Beneath the Dragon's Shadow: A Review of The Heroic Trio

 



a JOHNNY TO film

Screenplay by    Sandy Shaw
Produced by    Ching Siu-tung
Starring   
    Michelle Yeoh
    Anita Mui
    Maggie Cheung
    Damian Lau
Cinematography   
    Poon Hang-Sang
    Tom Lau
Edited by Kam Wah
Music by William Hu
Production
companies
    
    China Entertainment Films
    Paka Hill Productions
Release date: 12 February 1993 (Hong Kong)

Synopsis

Michelle Yeoh (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor), Anita Mui (Rumble in the Bronx) and Maggie Cheung (Clean) form an unstoppable combination as three powerful martial arts experts each with her own secret superhero identity-who band together to battle the ultimate evil. Their foe is a demented but powerful wizard who believes that if he kidnaps all the babies in China, he can build a demonic ruling class and eventually dominate the world. With everything on the line, it's up to The Heroic Trio of Shadow Fox, Mercy and Invisible Woman to rise up and stop him.

Review

Suspend your disbelief and get ready for some wondrous entertainment.

Wow. This is a very unique film. With at times, some very amazing work with wires and crappy editing and weird flashbacks and CGI, this is a pretty solid foreign superhero movie. I'm pretty sure when everyone thinks of a superhero movie that wasn't produced in the United States, they think of those Bollywood films with bad acting, unrealistic scenes and bad CGI. Well, this film is nothing like that. With cringe-inducing fight scenes and a powerful soundtrack, The Heroic Trio is a film that will not dissapoint you! Maggie Cheung was introduced to the Girl with Gun sub-genre in this film and hell does she have a good performance. No joke, I was like "What the hell's Ka-Kui's girlfriend doing with a gun??" when I first saw her in the movie. But don't take my dumb joke for your final opinion, watch the film yourself!

Rating: 8/10

WATCH

"THE HEROIC TRIO"

ON 

 https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie/the-heroic-trio/2240022595543 (Cantonese audio, English subtitles)

Miramax 2002 re-release trailer

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NOW INTRODUCING - SUB VS. DUB!

 Welcome to Action Movie Review Mondays.. of course, you know what site you're on. 

Now, in-between the regular action film reviews, we also get to see comparisons of action movies with more then two main versions. So far, on the time-line we have:

DRUNKEN MASTER II vs. THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER

POLICE STORY (2010 Fortune Star DVD) vs. JACKIE CHAN'S POLICE FORCE

OPERATION CONDOR 2: THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS vs. ARMOUR OF GOD

So keep out for that!!

The Karate Kid - A classic redefined for new generations

 

Directed byHarald Zwart
Screenplay by    Christopher Murphey
Story by    Robert Mark Kamen
Produced by   
    Jerry Weintraub
    Will Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    James Lassiter
    Ken Stovitz
Starring   
    Jaden Smith
    Jackie Chan
    Taraji P. Henson
Cinematography    Roger Pratt
Edited by    Joel Negron
Music by  James Horner
Production
companies
    
    Columbia Pictures
    China Film Group

Overbrook Entertainment

JW Productions
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing

Release date (Australia): July 8, 2010

Synopsis

When Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move from Detroit to China, Dre feels lost in a world very different from what he knows. Bullied and beaten up by some fellow students in his school, Dre is rescued by his apartment building's handyman, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), a man who is mourning
a devastating loss. Mr. Han takes pity on Dre and agrees to teach him kung fu to defend himself. Training together, teacher and student learn to trust each other, and ultimately form a friendship that heals them both.

   Review 

Okay, so my opinions on this film are HIGHLY ridden by nostalgia, the first time I watched this was in 2019. I remember those days. Re-watching this movie, using Incredibox on my Dad's laptop, twirling around in the chair, the air-con on, researching Bruce Lee.. ahh. But nevertheless, it is a good movie.

The Karate Kid is one of the most highly-known American action drama films ever, especially the first three films from 1984, '86, and '89. The 2010 sequel is the least discussed film.. oh.. yeah. Next Karate Kid 1994. Never mind. Anyways, the Karate Kid 2010 is a reboot starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith which is hated, but in my opinion pretty good. 

