I guess this is sort of a hyped up HK version of "Charlie's Angels". And while I've always enjoyed the jiggly exploits of Farrah and co., those girls sure didn't get down like this.

Moon Lee and Elaine Lui are cute as always. But they don't come to play. They come to kick ass and bust caps, while Alex Fong and Hideki Saijo also bring their skills to the table. Throw in Yukari Oshima as the delightfully evil villain, and the mighty Hwang Jang Lee, with his deadly array of kicks, and you're set.

There is very little downtime here. It's pretty much wall to wall action. Tight fights from Tony Leung Siu-Hung, crazy gunplay and cool stunts. Even when there isn't any action onscreen, it is still highly entertaining, due to the high production value, campy characters, and good cast chemistry.

There is some discrepancy over who actually directed this. But to whomever the credit rightly befalls, they did a great job here. Most GWG flicks were, aside from the great action, fairly cheap and cheesy affairs. This movie looks great, has an excellent 80's synth score, and just has the feel of a big scale, high budget production, even if that was not the case.

Any fan of 80's HK action should have this in their collection.

Alas, David Chiang himself doesn't do any kung-fu, but his three "Angels" plentifully punch, kick, or shoot their way through a huge army of bad guys to bring down the evil mastermind of the crime ring, a cruel woman named Yeung who's also a cocky martial artist.

The Angels consist of Saijo, a no nonsense Japanese martial arts master, a young girl named Moon, who looks too cute to be a convincing commando, and Elaine, who is the sassiest but clumsiest of the bunch. There's also Commander Fong, a Chinese-American narcotics officer sent to help the Hong Kong Police.

Hwang Jang Li has a cameo as a mid-level gangster who is conflicted with Yeung's murderous ruthlessness, but other than a few very brief fights, you don't get to see much of his legendary kicking skills.

Nonetheless, this film is non-stop entertainment. I only wish more of the so-called summer blockbusters that Hollywood produces each year were half as much fun and exciting.