Tai Chi Zero ( Tai Chi 0 ) Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 19010

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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