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An all-star cast from the 80's, a Japanese-run P.O.W. camp full of characters with their own agendas. Sammo Hung is the boss of the Chinese spy network and sends Alan Tam, Andy Lau and Anita Mui to the prison camp to find the man with a code so the Chinese can access money in a Swiss bank account for the war effort. For two thirds the movie runs for a slow pace before the final ending, knowing where the code is and the fight to get out of the camp from the Japanese.
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| This is a fairly entertaining action film starring Sammo Hung, Andy Lau, and quite a number of well-known Hong Kong pop singers, such as Alan Tam and Anita Mui, as well as martial artists from the Shaw Brothers glory days. For example, both Chen Kuan-tai and Gordon Liu make cameo appearances as bad guys.
The story take place almost entirely within the confines of a Japanese run camp for Chinese POWs sometime during WW2. The suspense revolves around uncovering the identity of the "God of Fortune," who possesses the secret code to a Swiss bank account holding an enormous amount of money donated by overseas Chinese for the benefit of the Chinese resistance. I would have liked to see more kung fu action, although the final climactic fight is not bad. Also, the elements of gay humor peppered throughout the film probably would be tasteless to most people. Nonetheless, it was still enjoyable to watch, if nothing else to spot out all the various cameo appearances by Hong Kong's leading comedians, character actors, and kung fu stars. |
1942. Andy Lau (along with a whole cadre of HK's biggestcharacter actors) are prisoners in Camp 732, where they must find "The God of Fortune" -- a treasure to finance the Chinese resistance effort. Alan Tam plays the evil commandant, Sammo Hung the ninja-like kung-fu master, and Anita Mui an undercover nurse; whaliferous Kent Cheng has reverted to a child and has to be breast-fed by his pals. A comedy with great fights, and a lot of flat jokes.
-Steve
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