Cantonese: Fung Kong Yau Hei

Mandarin: Feng1 Kuang2 You3 Xi4

Literally: Crazy Travelling Show

Producer: Patrick Yuen Ho-Chuen, Lee Wing-Cheung

Director: Allan Fung Yi-Ching

Screenwriter: Lee Wing-Cheung, Siu Kwok-Wah

Cast: Loletta Lee Lai-Chun, Ng Siu-Kong, Suen Ming-Kwong, Woo

Wai-Hong, Lam Lei, Ngan Bo-Yan, Siu Kwok-Wah, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin,

Poon Lai-Yin, Yam Hei-Bo, Lai Siu-Tin, Lo Kwok-Chim, Sin To-Lai, Ng

Man-Tat, Che Bo-Loh, Chan Yau-Hau, Hui Siu-Hung, Yeung Chun-Yiu, Alice

Lau Ar-Lai, Cheng Mang-Ha, Wong Man-Wai

JMF - In order to get a job as a ghostbuster, Loletta Lee poses as a man

named Joe. Later on, her young co-workers see a beautiful young girl around

town and decide to see who can win her heart first. Little do they know that

beautiful girl is actually Joe. Loletta has fun playing with the boys, but the

audience could care less. Another pointless teen comedy typical of the

mid-80's.

Cantonese: Dau Hei Siu San Sin

Mandarin: Dou4 Qi4 Xiao3 Shen2 Xian1

Literally: Dau Hei Little Immortal

Director: So Ching-Man

Screenwriter: So Ching-Man, Yiu Man-Kei, Kuk Ling-Wai

Cast: Lam San-San, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Chan Chun-Kwok

Cantonese: Joi Hei Fung Wan

Mandarin: Zai4 Qi3 Feng1 Yun2

Literally: Again Rise Turbulence

Producer: Hung San-Yuen

Director: Fan Sau-Ming

Action Director: Lau Chi-Ho

Cast: Alex Man Chi-Leung, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Wong Chi-Yeung, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Tommy Wong

Kwong-Leung, Chan Pui-San

Cantonese: Fuk Luk Seung Sing

Mandarin: Fu2 Lu4 Shuang1 Xin1

Literally: Lucky Compensation Twin Stars

Director: Leung Siu-Wah

Cast: Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Max Mok Siu-Chung

Cantonese: To Hok Ngoi Juen

Mandarin: Tao2 Xue2 Wai4 Zhuan4

Literally: Escape from School Story

Director: Chu Yin-Ping

Cast: Cheung Man, Jimmy Lin (Lam Chi-Wing), Athena Chu Yun, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Nicky Wu (Ng Kei-Lung), Ng

Man-Tat, Yuen King-Tan

JMF - New teacher comes in to reform a bunch wayward kids.

Cantonese: Hak Paau Tin Ha

Mandarin: Hei1 Bao4 Tian1 Xia4

Literally: Black Panther Rule

Producer: Rover Tang Kwong-Chow

Director: Clarence Ford (Fok Yiu-Leung)

Screenwriter: Tsang Kan-Cheung

Cast: Alan Tang Kwong-Wing, Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia, Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai,

Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Chen Ming-Chen, Elsie Chan Yik-Si, Yuen Wah, Melvin Wong Kam-Sum

Type: Action

LEH - Clarence Ford is an exceptional action director with a unique visual style, but like many other Hong Kong directors he

has a lot of trouble to find decent scripts. This movie looks gorgeous, but is padded out to distraction with lame "comedy". The

story concerns a gang of super-thieves who test a building's security system, plus a few confusing subplots. If the good parts of

this movie had been coupled with decent plot and characterization, it would have been great, now it requires a lot of patience

to get through.

SS - (**1/2) Simon Yam handles playing cards like lethal weapons; Leung Ka Fai is superfast at the draw, and flips

somersaults whenever anybody speaks Mandarin; Brigitte Lin is an invincible kung fu master who makes all the guys drool.

