Turn-of-20th-century period pieces, replete with absurdly over-the-top kung fu (not to mention wire fu) set pieces, and characterized by a broad streak of antic comedy, these films are both crowd-pleasers and sly reinterpretations of episodes in Chinese history. Though each can be enjoyed according to its own merits, taken together the series traces out a very specific arc both in terms of historical era and character development. Tsui produced and co-wrote all the films in the series, and directed four of them. Tsui Hark’s fingerprints are all over the five entries in the Once Upon a Time in China series.
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