But then, like many HK films of the time, Aces Go Places 3 really isn't a movie for nit-pickers. Also, the comedy will probably come off as hokey and dated to the younger set, and the special effects are pretty cheesy -- even by mid-1980's standards. Overall, though, it moves at a good enough clip so the viewer can't dwell to much on the shortcomings, and there is a certain amount of fun in seeing the western actors, especially a poorly-dubbed Peter Graves, who seems more concerned with getting a beer than actually helping anyone out.

The action goes international in this third adventure, as Sam (Sam Hui), Kodyjack (Karl Maka) and Nancy (Sylvia Chang) are tricked into stealing the crown jewels by a famous British secret agent. But this mission becomes even more impossible when the partners encounter the real man from Bond Street (Peter Graves of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE) and some very familiar villains (including Richard "Jaws" Kiel of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and MOONRAKER). From a daredevil battle atop the Eiffel Tower to a frantic under-water escape from a submarine lair, Hong Kong action master Tsui Hark (director of PEKING OPERA BLUES and ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA) delivers a MAD MISSION filled with spoofs, spies and some of the series’ wildest surprises ever!

Known in Asia as ACES GO PLACES, the MAD MISSION films became an international phenomenon by combining broad humor, explosive action and truly spectacular stunts for one of the most popular crime-comedy series in Hong Kong cinema history.