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Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)

Dragon Tiger Gate poster
Original title
龍虎門
Directed by
Wilson Yip
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
L
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 242 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film adapts a martial arts comic. Three heroes with superhuman fighting skills protect their community from a rival gang. They face escalating battles and a powerful enemy.

adrenaline-fueledintensefast-pacedenergeticcolorfulaction-packedexaggeratedvisually stylized

What happens

Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Dong Jie, Li Xiaoran, Yu Kang, Chen Kuan-tai, and Yuen Wah. The film is based on the manhua Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese title as the film. The film's release in all English-speaking territories is handled by The Weinstein Company. A punching bag constructed for the film, measuring about 8 feet (2.4 m) high, 5 feet (1.5 m) wide and weighing about 400 pounds, was certified as the world's largest by Guinness World Records. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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