And they're all Black Panther Warriors, whose adventures and dialog fly by so fast that even speed-reading Caucasians like

me found it a chore to keep up. They save their best slice-and-dice job for the subtitles, which only approximate English.

CF - The only thing interesting about this movie is the trouble with it. The first two cinematographers walk out and is replaced

by a third. Director Clarence Fok threatened to walk out himself. The six stars had problems showing up together on time. My

nomination for Golden Banana movie award of 93. Rating: 3.5

ANON - Actually I thought it was quite funny. over the top, yes, but still a fun HK take on Sneakers.

ASP - (**1/2) Its a shame that with such stars, they could not have made a better movie. I wish I could put my finger on it, but

the movie is just missing something. The fist half of the movie was almost completely pointless. The second half made up for it

with some good action sequences. Its about a super thief, Black Cougar who gets paid to steal a file from the police and

assembles the black panther warriors for some help. The funniest scene in the movie was when Tony Leung dresses up as a

woman (he looks totally absurd in that blonde curly wig!- its a riot). The movie is worth a look as long as you don't expect too

much.

Cantonese: Ji Si Foh Tui

Mandarin: Zhi1 Shi4 Huo3 Tui3

Literally: Cheese Ham

Producer: Blacky Ko Sau-Leung, Joe Ma Wai-Ho

Director: Herman Yau Lai-To

Screenwriter: Joe Ma Wai-Ho, Kwok Hoi-Chung, James Yuen Sai-Sang

Cast: Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Ng Man-Tat

Laser Disc: ?/LBX/ECsubs/Bil

Type: COM

SS - (*) For reasons I can't begin to fathom, everybody has a contract out on Joey Wong, a sweet young thing who just

happens to be rich. Chez and Ham are a goofy wanna-be Laurel and Hardy promised ten million for the hit. I sat there, mouth

slung wide open, as if I'd just watched Springtime for Hitler. You simply can't imagine.

Cantonese: Ching Tin Pik Lik Ji Ha Jaap Daai Git Guk

Mandarin: Qing2 Tian1 Pi1 Li4 Zhi1 Xia4 Ji2 Da4 Jie2 Ju2

Literally: Love Sky Thunderbolt: Next Part Big Ending

Director: Lawrence Ah Mon (Lau Kwok-Cheung)

Cast: Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Ng Man-Tat, Michael Chow Man-Kin, Dik Bo-Lai, Wong Wan-Si, Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling

Type: Com

TSC - A spirit of a dead movie star is transformed into a ghost to help a good friend find her "Prince Charming."

SS - (***) Martial arts, romance, the ghost of a faded actress, and peculiar musical numbers fall together in this off-beat item.

Scalp-itchingly strange, nevertheless funny.

AKA: Street Fighter

Cantonese: Chiu Kap Hok Haau Ba Wong

Mandarin: Chao1 Ji2 Xue2 Xiao4 Ba4 Wang2

Literally: Super School Tyrant

Director: Wong Jing

Cast: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Dior Cheng Yee-Kin, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching,

Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Andy Hui Chi-On, Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei, Winnie Lau Siu-Wai, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Aaron

Kwok Fu-Sing

JC - A super criminal escapes to the past in an attempt to kill the judge who gave him the death sentence before he gets a

chance to become a judge. What better time than when he's in high school? The Future cops are also sent back in time to

protect the judge in his youth and recapture the criminal and his gang. Future cops and the criminals are characters out of the

arcade game "Street Fighter II".

ANON - A comedy with the "Street Fighter" characters about a underworld lord from the future named General about to face

trial with the toughest judge around. So he sent his henchmen back to the past to kill the judge before he becomes the judge.

The Future Cops learned of General's plot and were sent back as well to find and protect the judge before the General's men

gets to him. Fairly enjoyable film.