I think the acting in this movie is realistic and natural, and Mr Han's backstory makes the film better and there is also a lesson in the film thanks to the scenes. The direction with the music is amazing. The soundtrack makes the film feel better, unlike other films I've watched, with the soundtrack not being good enough. This is perfect.

Anyways, good film.

Rating: 8/10

 

 

Royal Warriors - Crime, sadness, and some butt-kicking

 

executive producer.............................Dickson Poon

producer..................................................John Sham

director......................................David Chung

starring..........................................Michelle Yeoh

                                                         Henry Sanada

                                                         Micheal Wong

Distributed by.........................................D&B Films

Synopsis

When a Hong Kong policewoman, a Japanese Interpol-agent and an air security officer botch a plane hijacking fempt by a militia fanatic, his veteran friends vow revenge. In order to stop the terrorist attacks and also to save their own lives, the three heroes most team up once again to fight their gun-totting adversaries.

Review

The morning I wrote this, I woke up early today so I could get in my fix on action movies. The first movie I watched was Royal Warriors, which is the sequel to Yes, Madam! The movie met my exceptions.
 

Sure the movie is now missing Carrie, Aspirin (Mang Hoi who portrayed Aspirin directed the action choreography in this movie and won a Hong Kong Film Award for it.) & Strepsil, now bringing a less humourous feeling to the movie. But all the action and scenes with Micheal Wong make up for it! 

This movie is in particular one of the greatest Michelle Yeoh movies ever. If you have an old copy lying around, you need to pop it in your PS3 and watch it immediately.  I recommend watching the film for the shootout and the final fight. You can feel the anger in the three main characters during these two scenes. The acting is natural and great!

Rating: 9.5/10

WATCH

 'ROYAL WARRIORS' 

aka

"IN THE LINE OF DUTY"

aka 

"POLICE ASSASSINS"

at the 

https://archive.org/details/in-the-line-of-duty-2-royal-warriors 

(Tai Seng VHS rip version)

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End of Believe series [So far]

 Due to unpopular demand, the series with Believe has stopped and no new episodes will come.. until next time!

A review of the 1986 Michelle Yeoh film "Royal Warriors" will come out instead.

If I have more episodes lying around soon I'll do it again.

However, a new series is coming soon [not featuring any of my family members]..

Interviewing my brother on Spider-Man 2

 -i was in a loud place while transcribing this, so apologies if you can't understand-

 O: They say sequels are better then the original. Well, nobody says that, except me. But it's not about me. Today we're going to be seeing what my brother thinks about Spider-Man 2, the SAM RAIMI one.

B: Wow.

O: laughs So, who is your favourite character?

B: Umm, octo-plays. I'm joking. Uh, obviously the main character, cause he's Spider-Man.

O:  Who was your LEAST favourite character?

B: I don't know! All the characters were 10/10 to be honest. 

O: Really? Even the villians?

B: Yeah.

O: Why do you say that?

B: Because the villains are on top and Spider-Man's on top too, and his Grandma on top too, so basically everyone's on top.

O: Who was your favou- NO. What was your favourite scene?

B: Basically, I don't have any favourite scenes.

O: What was your least favourite scene?

B: I don't have a least favourite scene.

O: So you think every scene is good and bad at the same time?

B: Yeah.

O: WHA- If they ever made a Spider-Man 2 II, would you wa-

B: NO??? 

O: laughs Okay, and lastly, what is your overall rating of Spider-Man 2?

B: Um, probably.. probably 8.

O: What did it need to make it a ten?

B: I'm not telling you.

O: Why? I'm your brother. 

B: I hate Mary-Jane.

O: laughs Honestly, I do too. But it's still-

B: Wait, wait, wait, I should've said every character was good except Mary-Jane.

O: Yeah, I hate Mary-Jane, but it's not about me, it's about Believe, and we're going to see more of his opinions on ACTION.. MOVIE..

B: TOTALL.. DRAMA...

O: ACTION MOVIE REVIEW.. mONdAAAySSS