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Overall Rank: 19105
Average Rating: 2.3/4
# of Ratings: 7
Theatrical Release Date: 10/19/2012
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 01/22/2013
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Stephen Fung
Actors: Yuan Xiaochao, Angelababy, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Eddie Peng, Daniel Wu, Qi Shu
Plot: Yang Luchan travels to a small village to learn their secret martial arts Tai Chi but it is a secret not shown to outsiders. When a band of steampunk soldiers, with intent to drive a railroad through the village, invades - the people realize they will have to trust a stranger with their secret arts in order to save themselves. -- Chris Kavan
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Classic Kung Fu and Steampunk Together at Last
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/16/2013
Tai Chi Zero to me shares a lot in common with Kung Fu Hustle - both are set in a small village where everyone just happens to be a master of martial arts. Both are about an outsider who has a power hidden within him. And both have a humorous undertone throughout (though Kung Fu Hustle leans much more towards that humor than Tai Chi Zero). Both also feature some spectacular fighting.
In this film, our hero is a young man with a unique feature: a horn that gives him supreme - some might say supernatural - skills, but is also slowly killing him. As a member of the Divine Truth forces, "the freak" as he is know, is a whirlwind on the battlefield. Yet a sneak attack leaves many of the forces dead - and he is told to make his way to Chen village - not known for welcoming outsider, but …
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