AKA: Hero from Beyond the Boundary of Time

Cantonese: Wai Siu Bo Ji Fung Ji Kau Nui

Mandarin: Wei3 Xiao3 Bao3 Zhi1 Feng4 Zhi3 Gou1 Nu:3

Literally: Wai Siu Bo: Revere Purpose Ditch Girl

Director: Blacky Ko Sau-Leung

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Veronica Yip Yuk-Hing, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Ng Suet-Man, Ken Tong Chun-Yip

Running Time: 97 min

Laser Disc: SE, nosubs, /2D/

Video: Tai Seng/NoSubs

Based on "Duke of Deer Mountain" (same book as Royal Tramp). Set mostly in modern times, courtesy of a time machine.

SS - (***) A court magician claims the only prescription to the Emperor's languor can be found in a wife from the far future.

Oversexed Sin Bo, a friend of the monarch, consents to being put into 'The Invincible Time Adventure Wheel', a brass pot

which is slung into the air and lands in the 20th century. With policeman Au Chiu (bless you!), he begins his wacky quest...until

a power-mad minister from the past sends two martial arts masters to kill the time-traveler. Realizing the danger, Sin Bo's wife

comes over with a bunch of tumbling, punching kung fu girls. All of this reaches an acrobatic climax in an amusement park --

and we haven't even hit the end yet!

STSH - A sort-of comedy version of The Iceman Cometh (the HK movie, not Eugene O'Neill's play). Tony Leung travels to

the future to find a virtuous woman (i.e. a virgin) in modern HK, in order to prevent a dire fate, prophesied by the emperor's

fortune teller, befalling the emperor. The story is a mixture of great flying-people stunt-work, really stupid comedy and lame

romance. I find the character Leung plays most puzzling. He's one of the most obnoxious and loathsome "heroes" I've ever

seen in HK filmdom. Something like Stephen Chow, but far less funny (by the way, I think S/Chow is at times quite good

comedian, certainly far from great). What ANY woman could find attractive in this guy has me stumped, let alone him having

seven or eight wives (he keeps forgeting how many) and still eventually winning the attention of the luscious Veronica Yip (for

her fans : she appears in one discreet but still pulse-racing shower scene). His strategy to pick up Veronica, basically, is to

shower her with insults. OVERALL : Don't be in a great hurry to rent it. When/if you do, get it on video, and keep a finger

poised over the fast-forward button. If Leung's dealings with the female characters disgust you (as they did me), hit it till it

reaches the next fight scene.

Hero of Hong Kong 1949 (1993) 

Cantonese: Yat Gau Sei Gau Ji Gip Hau Ying Hung Juen

Mandarin: Yi1 Jiu3 Si4 Jiu4 Zhi1 Jie2 Hou4 Ying1 Xiong2 Zhuan4

Literally: 1949: After Robbery Hero Story

Producer: Stephen Siu Yeuk-Yuen, Kent Cheng Juk-Si

Director: Poon Man-Kit

Screenwriter: Stephen Siu Yeuk-Yuen, Chan Man-Keung, Lee Sai-Hung

Cast: Ray Lui Leung-Wai, Kent Cheng Juk-Si, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Ken Tong Chun-Yip

Running Time: 115 min

Laser Disc: SE/2D

AKA: Seven Princesses, The

AKA: Seven Maidens

Cantonese: Mo Hap Chat Gung Jue

Mandarin: Wu3 Xia2 Qi1 Gong1 Zhu3

Literally: Martial Arts Seven Princesses

Director: Wong Jing

Action Director: Ching Siu-Tung

Cast: Michelle Khan/Yeoh (Yeung Chi-King), Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, Cheung Man, Ng Man-Tat, Carol "DoDo" Cheng

Yu-Ling, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Damian Lau Chung-Yun, Carina Lau Ka-Ling, Sandra Ng

Kwun-Yu, Charine Chan Ka-Ling

LEH - This painfully unfunny "comedy" might be the worst Hong Kong movie ever. You'll be prepared to KILL for a

fast-forward button! This is even sadder since it features some good actors and about five minutes worth of truly imaginative

action sequences (probably filmed by another director). Apart from that, though, it is the most aimless, plotless and dull Hong

Kong movie I've seen.

