A parody of Louis Cha’s novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes (thats the literal translation). Story begins with the Queen of Golden Wheel Kingdom had an affair with her cousin West Poison, and they planned to take over the Kingdom. The 3rd Princess discovered their treason, but she was defeated by West Poison.
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Tag Archives: Hong Kong
Tie ban shao (1984) Michael Hui, Sally Yeh, Frances Yip, Comedy
Mr. Wong is a middleage chief chef in Tepanyaki Restaurant. He was brought to Hong Kong and brought up by his old grandfather. He was trainee in the kitchen of the restaurant’s washing dishes. But the boss’s daughter showed special favour on him and later they got married. Because of Michael’s humble background. Mrs. Wong always bully him as she thinks that her husband counts entirely on her rich family.
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Curry And Pepper / Ga lei laak jiu (1990) Blackie Shou Liang Ko, Stephen Chow, Jacky Cheung, Ann Bridgewater, Crime, Action, Romance
Two cops–both best friends and partners–both become the subject of a beautiful news reporter’s documentary. The two soon find themselves competing for screen time as well as the love of the reporter while after a murderous arms dealer.
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Love on Delivery / Poh wai ji wong (1994) Lik-Chi Lee, Stephen Chow, Christy Chung, Man-Tat Ng, Action, Comedy, Romance
Ho Kam-An is a love struck dim-sum delivery boy who falls for a beautiful judo student. After being humiliated by her boyfriend, Ho Kam-An goes out and seeks the services of an aging kung-fu master who teaches him a half ass style of kung fu “Karate Kid” style. After actually learning how to fight using this style (much to the master’s surprise) he dresses up like Garfield and beats up the boyfriend of the beautiful judo student. But he’s challenged to a fight by the master’s former foe. Is Ho Kam-An up to the challenge?
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Super Fool / Long gan wei (1981) Po-Chih Leong, Lap Ban Chan, Philip Chan, Jing Chen, Comedy
Two Mainland bumpkins sneak into Hong Kong with designs on getting rich quick. And they get their wish when one of them lands a job impersonating a famous stuntman. But it’s not long before they realize that money can’t buy everything…
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Another Meltdown / Bi xie lan tian (1998) Wai-Lun Lam, Wenzhuo Zhao, Qi Shu, Andrew Lin, Action, Thriller
A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the charismatic but evil leader of the Japanese cult Aum Shinryuu.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990) Lucas Lowe, Loren Avedon, Keith Vitali, Joseph Campanella, Action
Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.
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Dai lo bai sau / Only Fools Fall in Love (1995) Roy Chiao, Shing-Chi Fung, Vincent Kok, Comedy, Romance
Millionaire Ji Fu (Lau ching Wan), the successor of Ji’s family, is arrogant and rude. He then becomes an idiot after being knocked out in an “accident”, which is actually created by the second-successor Ji Jack (Dayo Wong). After becoming an idiot, Fu meets Mon Tee (Wu Chien Lien), a girl who has almost married him for money. They fall for each other as they spend most of their time together. One day Jack comes and decides to do Fu in. Fu and Mon Tee decide to find his Grand Uncle and look for a fair judgement…
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Hong Kong Godfather / Tian zi men sheng (1991) Cheuk-Wing Ho, Andy Lau, Roy Cheung, Kwong Leung Wong, Action, Crime, Thriller
When the boss of a highly profitable Triad family is forced to flee from Hong Kong, rival gangs swoop in to steal any piece of the action they can. York Koo (Andy Lau) becomes the family’s acting boss, and must do what he can to handle the difficult situation, with mounting pressure from both the Hong Kong police, and rival families.
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Zhuo gui da shi / Ninja Vampire Busters (1989) Norman Law Man, Stanley Wing Siu, Kent Cheng, Pak-Cheung Chan, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung, Comedy, Horror
In ancient China, a demon was defeated in a fierce battle with a priest, who sealed it’s evil spirit in a vase. Centuries later, during the cultural revolution, rebels attempted to gain possession of the vessel from the priest’s descendant; however, he threw it into the ocean to keep it from being tampered. The vase was recovered years later in Hong Kong and was auctioned off to a councilman. The demon, unfortunately, escaped and took control of the councilman’s body, beginning a spree of terror in the city.
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