Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

The ending of "Kung Fu Cult Master" sets up a sequel. Jet Li has made promises and still must chase Sharla Cheung Man. I have read that the movie flopped at the Hong Kong box office and no sequel was ever made. I have also read that the sequel was filmed at the same time, in other words one long movie was filmed and it was supposed to be cut into part one and part two. The sequel was then never edited or put together because the first part flopped. That would be interesting if the film actually existed and if it still exists, though making and releasing another movie some 25 years later falls into the realm of unicorns. I have even read another version. "Legend of the Liquid Sword" (without Jet Li) is supposedly first of a four film sequence followed by Holy Weapon (Michelle Yeoh) then Kung Fu Cult Master and finally Last Hero in China (both Jet Li). That doesn't really fit simply for continuity.There are also many different titles for this movie. I have found a general rules that the more titles a movie has then the more edits or versions. Personally, I have but one with a run time of 1:38:56 and there is no on screen movie title. It begins with confusion by naming many kung fu cults. I took this as a spoof – so many cults yet all basically the same, each one thinks they are the best, each thinks the other guys are evil but they all do bad things and rationalize. The main fact is that all this stuff is based on Jin Yong's novel "Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre". It was first made into a movie in two parts by Shaw Brothers in the 1980s. The novel was also serialized on Hong Kong television and that was the most complete version compared to the novel. Whatever the truth is, only what remains on film matters, so pick your favorite story."Kung Fu Cult Master" has many reviews and they seem to fall into hate it/love it and nothing in the middle. My opinion is similar – I hated some parts and loved other parts. The wire work and beams of power shooting out of the palms of hands is easy to hate particularly when it takes away from the real fighting. On the other hand, most of this wire work is as technical as rocket science calculus and was executed flawlessly. There was also plenty of real fight action too. I point particularly to the final sequence and the use of tai chi fighting elements. So do I recommend this movie to other fans of the genre? Yes. I base that decision on the fact that when the final scene ended (setting up a sequel), I would have cued up the sequel to watch immediately.

This is an all star cast film with Wong Jin directing, so you can expect high caliber action, and production. It was probably the peak of silver age of Hong Kong cinema when this movie was made, and we see two gorgeous actresses Chingmy Yau, and Chun Man as the two lady leads, and Jet Li and Sammo Hung doing the male lead. The story is little contrived in the middle, but they save all the good actions until the end. Wong Jin's directing and production is good. There's always one more treat at each scene that makes watching this movie rewarding.I only wish that there are more actresses like Chingmy Yau these days, who are pretty and gorgeous at the same time. Jet Li saves all his talent until the very end. He was not so well known outside of Hong Kong back then. Sammo Hung is spot on as the master. All this makes this movie an entertaining piece.Good movie from the '90s that almost looks like it was made in the 21st century.

I've seen a lot of films in my time that don't make an awful lot of sense, but very few have left me quite as confused as The Evil Cult, a crazy wuxia martial arts flick starring Jet Li (plus a host of other genre stars). Part of the problem would undoubtedly be down to the awful subtitles on my DVD (it said they were English on the box, but I'm not so sure), but even if they had been perfect, I have no doubts that I still wouldn't have had a clue what was going on.Jet plays Mo Kei, a young man out to get revenge on those responsible for his parents' deaths. And that's about all I can tell you regarding the plot: there's so much waffle about different warring factions and powerful sects that it all becomes extremely difficult to follow, and even harder to try and recount. So I'm not going to bother.What I can tell you, however, is that this film features some pretty mad scenes that should please those who enjoy crazy Asian martial arts cinema: Mo Kei's father commits suicide by making his own heart explode from his chest; Mo Kei learns magical kung fu from a monk who is embedded in a huge, rotating, flying boulder; horses are skewered by drills that emerge from under the ground; there is a subterranean battle that results in severed body parts being strewn everywhere; and some of the characters battle with what looks like fire-extinguishers hidden up their sleeves!! And these are only the bits that I can remember.Also, there is the usual quota of flying kung fu (loads of wire work: some good, some lousy); lots of characters with silly hairstyles and huge eyebrows, and some cute women (including HK hotties Chingamy Yau and Gigi Lai).If incomprehensible wire-fu wuxia is your thing and you love films such as 'New Dragon Inn' and 'Swordsman', then you'll probably love this film, but as much as I appreciated the silliness of the whole thing, I just didn't find it that enjoyable overall.

I love this movie so much. It's my absolute favorite Martial Arts movie and I'll tell you why! The Story and the characters are so much fun! The Directing is brilliant. The Women can fight and are gorgeous! Jet Li and Sammo Hung are the best aren't they? This movie I heard was not very popular in China, however, every American whose seen it loves it passionately. I think this movie works better for Westerners than Easterners. This is unfortunate because the movie was supposed to have a sequel, but because it wasn't popular in China we didn't get one! If you enjoy great fantasy with great fun and extremely entertaining characters then watch this movie. It's fast-paced and mesmerizing. Its one of those movies I can watch over and over! I totally want a sequel! If anyone knows a movie comparable to this then let me know, because I love it!