Michelle Yeoh has just won the Academy Award for best actress with her hysterically good performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once”, making Oscar history as first Asian woman winning that category. It has been a long way since the year 1937, when white actress Luise Rainer won the same category for sporting a “yellowface” and play a Chinese villager in “The Good Earth.” But the Malaysian-born actress had already built up a reputation in the 1980s and '90s as Hong Kong's kick-ass action star.
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A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen, but her dancer career didn't last long. After winning the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Australia in the early 1980s, she...
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A ballet dancer since 4, she moved to London to study at the Royal Academy as a teen, but her dancer career didn't last long. After winning the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant title and the Miss Moomba beauty pageant title in Australia in the early 1980s, she...
- 3/20/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
In the midst of her Oscar campaign, and with a lot of people consequently discovering or rediscovering her earlier work, there’s not a whole lot left to say about Michelle Yeoh. However, Eureka’s perfectly timed releases of her early classics are definitely the best way to newly appreciate Yeoh, prior to the almost regal bearing she now brings to her projects.
Magnificent Warriors was the penultimate film of Yeoh’s short early run, before she took a break from the screen during her marriage to producer Dickson Poon, making a post-divorce comeback in Police Story 3. This early run is exceptional, also including starring roles in Yes Madam and its sequel Royal Warriors, but Magnificent Warriors may be the best of them, and one of her finest films full stop.
Drawing some inspiration from Indiana Jones (the character rather than specifics of either film that had been released by...
Magnificent Warriors was the penultimate film of Yeoh’s short early run, before she took a break from the screen during her marriage to producer Dickson Poon, making a post-divorce comeback in Police Story 3. This early run is exceptional, also including starring roles in Yes Madam and its sequel Royal Warriors, but Magnificent Warriors may be the best of them, and one of her finest films full stop.
Drawing some inspiration from Indiana Jones (the character rather than specifics of either film that had been released by...
- 2/15/2023
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Film
With Everything Everywhere All At Once looking a likely Best Picture Oscar nominee, starring roles in the new Witcher spin off at Netflix and American Born Chinese for Disney+ and the small matter of the Avatar sequels, Michelle Yeoh is having a banner year in 2022, in which she also turned 60.
Eureka’s new release of Yes, Madam (previously on UK DVD from Hong Kong Legends under the title Police Assassins) turns the clock back to the very beginning of Yeoh’s career, aged 23, in her first leading role.
Yeoh plays Inspector Ng. Her friend, also a cop, from the UK is murdered and the microfilm he was carrying unknowingly acquired by three bumbling thieves, who get wrapped up with the gangsters who want killed Ng’s friend for the film. Yeoh then teams up with Scotland Yard detective Carrie Morris (Cynthia Rothrock in her film debut) to solve the murder,...
With Everything Everywhere All At Once looking a likely Best Picture Oscar nominee, starring roles in the new Witcher spin off at Netflix and American Born Chinese for Disney+ and the small matter of the Avatar sequels, Michelle Yeoh is having a banner year in 2022, in which she also turned 60.
Eureka’s new release of Yes, Madam (previously on UK DVD from Hong Kong Legends under the title Police Assassins) turns the clock back to the very beginning of Yeoh’s career, aged 23, in her first leading role.
Yeoh plays Inspector Ng. Her friend, also a cop, from the UK is murdered and the microfilm he was carrying unknowingly acquired by three bumbling thieves, who get wrapped up with the gangsters who want killed Ng’s friend for the film. Yeoh then teams up with Scotland Yard detective Carrie Morris (Cynthia Rothrock in her film debut) to solve the murder,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As modern action cinema becomes ever more beautified, it’s incredible to look back at who became stars and wonder if they would ever get the opportunity today. Sammo Hung is one in particular as he doesn’t “look” like a star but has the presence and talent that befits one of the legendary figures of the industry. If you wanted an example, just watch this feature as it remains one of the masterworks that probably doesn’t get as much recognition as it deserves.
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Lo Tung (Sammo Hung) is a pedicab driver in 1930’s Macau. The pedicab drivers and coolies are frequently at odds over picking up customers and a peace-making meeting accidentally degenerates into a brawl. Malted Candy (Max Mok) collects Hsaio Tsui (Fennie Yuen) as a fare and they are instantly attracted to each other. Unbeknownst to Malted Candy, it transpires that...
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Lo Tung (Sammo Hung) is a pedicab driver in 1930’s Macau. The pedicab drivers and coolies are frequently at odds over picking up customers and a peace-making meeting accidentally degenerates into a brawl. Malted Candy (Max Mok) collects Hsaio Tsui (Fennie Yuen) as a fare and they are instantly attracted to each other. Unbeknownst to Malted Candy, it transpires that...
- 2/2/2022
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Sometimes you will look at a synopsis and go “huh”. Then you will see the cast and go there’s Tsui Hark, normally a director but occasional comic actor whose persona is so hyperactive that you start twitching just watching him. Then there is John Sham whose shrill performances can be grating rather than funny. You start questioning whether you actually want to watch it. Yet this is a feature that continues to surprise and enthrall. The world of Hong Kong Cinema can be quite an eye opener and this is certainly one to leave expectations at the door and embrace the sheer energy and craziness that somehow just works!
