Adapted from the famous Chinese novel "Tracks in the Snowy Forest" set during the civil war era of 1946, when ruthless bandits occupied Northeastern China and threatened the lives of civilians there. The most powerful bandit of all was Mountain Eagle (Tony LEUNG Ka-fai), with an impenetrable fortress up in Tiger Mountain and armed with strong artillery. Unit 203 of the Liberation Army, led by SHAO (LIN Gengxin), was crossing the Northeastern region when they encountered Eagle's men raiding a village. SHAO decided to stay and fight against Eagle. Headquarters sent a skilled investigator YANG (ZHANG Hanyu), who infiltrated Eagle's gang as an undercover. The duo was soon engaged in a battle of wits with the cold-blooded Eagle, deep inside the snowy forest.
根據中國著名小說《林海雪原》改編。1946年冬季，中國東北地區在內戰期間，各幫土匪為患，百姓飽受煎熬。其中以佔領威虎山的「座山鵰」(梁家輝飾)一幫最為強悍，依仗天險及強大火力，成為東北山頭的霸主。解放軍203部隊共34人，正翻過雪山回老家等候總部指令，豈料路上巧遇「座山鵰」的部下劫村。203首長少劍波(林更新飾)，決意留下助村民殲滅「座山鵰」。總部派出擅於喬裝的偵察員楊子榮(張涵予飾)前來協助203。楊子榮冒險扮成土匪混進威虎山，希望跟少劍波裡應外合行動。但「座山鵰」為人陰險多疑，楊子榮與少劍波身陷林海雪原，憑藉機智一步一驚心。
Directed by: TSUI Hark 徐克
Starring : Zhang Hanyu 张涵予 Lin Gengxin 林更新 Tong Liya 佟丽娅
Tony Leung Ka Fai 梁家辉 Yu Nan 余 男 Han Geng 韩 庚
Directed by: TSUI Hark 徐克
Was invited as one of the bloggers to watch The Taking Of Tiger Mountain 《智取威虎山》special preview!
Personally, I felt that this film was pretty awesome! The story was well-crafted with a good build up and climax to its plot. Initially, it may appear quite draggy and dull. However, as the story continue on, it got more exciting on its war battle. The well-planned strategies for the counter attack was smart which bring this show to another level. Good that certain humour was injected to lighten this heavy-hearted show.
Though certain fighting and shooting scenes were rather nerve-wracking, it was amazingly injected as it was convincing. The digital effects was refreshing and nicely done though some appeared quite vague to me.
The trailer may not look appealing but trust me, this is a good film to catch if you enjoy watching an action-packed film.
Thanks Clover films (Kelvin) for the invitation to this special screening! (:
Ratings: 4/5