The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.5

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman March 14, 2023

Chinese history and lore are filled with tales of the exploits of any number of noble warriors, of both the actual and fictional variety. Wong Fei-hung is one of the more notable characters of this type, and as any fan of martial arts movies probably knows, he has been the focal point of a glut of both film and television versions of his life, including the memorable Once Upon a Time in China franchise, which helped to make Jet Li into an international superstar. A year after Once Upon a Time in China lit up cineplexes, Li returned to portraying at least a quasi-historical figure in the form of Fong Sai- Yuk, a character who himself has been featured in a rather large number of entertainment properties over the years. Fong Sai-Yuk's tether to an actual historical figure may be at least a bit more questionable than the inarguably real Wong Fei-hung (no matter how improbable some of the films and television properties about Wong may have been), but that perhaps gives an implicit permission to stray from any perceived historical record to simply deliver a lot of action interspersed with at times pretty broad comedy.

For reviews of the two films on this disc, please click on the following links:

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Blu-ray review

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 2 Blu-ray review

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Ronin Flix has packaged the films together on one disc, though after selecting a film, separate supplements are available. See the above linked reviews for details.

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The first film featuring Jet Li as Fong Sai-Yuk is often cited as among the favorites from that particular era of the actor's long and venerable career, and if that second film probably understandably can't attain the same consistent heights (no wire work pun intended), it still has some fun action scenes. Taken as a whole, this double feature offers generally secure technical merits and the first film at least has some appealing supplements. For fans of Li or this particular "series", Recommended.