THE KUNG FU STUNTMEN: NEVER SAY NO! Review: Turning Pain Into Beautiful Art

Priceless documentary produced by members of The Stunt Hong Kong Association that recalls through its protagonists the golden age of Hong Kong cinema from the Shaw Bros era, to analyze the Bruce Lee impact on the industry and the world, passing through the Golden Harvest years, reaching our days, reflecting on the uncertain fate of these artists of risk and masters of pain in the vast Chinese market.

The documentary is a parade of legends who, in front of the camera, recount with pride, how ungateful the profession for which they risked their life countless of times can be, showing throughout the 90 minutes footage, many of the cinematographic feats with which they achieved for the rest of the eternity cinematographic immortality, demonstrating a again, why Hong Kong cinema is better than the things you like.

Big names such as Sammo Hung, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Mars, Chin Ka-Lok, Yuen Woo Ping, Sharon Yeung, Eric Tsang, Andrew Lau, Stanley Tong, Leung Siu Lung, Tsui Hark, Donnie Yen, Tony Ching, Lam Ching Ying, among many others, are the ones that guide us through a journey through time, relating in front of the screen their experiences, while at the same time, Mars himself guide us through the remains of the Shaw and Golden Harvest studios, making us truly comprehend that any past time was best. On the cast there are some important absences such as Jackie Chan or Yuen Biao, but the director Junzi Wei, pays them the tribute they deserve. rememorating their most iconic screen moments.

Overall, everything ends up being a bittersweet journey to a time that will never return, where a group of special people are remembered and paid tribute to, whom with their talent, hard work and, above all, their recklessness, put Hong Kong cinema in the Olympus of film deities.

Mike Garcia

Born in Spain and raised on countless meters of celluloid dreams, I have lived through cinematic memories while surviving the most putrid film swamps. Now, I’ve been granted the chance to write about my dream and nightmare ventures in front of movie screens, right here at Film Combat Syndicate."