Its budget is an eye-popping HK$200 million dollars. Its source material was Clarence Fok's 1989 martial arts fantasy 'The Iceman Cometh', an entertaining blend of action, comedy, romance and period drama starring Yuen Biao, Maggie Cheung and Yuen Wah. 'Iceman' could very well have been that turning point in Yen's string of duds. Indeed, his last good one was Peter Chan's 'Wu Xia' back in 2012 since then, 'Together', 'Special ID' and 'The Monkey King' have not only been bad movies, at least the first two have approached the point of being unwatchable, which is something we'd thought we'd never say about a Donnie Yen film. Still, even his most loyal fans will probably be wondering just why he has appeared in one bad movie after another in recent times. ![]() Even before he became a household name with 'Ip Man', we admired the kung fu star for his uniquely thrilling moves in 'SPL'. ![]() ![]() Let us begin by setting the record straight.
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