Executioners
(1993)
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Executioners
(1993)
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| Maggie Cheung | ... |
Chat /
Thief Catcher /
Chelsea
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| Michelle Yeoh | ... |
Ching /
San /
Carol
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| Anita Mui | ... |
Tung /
Wonder Woman /
Dorothy
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Damian Lau | ... |
Inspector Lau
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| Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... |
Mr. Kim /
The Faceless Monster /
Kau
(as Anthony Wong)
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| Takeshi Kaneshiro | ... |
Chong Hon /
Coda
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| Ching Wan Lau | ... |
Tak
(as Lau Ching Wen)
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Paul Chun | ... |
Colonel
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Shan Kwan | ... |
The President
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Eddy Ko | ... |
The President's Deputy
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Kin-Fai Lam |
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Wai-Kai Law |
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Cher Yeung |
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Set some time after the original 'Heroic Trio' the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. An evil deformed villain controls the city's scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel. The trio of Chat the Thief catcher, Ching and Wonder Woman (along with her young daughter) have to avert a military takeover and find clean headwaters to save the city. Written by Brian Rawnsley <rawnsleb@natlib.govt.nz>
It pains me to have to post a negative review of EXECUTIONERS starring, as it does, the three greatest female action stars produced by Hong Kong cinema. But this film is a dark, bleak, muddled and frankly boring mess of a film.
This is probably not helped by the appalling "Engrish" subtitles of the Universe DVD release, which includes gems like:
"When the time comes you'll be retaliated" "The world is belonged to us soon," and the classic "You're immutable"
As I watched film I found myself asking "Who's that?" and "Why did that character do that?" and came away at the end not really understanding what was going on. Was the city everyone lives in the only habitable place on Earth? If the city had no water, why didn't people just leave?
Too many questions and sadly not enough answers.
Unlike other reviewers here, I'll say, "If you enjoyed HEROIC TRIO stay well away from EXECUTIONERS ..." My rating of 4 stars is because Anita Mui elevated anything she appeared in, even this piffle.