Fu Cult Master Review

Story: In ancient China there are two rival forces battling for possession of the Lunar Scroll which is kept in two magic swords. He who possesses the Lunar Scroll will be the true master of Kung Fu. Mo-Kei(Jet Li)'s parents are related to Gold Lion the owner of one of the swords. Mo-Kei's parents are killed defending this secret and he vows to avenge their death. Master Chang (Sammo Hung) of the Wu Tan school raises Mo-Kei and protects him since he is unable to learn Kung Fu due to a curse. After a chain of events Mo-Kei is finally cured of the curse and becomes one of the most powerful heroes in the land. He will try to reunite with Gold Lion but he is betrayed by is old clan and will be hunted by friend and foe alike.

Review: For large scale fantasy Kung Fu / Swordplay this movie takes the cake. Everything is on the largess scale very complex story, plenty of different characters, huge combat scene and Jet Li. This movie has it all for the fan of fantasy style kung fu.

The story is very original but it moves very fast and new things keep on appearing so you must pay close attention to the story else you are going to be asking yourself who was that guy working for again. The thing that is the most confusing about the story is that there are several sub stories starting and ending at different places in the movie. From the opening on the movie you expect the story to be a quest for the two swords but that quick fades and turns to something else. This happens several times in the movie but don't think that it makes the story full of holes quite the opposite, it adds more life and makes it less linear.

In this movie you have just about every type of character from other fantasy movies, from shaolin monks to a strange kung fu vampire this movie has it all. There are far too many characters, each of them seem unique and lively but none of them really get much focus which is a shame. The movie mainly focuses on Jet Li's character and the story from his point of view. None the less what you see of all the various characters is good. We would have liked see more background for the various characters but it would have been too long.

The kung fu and sword play in this film is simply beautiful, its completely fantastic and unreal but we believe that is the charm to it. Every battle in this movie was done on the large scale, there is one battle were the two opposing forces fight each other, there must have been 200 soldiers fighting. As for the rest of the battles they are all very spectacular. Jet Li's kung fu was very good in the movie, not his best but none the less quite good.

The subtitle on the Mei Ah version where not very good because of the problem of white on white appeared often. Because of this we missed a few key dialogs that added to our confusion with the story. The general view we have concerning this movie is that it is a classic for the Fantasy Kung Fu genre, any fan of that genre will simply adore this movie. If your not scared of a complex story and enjoy kung fu that is magical then we suggest you try this movie.