BRD - I actually kind of enjoyed this one. Yes, the plot wasn't much, but the special effects weren't that bad, and the humor

wasn't as lame as e.g. The Eight Hilarious Gods. I wasn't expecting anything much, and I got more than I expected.

JT - This Wong Jing effort is chock full o'stars, which makes it a little hard to follow considering there are so many subplots

going on. But basically Mo Kake (Damien Lau) is Heaven's Sword, who before his marriage to Ching Sze (Michelle Yeoh),

defeats Super Sword (Simon Yam) in battle, with the aid of "Greatest Drug" given to him by Ghost Doctor (Ng Man-Tat).

Super Sword however vows to return three years later to defeat him. Meanwhile, the "Greatest Drug" side effects are making

Mo Kake insane AND horny. Mo Kake ends up sleeping for (appropriately) three years but wakes up weak and unsuitable

for battle. So Ghost Doctor must find the Yuen Tin Sword Book which would train seven virgins on how to defeat Super

Sword. Now who will be the seven virgins?? There isn't a whole lot of training going on as much as wooing, flirting and utter

silliness. It is in great Wong Jing tradition this movie is made which combines wire stunt work, comedy and drama in one huge

ball. The costumes are beautiful, the slapstick plenty and everyone seems to be having fun so you may as well too.

AKA: Deadly China Hero

Cantonese: Tit Gai Dau Ng Gung

Mandarin: Tie3 Ji1 Dou4 Wu2 Gong1

Literally: Iron Rooster Fights Centipede

Producer: Jet Li Lian-Jie (aka Lee Yeung-Chung) siu-yy

Director: Wong Jing

Action Director: Yuen Wo-Ping

Screenwriter: Wong Jing

Cast: Jet Li Lian-Jie, Cheung Man, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Natalis Chan Bak-Cheung, Leung Ka-Yan, Gordon Liu (Lau

Ka-Fai), Anita Yuen Wing-Yee, Chu Chung-Shun, Chu Teet-Wor, Yuen King-Tan

Running Time: 102 min

SS - (***) Jet Li again plays the Wong Fey-Hong character, but with a satirical bent. The Boxers are selling young girls to

southeast-Asia as they plot to overthrow British interests; Wong and his assistants Ah-Fu and Ah-So stand in their way. It's

the set-pieces that make this special. In the lion-dance climax, he single-handedly battles a fire-breathing centipede while

dressed as a leaping, scratching chicken.

DLW - (8.5) Jet Li as Wong Fei Hong; how original. Actually, the story was more original than I thought it would be, but the

silliness of seeing Wong Fei Hong dressed as a giant chicken to fight a giant centipede in lion dance style was almost too much.

Once the silly stuff is put away, Jet Li does some great Drunken style fighting. Not his best (by a long shot), but pretty

entertaining.

KP - Review: 5.5 of 10. A typical Jet Li late 80s/early 90s hyper kf flick with lots of special effects, accelerated fighting

scenes, air kicks, flying etc. Wong Fei-hong (Jet Li) is the earnest and essentially featureless hero who must save Canton from

the evil Boxer Association. The special effects and fighting scenes are good and over the top, and the plot and action moves

along well enough to be entertaining, but minus the spectacular and mesmerizing kf trickery, the film is basically a cliched genre

piece which would have benefited from a better and more thought out script, and the development of characters instead of the

employment of the usual cast of stereotypes. The propagation of the WFH myth continues, but without elaboration or

augmentation. The action is great, but the film is never more than cute.

AB - Ironic take on the recent Wong fei-hung movies which playfully toys with film conventions. Despite the satirical

approach, the acting and action are first rate so the film can be enjoyed on many levels. I just wish that Wong Jing would put a

similar amount of effort and thought into all his movies. The movie was so likeable that I even went for the cheap gags based

around swearing like the 'Holland Bank Cheque' joke. Talented cast all act for each other without trying to upstage, this gives

the film it's likeable quality. There's even an English person in the film (at the beginning) who talks with a regional accent rather

than in bad Queens English. A hotbed for those interested in postmodernism.

