Flying Dagger
Director: Kevin Chu
Year: 1993
Rating: 7.5
I am not sure what
to make of this film except that it was completely silly. It was part Kung
Fu, part sword fighting movie, part The Addams Family, part Monty Python
and lots of Naked Gun all mixed together in a mind boggling madcap romp.
It has a great cast - Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Jackie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Cheung
Man, Ng Man Tat, Pauline Chan,Yuen King-Tan and Gloria Yip - and they all
seemed to have great fun playing their roles; in particular Maggie as Flying
Cat.
The plot doesn't really matter, but it is
about 4 bounty hunters chasing after Jackie - Red Fox - and his wife Maggie
in the days of lore. Everyone has wacky powers of one kind or another. It
was really absurd with lots of modern references - such as Madonna's bra plate
thrown in for no reason and I found myself laughing quite a bit.
As in many of these kung-fu flying comedies,
the action and the wire work is actually done very well. So in the end there
is not only a funny fight, but a well staged one as well.
Rating: 7.5
