At the outset, I must confess a slight distaste for the more wacky wirework (Sorry! This time I promise!) found in Mr. Ping's fight scenes. You know the stuff like when in "Crouching Tiger" a couple of the main cast were attempting to accost one another from their respective perches atop flimsy tree branches. No I do like the genius of the fight scenes that remain grounded. This movie has both types. It has more of the latter than the former.

This movie is of course kung fu comedy. And this is really where it separates itself from the rest of not only the kung fu genre but also the Yuen Wo Ping canon. The wonderfully strange characters are the main cause of this. One of my faves is the lecherous Scholar Wong. First of all, just what is this individual a scholar of? If his actions can stand as an indication, then I can safely conjecture that he has a bachelor's of science in ogling and a doctorate in pervert. I have to wonder at the extent of the emotional scars inflicted on the females who have had to endure his numerous advances! Also, where does he get his money? I am not aware of the current conversion rate from taels to dollars, but he is called upon at different stages of the film to divulge amounts that are given a context in which you can draw that this is no small amount! Does he get paid to harass members of the opposite sex? Despite these certainly (insert sarcasm) important queries, he is a funny character.

Basically you've got good martial arts action and silly hijinx to accompany it. You can't go wrong! Unless you don't like good martial arts action and silly hijinx. I am ashamed for you.