Arguably Tsui’s angriest film, this live-wire and nihilistic HK New Wave entry sees the collision of rebellious youth, lowly gangsters and nasty foreigners as society crumbles into death, violence, cruelty and insanity.
Sylvia Chang and Sally Yeh are a hoot together in this romantic triangle that sees Tsui Hark bringing the Hollywood screwball comedy to his home turf, marked by farcical setups and rewarding payoffs.
Tsui’s Hong Kong action-fantasy cult classic is a reminder that the ‘visibility’ of VFX can be a virtue, with its retrogradely charming effects distracting from its nonsensical story of super-warriors fighting against an evil force.
A terrifically entertaining movie that sees Tsui Hark utilising all manner of dizzying cinematography, creative editing and special effects to deliver a manic piece of action-fantasy cinema about two seductive snake demons who transform into humans.
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