A series of high profile murders occur where clan leader Kiu
Feng seems to be the main culprit. Desperate to clear his name and prove he is innocent,
he leaves his clan – well more like is he forced out of the position – and
comes across a face-changing thief called Zhu.
She gets critically injured while Kiu Feng is fighting, and
he vows to take her to a medical practitioner. At the same time he makes a
promise to her to reunite her with her family.
But the clans and masters keep hunting down Kiu Feng as they
discover his blood family are actual their mortal enemies, which leads to a
showdown with both the people who killed Kiu Feng’s parents and the people who
set him up.
MY THOUGHTS
To be honest I don’t know if I have captured the story
correctly as I’ve never seen the original movies or series, nor have I read the
book, so I went into this one completely fresh in the story department
But one thing I am is a fan of Donnie Yen movies –
especially more of his mid naughties content as that’s when I really got into
his movies with the first Ip Man movies.
I’ve missed a lot of his pre-Ip Man movies, which means I’ve
missed a lot of his more fantasy and wuxia style flicks.
However, I know a bad movie when I see it, and quite frankly
this one is terrible.
If I was to try and put my finger on what was bad,
unfortunately it all comes back to one thing – Donnie Yen.
DETAILS
Genre Wuxia Action
Director Wai-Man Cheng, Donnie Yen
Starring Donnie Yen, Cya Liu, Kara Hui
Original Title 天龙八部之乔峰传
Alternative Title Demi Gods and Semi Devils
Country of Origin Hong Kong
Release Date January 19 2023 (Hong Kong), January 16 2023 (Malaysia)
