Then the director Tsui Hark appeared on the scene, paring down martial arts films to simple, highly repetitive action flicks that could be churned out like so many canned goods.
功夫片強調硬橋硬馬搏擊技藝，激情猛烈的求生哲學，清楚地呈現普羅階層的品味。接下來的徐克，更將武俠片重組為爆破、吊鋼絲的天堂，武俠片變成簡單、重複性高的工廠罐頭產品。