August 14, 2024 (NYC)– Twilight of the Warriors is a Great Way to Spend Two Hours. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), is the latest theatrical release from Well Go USA Entertainment. It is a great martial arts, action film and worth seeing in theaters.
SYNOPSIS:
Many years after the bloody turf war that ushered in an uneasy era of peace in Hong Kong’s underworld, the notorious Kowloon Walled City serves as a fortified, lawless safe haven for gangs and refugees alike. But when a skilled underground fighter runs afoul of the most feared Triad boss in Hong Kong, a bounty is placed on his head despite his connections to the leader of the infamous enclave. As his pursuers violate the tenuous territorial truce to exact their vengeance, the fallout reignites old grudges, bringing decades of building tension to a brutal, bloody boiling point.
REVIEW:
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), is the latest theatrical release from Well Go USA Entertainment, hitting US markets last week.
The story takes place against the backdrop of actual historical events that took place in the late 1980’s as The Triads controlled the Kowloon Walled-In City within Hong Kong. That control lasted until the agreement between Hong Kong and Britain led to its demolition. This densely populated, and, largely, lawless territory was run by Organized Crime families, that served as its DeFacto Government.
The film vividly paints the picture of what the living conditions and social mores of living and surviving in this environment were like. If this was the only basis of the film it would still have been pretty interesting; however, this film is much more than that. The movie is an action packed, martial arts drama, and action film starring some of the most legendary and exciting Hong Kong Action stars to ever appear in film.
The foundation of the plot involves the fracturing of the relationship between the crime families as the result of the re-emergence of a decades old incident that flares upon due to the presence of a stranger with a significant past.
Louis Koo and Sammo Hung provide familiarity, credibility, and excitement to this film. Their fight scene is one of its highlights. I really enjoyed watching these two legendary action stars scrap.
The script, acting by a large and diverse cast, and Direction are extremely high level and laudable. They exceed the genre and are to be commended. This is good filmmaking. The story is engaging and the cinematography captivating. Soi Cheang’s Direction helps enhance the Walled-In City as a character.
The fight Choreography is terrific. To be clear, it is Hong Kong Style; meaning much of it is “over-the-top” and, somewhat, supernatural. That is ok. The audience is in on it, and it is so well done that we cannot help but enjoy it. The story is based upon a comic book, which helps justify the fight scenes for the fans of that source material. I am not familiar with the source, personally, but that did not detract from my enjoyment of this bare knuckle fight fest.
The film’s climactic fight scene is well done and worth a second viewing.
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024), will keep the average martial arts movie man engaged throughout, but it will more than thrill the lover of the heyday of 20th Century Martial arts action filmmaking.
I recommend it. See this in theaters, but see it again when it gets released on demand and digitally.
DETAILS:
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) from Well Go USA Entertainment is in theaters NOW. The film contains English subtitles.
Louis Koo
Raymond Lam
Terrance Lau
Philip Ng
Tony Wu Tsz Tung
German Cheung
Richie Jen
Wong Tak Pun Kenny
Fish Liew
Chu Pak Hong
Cecilia Choi
Lau Wai Ming
Aaron Kwok
Sammo Hung
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