So this was probably one of the more hilarious wuxia movies I've seen.  The problem is, vs say, The Duel, is that I don't think the hilarity here was intentional.  I could be wrong, lol, but on the other hand, I don't think you can make up this kind of comedy.  The movie stars Andy Lau, Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung.  Also a couple of other guys who play dueling brothers.

That is, fourteenth brother has stolen the throne of thirteenth brother, who is now on the run, with apparently faithful swordswoman, Maggie Cheung.  Along the way, he runs into Fei (Andy Lau), who is a simple fisherman, but with mad skills and an Orca pal.  No no, you read right, he has his own personal Free Willy.  They even do tricks.  I'm sorry, but it was pretty hilarious.  And speaking of hilarity, my personal favorite villain scene ever is when 14th is practicing his ~evil~ bow and arrow, and when a messenger shows up with bad news, he decapitates him with his bow, shoots the head before it hits the ground and it lands in a torch, then HE, who is still flying, punts it into his hillside or wtvr that is littered with arrows, and they all catch on fire to form the words "heaven and earth". 

Then later, Fei gets sent to find thirteenth brother's lady (Anita Mui), and naturally they are attacked and Fei and the lady go running off together.  Cue a fantastically funny fight in the Forest of Thorns, and then somehow she carries a wounded Fei for a very long way.  At first they don't really like each other, but naturally this changes.  Then it turns out that Maggie Cheung is actually working for the other guy, and after an attack on Fei's village, there's a final fight in which everyone tries super hard to kill 14th, but in the end it's Fei's Orca that saves the day.  Everyone else dies, and Fei, somehow once again, miraculously escapes death.

Yes, this movie was, in fact, ridiculous.  But really funny, if that's what you're looking for.

Mood amused Tags: andy lau, wuxia