Sammo Hung is only two years older than Jackie Chan, but the "Seven Little Fortunes" of the year were almost all brought into the movie circle. He always has a big brother style in front of Jackie Chan. Now most of the stars in the Chinese film industry are following When Jackie Chan was on the same stage, he always looked from the bottom up, and Sammo Hung was a different one. Whenever he talked about Jackie Chan, he always talked about his younger brother in the same tone.
Sammo Hung created a brilliant film achievement in the 1980s. In the 1985 "Hong Kong's Top Ten Best-selling" films, five were related to Sammo Hung. Among them, his "Fortune Stars" and "Summer Fortune Stars" were the first and runner-up films, and the other director's "Dragon Heart" Ranked fourth (the third is Jackie Chan’s "Police Story"), while the fifth and seventh "Mr. Zombie" and "Three Treasures of Wisdom" are his productions. This year is also the peak of Sammo Hung's film career. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to the rise of Wang Jing, Chow Yun-fat, Stephen Chow and others, Sammo Hung's films began to be marginalized by the market. In 1992 and 1993, Sammo Hung directed two major martial arts films, both of which suffered box office losses. These two "major setbacks" marked that Sammo Hung completely lost its core position in the Hong Kong film industry.
"The Legend of God of War"
In the early 1990s, Tsui Hark, Cheng Xiaodong and others started a new era of martial arts movies with films such as "Swordsman" and "Huang Feihong", with exaggerated movie special effects, rebellious affair, and awe-inspiring spirit. The chivalrous spirit and the gathering of stars make the martial arts films of this period extremely enjoyable. In this context, many big directors have participated in the creation of martial arts films. For example, McDonald directed "The New Meteor Butterfly Sword", Yu Rentai directed "The White Haired Witch", and Zeng Zhiwei directed "The Peerless Double Pride". "Wait.
Sammo Hung's "Legend of God of War" from the front and back of the stage is the top lineup. There are top stars such as Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, etc. in front of the stage. The behind-the-scenes team is also luxurious. In addition to Andy Lau, there is also Zhang Wanting who is good at art films. , The script was written by Zhang Wanting’s husband Luo Qirui, who had previously edited famous films such as "Autumn Fairy Tale" and "Seven Little Fortunes". Huang Zhan is the music director of this movie. Cheng Xiaodong, Ma Yucheng and Luo Lixian form the action special effects team, and the production company is Andy Lau's newly established "Sky Screen".
The plot of "The Legend of God of War" extends from the height of the temple to the distance between the rivers and lakes. There are competitions for the throne in the temples and the love of children in the rivers and lakes, which can be described as ambitious. But the result was disappointing. The film did not receive much praise at the time, and the box office only received more than 12 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking 30th in the Hong Kong box office that year. The loss of this film not only makes Andy Lau's "Sky Screen" company run into difficulties, but also makes Sammo Hung's halo even more bleak.
"One Sword Allure"
After the defeat of "The Legend of God of War", Sammo Hung invested in another "big gamble". In the martial arts film "One Sword Allure" co-produced by the Mainland and Hong Kong, the screenwriter of this film was involved in "New Dragon Gate" "The Inn" and "Huang Feihong" series of Zhang Tan, "Hong Jiaban" served as the martial arts director of this movie, the music was performed by Lu Guanting, and the producer has directed "Big Brother Tangshan" and "Jing Wu Men" for Bruce Lee. Rowe. The leading actor is the little-known mainland actor Yang Fan. He has not only starred in Hong Kong and Taiwan such as Ti Long, Guan Zhilin, Yang Lijing, and Zou Zhaolong, but also the mainland martial arts champion Zhao Changjun.
"One Sword Allure" has a generous and fierce plot, brilliant action design, elegant lines, and a lively music. Even today, it is still regarded as a classic martial arts film by many fans. However, the film suffered an unprecedented failure that year. When it was released in Hong Kong, it only received more than 1.9 million box office, ranking outside the top 100 in the annual box office list. According to media reports, Luo Wei lost his money for this film. Coffin this. The film
also had a profound impact on Sammo Hung. From the first time when she was a director in 1977, to the filming of "One Sword Allure" in 1993, Sammo Hung had directorial works every year, but after "One Sword Allure", Sammo Hung’s career as a director was once "suspended." In the following years, Sammo Hung directed a few works such as "Modern Laughing", "A Good Man", "Once Upon a Time in the Western Regions Lion", and completely faded out of the director circle. His latest one The director's work is "My Agent Grandpa" in 2016.
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