Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16503 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-11-28
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: Cantonese Chinese, English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 104 minutes

Customer Reviews

Pretty Good.
Quite an odd start to the film that makes you think you have missed some of the story line in the first few minutes. Well perhaps because i havent seen the first one, unfortunately not with Jet Li in it but hell... i have ordered it anyway. Great film with a 'flying person' mystic style of kung fu, jet as fast as ever. Perhaps not the greatest of story lines but definately deserves a place in any martial art fans collection.

Who is the Hero of Heroes?
This 1992 Tsui Hark film is from a wuxia novel "Xiao Ao Jiang Hu" (Smiling and Proud in the Martial World)written by Jin Yong (Louis Cha).
The Ming period story continues from the first film about a carefree swordsman, Ling Wu-Chung (Jet Li) and his tomboy sidekick Kiddo (Michelle Reis). They eventually embark on a conflict with Hattori (Waise Lee)and his master, Invisible Dawn (Bridgette Lin), a powerful warlord who possesses the Sacred Scroll.

Why 4 Stars?
Lack of dvd extras and special features. Difficult to understand the film unless you've seen the 1st movie.
Why should I get it?
1) Famous cast
Michelle Reis(Fong Sai Yuk)
Rosamund Kwan(Once upon a time in china)
Yen Shi Kwan(Iron Monkey)
Lau Shun(Once upon a time in china 3)
Waise Lee(A better tomorrow)
2) Good English Audio
3) Unusual storyline and character themes 4) Frenetic fight scenes
5) 12th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards

Winner-Best Costume and Makeup Design (William Cheung Suk-Ping, Yu Ka-On)
* Nominations
Best Actress (Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia) Best Editing (Marco Mak Chi-Sin)
Best Art Direction (Leung Wah-Sang, Chung Yi-Fung)
Best Action Design (Ching Siu-Tung, Yuen Tak, Ma Yuk-Sing, Cheung Yiu-Sing)
Best Original Score (Richard Yuen)
Best Original Song ("Jek Gei Gam Woo Siu", performed by James Wong Jim)
Fantafestival Awards (1993)* Best Special Effects

Facts
* "We tried something new in every action scene, like Brigitte Lin's zhang feng (palm power). In other films zhang feng causes only an explosion but I tried disintegrating an entire person." - Ching Siu-Tung
* At first, Tsui Hark wanted a man to play the transsexual Asia the Invincible, but later decided to cast the talented actress Brigitte Lin, a move which, according to Hark, "virtually everyone, including the author (Louis Cha), was vehemently against."
* The sequel grossed more than double the first film's earnings.

Enjoyed it? You want something similiar?
The Legend of (Fong Sai Yuk), Swordsman, Hero, Iron Monkey, Moon Warriors, Once upon a time in china 1,2,3, Curse of the golden flower

Absolute Rubbish!
Absolute Rubbish! This is by far the worst Jet Li film I have ever seen. Ludicrous plot, and how on earth did it qualify for the title "Swordsman"? The film contains no swordsmanship as such. Merely supernatural special effects, and these were done very poorly in comparison to classics like "House of Flying Daggers" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". For a film that displays swordsmanship it is difficult to beat "Azumi", and the heroine is absolutely gorgeous too! Jet Li has featured in some good films, "Hero" springs to mind, some mediocre ones such as the "Legend" series, but "Swordsman II" is of a standard well below the level of mediocrity!