| With Yuen Woo-Ping's name attached to this star filled 80s actioner, you know you're not going to get great Hong Kong cinema. Plot is secondary here to one very other dear and import aspect, namely Hong Kong action cinema!. For a while, the choreography seems fairly sparse but the action directing Yuen's (Yuen Woo-Ping, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Shuen-Yee, Yuen Yat-Chor in addition to Paul Wong and Donnie Yen) increases the gory brutality as we go along, resulting in a splendid, hard hitting genre effort and a genuine fan favourite. The action is also designed so that performers Jacky Cheung, Simon Yam and Carol Cheng can participate to a substantial degree without overdone doubling. Also with Ng Man Tat (clearly dubbed by someone else), Johnny Wang, Donnie Yen, Irene Wan, Michael Woods and Leung Kar Yan. |
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