 |  |  |  |  The action and stunts are top notch in this flick, but there's way to much time given to the shenanigans of Shum, Moi, and Hark in the name of comic relief. It's a shame more time wasn't spent with Yeoh and Rothrock because they were excellent. | | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | Y | Leave out the comedy and you have a better movie | VF40457 | | Y | Agreed! | Sgt. T |
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| This movie kicked off the "girls with guns" genre with a bang, teaming up 80's action queens Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock in their first starring vehicle as two tough cops, sporting mullets, attitudes and kicking ass in the name of justice.
Both Michelle and Cynthia do a good job for first time headliners but must sadly give way for the comedy aspect throughout the movie. And the scenes involving John Shum, Meng Hoi, and Tsui Hark's characters take up a little too much screen time for my taste. But at least the awesome action makes up for it.
Director Yuen Kwai's super swift choreo really stretches the two girls' physical abilities to the utmost. And the fights and stuntwork are truly stuff that makes you go "DAAAAMN!" The end fight with the girls versus Dick Wei and Chung Fat is one of the classic showdowns of HK action cinema, one you can just watch over and over again.
This movie has everything that makes 80's HK action so damn enjoyable: cute girls, bad fashion, over the top villains, crazy stunts, and bad ass fights. If you dig "girls with guns" flicks, you can't go wrong with this good old classic. |
| | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | Y | Jay, you got it right giving this flick three stars. | William Giordanella | | Y | Totally! Why only 3 stars? | Choco |
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 |  |  |  |  The second "In The Line of Duty" is a great picture. It is more gritty than the first but it still entertains. It was great too see Tsui Hark in a speaking role, he brought a lot of funny and emotional scenes. The movie is so much darker than the first in the series, which is "Royal Warriors". The ending of this is very gritty. Corey Yuen has done a great job. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| Duck and cover, players, hustlers and brawlers as we take on another HK cop/kung fu/caper classic. Alliteration makes me feel weird.
This is possibly the Grandmaster and reigning champ of all bad ass chick flicks. Michelle Yoeh is mesmerizing and exibits the traditional fearless nature of a stunt performer at their peak. Her stunts and fights throughout this movie are second to no man.
We also get to see Cynthia Rothrock at arguably her finest. Everthing about her was so much better in her Hong Kong movies. Her kicks were sharper, her movements were more fluid, and then she came back home to unleash an endless string of B movies that would never even come close to capturing her amazing ability like her efforts that were "made in China". (Lead free.)
Then we got the man himself, Tsui Hark, who delivers a good performance as one of the main hoods who are clearly in over their heads.
This movie brings it all together and entertains on more than one level. The humor is pretty good and the action and fight/stunt choreography are all completely Hong Kong A-game stuff. This movie makes "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" look like playground antics. If you are about the tough chick flicks, this movie is a must-own.
Now I must be off to help old ladies in their eternal struggle to cross the street. They are usually so thankful that they don't notice that their purses are missing... |
| | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | Y | You're right about this. It is one of Rothrock's very best. | Jeffrey Frawley | | N | I didn't really enjoy this film. I felt like it needed more action than drama or humor. | Black Belt Ninja | | Y | love this film especially the fights at the end and boy what a fight. | kung fu kid | | N | The ending is laughable & not enough action parts. There is too many humerous scenes that try too hard. | Rhonda Bale | | Y | I love this film, it had humor, and it was dark. The action was nicely done. It's a simple 80's fu actioner which I love. | JV47842 | | Y | Correct on all points. 80's action galore! | JAY LEE |
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 |  |  |  | | Michelle Yeoh is great. Cynthia Rothrock's best movie after "Righting Wrongs." Tsui Hark has a funny role as the counterfeiter. Features the crazy-moustache guy from Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars, as the knife-fighting guy. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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