Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places (1983)

Black Gloves (Joe Dimmick), a European Assassin, is seeking to avenge his brother White Gloves' death against reformed criminal King Kong (Samuel Hui) and Detective Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Tsang

Writer:

Raymond Pak-Ming Wong

Stars:

Samuel Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel Hui	...	King Kong
Karl Maka	...	Albert Au (as Carl Mak)
Sylvia Chang	...	Supt. Nancy Ho
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Bull
Joe Dimmick	...	Black Gloves
Ting-Huan Wang	...	Juju (as Sue Wang)
Tat-Wah Tso	...	Hua
Hark Tsui	...	FBI
Kwok-Choi Hon	...	Squealie
Eric Tsang	...	Fattie
Leung-Fat Lau	...	Mental Patient Doctor
Billy Lau	...	Bull's Thug
San Tai	...	Bull's Thug
Lo Gin	...	Bull's Thug
Ka Ting Lee	...	Gang Leader in Club

Storyline

Black Gloves (Joe Dimmick), a European Assassin, is seeking to avenge his brother White Gloves' death against reformed criminal King Kong (Samuel Hui) and Detective Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka). While evading Black Gloves, the duo are framed for robberies by Hong Kong Mafia members, who have their own plans against King Kong and Baldy. The duo is forced to deal with the Mafia's motor bike gangsters and Black Glove's weaponry-laden robot.

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Plot Keywords:

poliziottesco | hong kong poliziottesco | fbi federal bureau of investigation | mafia | robot | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

The embroidered name in script letters on the jet pack flyer's coveralls "Kinnie Gibson" is usually covered by a circular patch for the "Stuntmens Association", but the patch is missing in an early flying scene, revealing the name of a movie stuntman who uses a compressed air jet pack.

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Alternate Versions

The International version of the movie runs 7 minutes longer and is available on home video. There are a total 8 alterations made to the movie.

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Connections

Followed by Mad Mission V: The Terracotta Hit (1989)

User Reviews

The ace is gone, but still some wild fun.

The first sequel to Hong Kong's Aces Go Places, it is a story about European assassin Black Gloves (Joe Dimmick), who is seeking to avenge his brother White Gloves' death against reformed criminal King Kong (Samuel Hui) and Detective Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka). While trying to evade Black Gloves, the duo are framed for robberies by the Hong Kong Mafia, who have their own plans against King Kong and Baldy.

Like the previous movie, the plot is fast-paced and full of adventure. However, the story has more corny jokes and silly action in it, from King Kong suffering the consequences from inadvertently crashing Baldy and Supt. Ho's (Sylvia Chang) wedding to the random appearances of the mental impatient who thinks he is an FBI agent (Hark Tsui). The romantic subplot between King Kong and Juju (Ting-Huan Wang) was also silly; there is virtually no chemistry between the two.

Though the silly and wild action is in abundance, the highlight of the movie is probably the duel of the robots (between the bad guy's towering machine hunk and King Kong's group of miniature flying toy robots). They make you feel you are watching a Transformer's movie, but the special effects were actually pretty good as they used real machinery versus CGI and, while the action is over-the-top, the robot sequences are pretty fun to watch.

Sam Hui and Karl Maka (in his thick Taishan-ese accent) continue to make a hilarious duo and had great on-screen chemistry. And, Sylvia Chang continues to add on the humor with her fiery portrayal of Supt. Ho.

Overall, the movie does not surpass the original but it's worth a watch at least once.

Grade C+

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

5 February 1983 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Mad Mission Part 2: Aces Go Places

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema City & Films Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min (English) 101 min (original length)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1