A year after his magnificent performance in “The Story of Woo Viet”, Chow Yun-fat played another kind of Vietnamese refugee as Nguyen, one who is a contract killer for the “Eagles” while also working as a special effects technician in movies. According to the Hk New Wave book, “This film was made for a western audience and was not released in Hong Kong…” The b-movie, horror/exploitation Hollywood aesthetics are indeed, quite intense here. Let us take things from the beginning though.
Nguyen leads a rather harsh life, but his dream of bringing his family to Hong Kong keeps him going, despite the violence that derives from his actions, but also seems to find him against his will. The second axis of the script revolves around TV reporter Vicky Lee, who is investigating a series of murders and an apparent gas attack on an elementary school. Eventually,...
Nguyen leads a rather harsh life, but his dream of bringing his family to Hong Kong keeps him going, despite the violence that derives from his actions, but also seems to find him against his will. The second axis of the script revolves around TV reporter Vicky Lee, who is investigating a series of murders and an apparent gas attack on an elementary school. Eventually,...
- 5/30/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Cast:
Sammo Hung
Yuen Biao
Anita Mui
George Lam
Director: Teddy Robin Kwan
Action Director: Deon Lam Dik On, Corey Yuen Kwai, Yuen Tak
Shanghai, Shanghai stars two of kung fu cinemas best, Sammo hung and Yuen Biao. Not the best movie they have starred in, but it does have it’s moments.
Plot
Little Tiger (Yuen Biao) left his hometown and went to Shanghai staying with his elder brother, Big Tiger (George Lam), who is a police officer. However, he accidentally got involved in robbing the National Salvation Funds. He also met Pao (Sandy Lam), a member of an acrobatic troupe, in this incident. Little Tiger was later invited to work for the triad society due to his outstanding fighting skills and swiftness.
Big Tiger was order to protect Mary Sung (Anita Mui), the goddaughter of a Shanghai celebrity Mr. Chin (Sammo Hung) and his ex-girlfriend, who came back from America recently.
Sammo Hung
Yuen Biao
Anita Mui
George Lam
Director: Teddy Robin Kwan
Action Director: Deon Lam Dik On, Corey Yuen Kwai, Yuen Tak
Shanghai, Shanghai stars two of kung fu cinemas best, Sammo hung and Yuen Biao. Not the best movie they have starred in, but it does have it’s moments.
Plot
Little Tiger (Yuen Biao) left his hometown and went to Shanghai staying with his elder brother, Big Tiger (George Lam), who is a police officer. However, he accidentally got involved in robbing the National Salvation Funds. He also met Pao (Sandy Lam), a member of an acrobatic troupe, in this incident. Little Tiger was later invited to work for the triad society due to his outstanding fighting skills and swiftness.
Big Tiger was order to protect Mary Sung (Anita Mui), the goddaughter of a Shanghai celebrity Mr. Chin (Sammo Hung) and his ex-girlfriend, who came back from America recently.
- 8/14/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
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