Nothing could have prepared audiences for Tsui Hark’s breakthrough neo-wuxia film ZU: WARRIORS FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN upon its debut in 1983. Its mixture of Chinese myth, political allegory, western-style special effects and traditional (though wire assisted) martial arts – while owing much to the films which came before – looked entirely different than the films being released at that time. Even with the increasing budgets and scope of the kung-fu films being produced by Golden Harvest, this was an entirely different animal. Its success, despite a near incomprehensible plot, would lead to a revolution in martial arts fantasy films,
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