Heroic Trio (1993)
November 22nd, 2004 at 8:25 am (1 - Pretty bad)
What could be better than a movie starring the beautiful and talented Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)), Maggie Cheung (Hero (2002)) and Anita Mui (Drunken Master II (1994))? Sadly, pretty much anything. The top of the line cast is under shadowed by cheesy special effects (you can see the wires more often than not), wacky superhero costumes and a pathetic story of a baby-stealing demon. And just when you try to overlook these distractions and enjoy the movie a wacky electronic soundtrack that sounds like it was lifted from a royalty free demo CD kicks and ruins whatever willing suspension of disbelief you might have managed. Heroic Trio (1993) is not so bad that it should not be seen, but I would recommend it more as a movie to have playing in the background during a party than as a movie to sit down and watch.
Mari said,
December 15, 2004 at 12:51 pm
I actually liked this movie
I used to work in a store that specialized in renting/selling HK Action films so have been a fan of the genre for ages — granted this isn’t the best ever, but it’s a fun movie…
Now if only I could find Shaolin Popey (or Popeye - depending on where you look) on DVD i would be happy
It’s another terrible movie, but really funny — It’s basically Some Kind of Wonderful with Kung-Fu and a 7 year old Shaolin monk *grin*
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January 19, 2005 at 4:58 pm
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