01-05-2014, 04:33 PM
So I watched it again on Netflix. We are so spoiled by CGI, 3D & HFR (CF's definition) that many of the old cheesey Fant-Asia's of the early 90s just don't hold up anymore. It's not the low-tech effects so much because the Godzilla movies hold up. But there's something about HK special effects with bad wire work that becomes a shocking as old disco fashion footage, signs of the times. I remember being blown away by the audacity of this film when it came out.
Note that Netflix has an edited and dubbed version. I killed the sound and just read subtitles.
To is underwhelming here. He spends too much time trying to emulate John Woo's confetti-filled scenes, and misses the mark. The colors are really tacky too.
I was never a fan of Anita Mui, and grudgingly accepted her as the lead in the trio. She was once dubbed the Asian Madonna, which makes as much sense as calling Kim Jong-Un the Asian Kanye. I just never liked cantopop music. Still don't. Mui died a decade after making HT, which she had followed up by some Jackie Chan films and a lot of rom-coms. Knowing where she went after this film adds more depth, but I'm still not fond of her in this. The mask with the super big eye-slits to accommodate Anita's super big mascara was silly.
Michelle plays her character too seriously. She can be campy - it's not her strongest suit, but she misses the mark her. Her fight scenes are standout in this film and most of the other fight scenes are horrid - people doing windmills in fog and light beams.
It's really all about Maggie, the shot-gun toting biker chick. Her performance saves the show.
Note that Netflix has an edited and dubbed version. I killed the sound and just read subtitles.
To is underwhelming here. He spends too much time trying to emulate John Woo's confetti-filled scenes, and misses the mark. The colors are really tacky too.
I was never a fan of Anita Mui, and grudgingly accepted her as the lead in the trio. She was once dubbed the Asian Madonna, which makes as much sense as calling Kim Jong-Un the Asian Kanye. I just never liked cantopop music. Still don't. Mui died a decade after making HT, which she had followed up by some Jackie Chan films and a lot of rom-coms. Knowing where she went after this film adds more depth, but I'm still not fond of her in this. The mask with the super big eye-slits to accommodate Anita's super big mascara was silly.
Michelle plays her character too seriously. She can be campy - it's not her strongest suit, but she misses the mark her. Her fight scenes are standout in this film and most of the other fight scenes are horrid - people doing windmills in fog and light beams.
It's really all about Maggie, the shot-gun toting biker chick. Her performance saves the show.
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