| It would take long before Wellson Chin found some form of voice. Exploring horror and comedy in the 90s was his key, giving his acclaimed efforts such as Thou Shalt Not Swear. Earlier on, he gave us The Inspector Wears Skirts series but his collaboration with Jackie Chan started with his first film here, Naughty Boys. A grating comedy largely with "inspired" jokes about Carina Lau's bosom, Billy Lau drooling over said bosom and Stanley Fung as private detective dressed just like Sherlock Holmes. Side splitting...
But having Jackie and his team on board means action so as soon as Wellson Chin goes away from the set permanently (around the time the timber mill sequence hits), Naughty Boys delivers! Jackie combines all the trademarks concerning stunts, props fighting and general pain, putting the performers and his team to work (and in the actor's shoes at times), culminating in a wonderful warehouse finale. The only flaw of it all is that the man himself doesn't take part in it at all. A first reel cameo is all of Jackie we see before the outtakes. Hence the film never having received much of a spotlight over the years. It seems Jackie fired on much of his creative cylinders working with Wellson Chin here because when The Inspectors Wears Skirts came out, the action level was noticeably subdued. Naughty Boys also stars Mars, Kara Hui, Clarence Fok, Lo Meng, Phillip Ko and Tai Po. |
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