A robbery is committed by Pioneer 1, a robot created by the Hero Gang. T.Q. Zhuang (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) a newspaper photographer, tries to take photos of the robot but fails. At the press conference, he drops...
A robbery is committed by Pioneer 1, a robot created by the Hero Gang. T.Q. Zhuang (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) a newspaper photographer, tries to take photos of the robot but fails. At the press conference, he drops...
- 6/23/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Building up on the success of the two previous installments, Sammo Hung and producer Eric Tsang really went overboard with this one, which this time, takes place mostly in Pattaya, Thailand and features even more explosive (literally and metaphorically) action scenes. The most impressive fact, however, about the film, is its uncanny cast, which seems to feature the majority of the creme de la creme of Hk action cinema, to say the least. Apart from the two aforementioned and the foreigners Richard Norton and Yasuaki Kurata, who form the main villain trio with Fat Chung, the movie also includes Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Richard Ng, Kiu Wai Mai, Stanley Fung, Sibelle Hu, John Sham, Rosamund Kwan, Andy Lau, Kara Hui, Michelle Yeoh and Charlie Chin, while in non-named credits as thugs, we stumble upon Dick Wei, Philip Ko and Lau Kar-win, to name the ones with the most significant roles.
- 4/8/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“Winners and Sinners” inaugurated a series of movies that eventually reached number seven, although, starting with number four it strayed away from the original trilogy. Featuring a rather entertaining combination of martial arts and comedy, with the latter being the main focus, the film was a big success commercially, also winning a Hong Kong Film award for Best action choreography, for the work by Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying and Yuen Biao, who also stars in the film. The latter has a small part, while Jackie Chan also appears, although in a secondary role.
The story revolves around five men, who, as the movie begins, and in hilarious fashion, end up getting arrested due to a number of failed attempts at various crimes. Teapot, who is constantly bullied despite being the strongest among them, Exhaust Pipe, who reads books on how to get supernatural powers, Vaseline, who cannot...
The story revolves around five men, who, as the movie begins, and in hilarious fashion, end up getting arrested due to a number of failed attempts at various crimes. Teapot, who is constantly bullied despite being the strongest among them, Exhaust Pipe, who reads books on how to get supernatural powers, Vaseline, who cannot...
- 4/4/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Legendary Actor and Film-Maker Sammo Hung is back with a bang, teaming up with Kickboxer Actor Dennis Chan to form a new film company “Sammo Hung films“. This is very exciting news with many Projects already being planned such as To Catch a Killer, Back to School, Operation: Ground Zero, Silk Road, I-Ching Warriors, The Detrimental Protectors and the big one The Return of Lucky Stars.
Excited?
The Return of Lucky Stars will bring together the old “Lucky Stars Gang”, reuniting Sammo Hung with Richard Ng, Eric Tsang and John Sham. I’m a very big fan of the Lucky Star Movies from the hard hitting Wheels On Meals to the Hilarious Winners And Sinners, i am sure The Return of Lucky Stars will be another hit for the gang. I am more confident now, we could get the Three Dragons back together for one last time, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.
Excited?
The Return of Lucky Stars will bring together the old “Lucky Stars Gang”, reuniting Sammo Hung with Richard Ng, Eric Tsang and John Sham. I’m a very big fan of the Lucky Star Movies from the hard hitting Wheels On Meals to the Hilarious Winners And Sinners, i am sure The Return of Lucky Stars will be another hit for the gang. I am more confident now, we could get the Three Dragons back together for one last time, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.
- 3/13/2017
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Sammo Hung is one of the greatest Screen Fighters, Directors and Choreographers in Martial Arts cinema history. Started his early career as an extra in Shaw Brothers productions, then became of fight choreographer on a few of there movies.
It was when he started his career with Raymond Chow at Golden harvest Studios, that Sammo started to show what he could do in terms of action in-front and behind the camera. Sammo Hung has made some of the finest movies of all time and also bringing us some incredible talent such as Yuen Biao, Angela Mao, Lam Ching Ying, Michelle Yeoh and many more.
This is a list of 30 Sammo Hung movies you should check out, this list is also for new fans of the genre. So i hope you enjoy the list and i also mention some other Sammo Hung movies at the end of the page.
1.Hapkido (1972)
Director:...
It was when he started his career with Raymond Chow at Golden harvest Studios, that Sammo started to show what he could do in terms of action in-front and behind the camera. Sammo Hung has made some of the finest movies of all time and also bringing us some incredible talent such as Yuen Biao, Angela Mao, Lam Ching Ying, Michelle Yeoh and many more.
This is a list of 30 Sammo Hung movies you should check out, this list is also for new fans of the genre. So i hope you enjoy the list and i also mention some other Sammo Hung movies at the end of the page.
1.Hapkido (1972)
Director:...
- 1/13/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
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