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The
Millionaires' Express |
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Kenny Bee, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung in Millionaire's
Express |
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AKA: |
Shanghai
Express |
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Chinese: |
富貴列車 |
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Year: |
1986 |
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Director: |
Sammo
Hung Kam-Bo |
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Writer: |
Alfred
Cheung Kin-Ting,
Barry Wong Ping-Yiu |
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Cast: |
Sammo
Hung Kam-Bo,
Yuen Biao, Olivia
Cheng Man-Ar,
Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Lam
Ching-Ying, Kenny
Bee, Cynthia
Rothrock,
Richard Norton,
Yukari Oshima,
Wu Ma,
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam,
Dick Wei, Richard
Ng Yiu-Hon,
James Tien Chun,
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Billy
Lau Nam-Kwong, Yasuaki Kurata,
Emily Chu Bo-Yee,
Corey Yuen Kwai,
Yuen Wah, , Lydia
Shum Din-Ha, Meg Lam Kin-Ming,
Hwang Jang-Lee,
Jimmy Wang Yu,
Shih Kien,
Mang Hoi,
Chin Kar-Lok, Chung
Fat, Ha Ping,
Wu Feng, Bolo
Yeung, Philip Ko
Fei, Lau Kar-Wing,
Wong Yuk-Waan, Au Hoi-Lun, Guan Shan, Yip Wing-Cho,
Hsiao Ho, Fan Mei-Sheng, Peter Chan Lung, Walter Tso Tat-Wah,
Yuen
Tak,
Lee Man-Tai, Billy Ching Sau-Yat, Fung Lee, Siu Tak-Foo,
Yuen Miu, Chow Gam-Kong, Paul Chang Chung, Pang Yun-Cheung,
Cheung Wing-Cheung |
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The
Skinny: |
One of the great Hong
Kong action comedies is this dazzling, infectiously
enjoyable concoction from Sammo Hung, who was apparently
at the height of his powers. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
This
all-star action comedy is one of Sammo Hung’s finest
pictures. Hung plays Chin, a small-time criminal who
returns to his hometown of Hanshui to run a brothel.
He plans to derail the Shanghai Express, a train carrying
more than a few millionaires. He hopes the wealthy travelers
will spend money in Hanshui and revitalize the local
business.
However, problems arise in
the form of some evil bad guys (including Dick Wei,
Richard Norton and Cynthia Rothrock) who want to steal
a map with the locations of China’s Terracotta Warriors
from some Japanese passengers (Yasuaki Kurata and Yukari
Oshima) who shouldn’t be in possession of the map themselves.
Furthermore, Chin is wanted
by government agent Kenny Bee and local sheriff Yuen
Biao, who’s really a fireman and only became a policeman
when the former group of police (Eric Tsang, Lam Ching-Ying,
Mang Hoi, Yuen Wah, and Wu Ma) robbed the town’s bank
and tried to escape by hitching a ride on the Shanghai
Express. Somehow everyone ends up back in Hanshui for
the final, action-packed twenty minutes.
Yes, this movie has a
convoluted cast of characters, but the action is surprisingly
easy to follow and the film is full of pleasures. There
are some great fight sequences, including Sammo Hung
vs. Cynthia Rothrock and Yuen Biao vs. Dick Wei. The
comedy is engaging, with a couple of truly funny set
pieces, and the stunts are impressive in an almost nonchalant
manner. An absolute must-see for any true fan of Hong
Kong Cinema. (Kozo 1997) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 3 NTSC
Kam & Ronson
16x9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandrain Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 6.1 / DTS
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles
*Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
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courtesy of Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd.
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