This is a very impressive movie, if only for the special effects. Everything else about it though make it a very poor Hong Kong movie. It is probably a very good movie, and in fact deals with struggles within the main characters, Cloud and Wind, but the two main problems are that the subtitles were really bad and the movie followed a series of comic books, so it is a little difficult to understand some of it as the background is not there.
Basically the movie is about two young warriors, Cloud and Wind, whose fathers are killed by the leader of the a great martial arts clan whose master wishes to become the most powerful martial artist in the world. Unfortunately he cannot because he must wait ten years to fight an even more powerful martial artist, but during that time he trains the two boys, plus Frost, a third one, to make a martial arts triad.
There are lots of little turns in the plot of this movie which would be much better if the subtitles could be read. Unfortunately I cannot explain them because of the difficulty in understanding the dialogue. For the fights and the special effects then the movie is great, but from watching what I could of the plot one can see an even deeper level with developing characters. In fact the characters are meant to be the heroes, but they are in league with the bad guy, so they must first overcome their loyalty to him.
The main comment that I wish to make about this movie is that I see it as the movie that Mortal Kombat should have been. The effects are probably just as good, but the way in which they are used are much better (especially the fist scenes). The plot is also superior (if I could understand it).
Basically the movie is about two young warriors, Cloud and Wind, whose fathers are killed by the leader of the a great martial arts clan whose master wishes to become the most powerful martial artist in the world. Unfortunately he cannot because he must wait ten years to fight an even more powerful martial artist, but during that time he trains the two boys, plus Frost, a third one, to make a martial arts triad.
There are lots of little turns in the plot of this movie which would be much better if the subtitles could be read. Unfortunately I cannot explain them because of the difficulty in understanding the dialogue. For the fights and the special effects then the movie is great, but from watching what I could of the plot one can see an even deeper level with developing characters. In fact the characters are meant to be the heroes, but they are in league with the bad guy, so they must first overcome their loyalty to him.
The main comment that I wish to make about this movie is that I see it as the movie that Mortal Kombat should have been. The effects are probably just as good, but the way in which they are used are much better (especially the fist scenes). The plot is also superior (if I could understand it).