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Magnificent
Team |
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Year: |
1998 |
Amanda Lee addresses her "magnificent team" |
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Director: |
David
Lam Tak-Luk |
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Producer: |
Raymond
Wong Bak-Ming |
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Cast: |
Francis
Ng Chun-Yu, Amanda
Lee Wai-Man, Christine
Ng Wing-Mei, Simon
Lui Yu-Yeung, Hui
Siu-Hung, Karen
Tong Bo-Yu, Chow Hoi-Man, Michael Lam Wai-Leung,
Angela Tong Ying-Ying,
Emily Kwan Bo-Wai |
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The
Skinny: |
A
magnificent waste of time. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
This
below-average Hong Kong action comedy stars Francis
Ng as the central member of a lousy police team. The
big hook: each member of the team possesses an annoying
quirk that would probably have flunked them in cadet
school. When girlfriend Amanda Lee is put in charge,
the team splinters and the evil bad guys (led by Michael
Lam) continue their crime spree. It's up to the rag-tag
group of reject cops to pull it together and become
the "magnificent team" hinted at in the English
title.
Their debut as a "magnificent
team" is debatable, but the quality of the movie
is not. It's bad. Directed with a gnarled piece of driftwood
by David Lam, this film manages to waste even the most
welcome of HK talents - Francis and Christine Ng. Both
come off poorly. HK cinema comes off looking worse.
Morever, there’s a “new talent” star in this film that
totally blows. I forget his name*, but he’s the young
cop who just sucks it up, acting wise. This is not a
good film. (Kozo 1998) |
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Notes: |
*The
"new performer" touted by the apparently ailing
Raymond Wong is some hyper kid named Herman Chan. He
hasn't been seen since Magnificent Team (a full
four years ago), so it's presumed that he never continued
his entertainment career. Sometimes, there is justice
in this world. |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mei Ah Laser
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image
courtesy of Mei Ah Laser Disc Co., Ltd.
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