Cantonese: Yat Boon Maan Wa Chong Tin Ngaai II Miu Seung Tin Hoi

Mandarin: Yi1 Ben3 Man4 Hua4 Chuang3 Tian1 Ya2 II Miao4 Xiang3 Tian1 Kai1

Literally: One Comic Book Dash Heaven Earth II Wonderful Think Heaven Open

Director: Joe Chu Kai-Sang

Cast: Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Ng Man-Tat, Vivian Lai Shui-Yan, Yuen King-Tan (?)

Cameo Appearance: Stephen Chow Sing-Chi

SS - (*1/2) Ineptly filmed and scripted madcap comedy about a down-and-out artist (Aaron Kwok) who allies with a

soft-hearted guy from the triads to get inspiration for his comic books. A waste of time, but not painful to watch.

JC - Not as much of a gang recruitment film as the first. The story revolves around a dorky comic book artist (Dick Cheung)

who meets an over the hill gangster of sorts (Ng Man Tat) and begin using him as a character in his book. Clips from the first

one were used. Better than the first.

Cantonese: Boot Laan Gaai Daai Siu

Mandarin: Bo1 Lan2 Jie1 Da4 Shao4

Literally: Portland Street Head Prince

Director: Cheung Kin-Man

Cast: Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Anita Yuen Wing-Yee

Laser Disc: ULV

TSC - Pow was once a famed pimp dubbed "The Prince Of Portland St." but now he is only known as "Silly Pow" after a

street fight left him brain damaged. His best friend Tau and his girl sidekick Yiu help him to regain his life in this dramatic

actioner.

SS - (***) Scrappy streetfighter Brother Po (Simon Yau) and his best friend Brother Biggie are 'pimps' who fight off triads as

fiercely as they do serious relationships. Po injures his head in a rumble and turns into a mental ten-year old. Later, he injures

his head again, and becomes normal in the nick of time for the big fight. In the final scenes, both guys come to realize the errors

of their ways and have a big rooftop party to marry the girls in their lives -- a touching scene -- just before a triad guy blows

them all away. A movie that really blows hot and cold, but mostly just blows.

Kung Fu Scholar, The (1/1994)

Bloody Brothers (5/1994)

Cantonese: Siu Lam Siu Ji 2: San Woo Lung Yuen

Mandarin: Xiao4 Lin2 Xiao3 Zi3 2: Xin1 Wu1 Long2 Yuan4

Literally: Laughing Forest Kids 2: New Mixed Up Courtyard

Director: Chu Yin-Ping

Cast: Sik Siu-Lung, Kok Siu-Man, Ng Man-Tat, Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Adam Cheng Siu-Chow, Yip Chuen-Chun,

Michael Lee Ming-Yeung

Cameo Appearance: Michelle Khan/Yeoh (Yeung Chi-King), Yuen King-Tan

Laser Disc: ULV/ECsubs

TSC - The story begins with a mysterious woman named Jinx who hires less than intelligent killers Red Lemon and Yellow

Lemon to chop off the right palm of the master of Wu-Long Temple. A hilarious adventure displaying the talents of child

martial arts masters.

PI - In this installment of the series, the evil King is after the hand of Min Pik, which is the secret key to some ancient power.

Red and Yellow Lemon are dispatched on the quest. Back at Shaolin, Siu Man laments being a monk after being rejected by a

girl for having no hair. All is forgotten when the beautiful Siu Hung makes her appearance. More a series of vignettes where the

kids get put in cute situations than an actual story. Still, the formula wasn't quite written in stone at this point, and so there are a

few original touches. Features clips of Ng Mang Tat on the set of various other Chang Hong films shot at the same time as this

one.