| Trying to follow in the footsteps of Nam Nai Choi and Peter Ngor, Ivan Lai took on the challenge of bringing something noteworthy to a series that's only mildly enjoyable anyway. Surprisingly, and in a big way, Lai utilizes a high gear of creative energy that I for one didn't think was in him, creating perhaps the second best of the series (best being Part II).
Using plenty of drawn out, fairly well-shot, erotic scenes instead of a full plot to get this baby up to 90 minutes (not necessarily a bad thing), Lai also gives us rather plenty of Cat III insanity along the way. Those include midgets, a character having the power to shrink himself to get into...umm...tight spots (one of them only in Hong Kong movie moments) and even a smattering of fun wire-enhanced martial arts choreography (Phillip Kwok returning to the series as action director). Starring Pauline Chan, Cheung King Fa, Noelle Chik, William Ho and in a fun little turn as the Buddhist monk, Shing Fui On. |
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