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The Lion Roars 2 (2012)

The Lion Roars 2 poster
Original title
河东狮吼2
Directed by
Joe Ma
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
M
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A warrior woman with a grudge against men who take multiple wives disrupts wedding ceremonies. Her father hires a clever man to marry her and calm her down. They start off clashing but fall in love, then face threats from a power-hungry general and jealousy over infidelity.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalchaoticromanticcomicalfast-pacedquirky

What happens

《河东狮吼2》()是2012年上映的华语古装片,讲述侠女王月英和东方明亮的感情故事,主演是张柏芝、赵本山和小沈阳。前集是《我家有一隻河東獅》。 侠女王月英因为对男人的偏见而痛恨花花公子和“娶妻纳妾”的传统习俗,她叛逆任性,经常把别人娶妾的好事的搅局杯葛。父亲王承彦对女儿的性情感到不安,决心招聘一个女婿来压制住她,他找到了智多星东方明亮,两人一开始互相抵触,渐渐地爱上对方,并且结为夫妻,恩爱有加。 大将军司马空独揽朝刚,想要黄袍加身,自己做皇帝,听说东方明亮素有智谋,于是招揽其为军师,被东方拒绝,司马空遂派遣刺客去追杀东方,东方被妻子王月英救出。 东方被救出之后,投靠了仁义之师刘大,并且在荆野城负责督师守卫。王月英为了和丈夫团圆,孤身去找东方,不料发现自己丈夫也是花花公子,和刘大妹妹刘香勾搭暧昧,遂愤然出走,却半路被司马空抓住。东方悔过之后,去找寻妻子,最终通过智谋救出了妻子。 时代背景是三国人物更改原名。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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