Naked Weapon (2002)

40 13 y.o. girls are kidnapped and the next 6 years forcefully trained to be sexy assassins. The survivors go on to be top int'l assassins known as China dolls. A CIA agent's on track of them.

Director:

Siu-Tung Ching (as Tony Ching Siu Tung)

Writer:

Jing Wong

Stars:

Anya, Maggie Q, Daniel Wu

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anya	...	Katherine
Maggie Q	...	Charlene Ching
Daniel Wu	...	Jack Chen
Jewel Lee	...	Jing (as Fei Li)
Pei-Pei Cheng	...	Faye Ching
Almen Pui-Ha Wong	...	Madam M (as Almen Wong)
Andrew Lin	...	Ryuichi
Monica Lo	...	Student murdered in Cage
Chun Lai	...	Tattooed Yakuza Boss (as Benny Lai)
Dennis Chan	...	Mr. Chan
Agustin Aguerreberry	...	Drillmaster
Chia-Li Mo	...	Little Jing (as Mo Ka Lai)
Renee Nichole Rommeswinkel	...	Little Charlene Ching
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marit Thoresen	...	Fiona Birch
Natalie Kyoko Waters	...	Little Katherine (as Kai Yan Kwok)

Storyline

Details the workings of a mysterious assassination organization, (codenamed: Naked Weapon), led by its globally feared and master assassin, Fiona Birch. It essays the modus operandi of Fiona where she assassinates a crime mob boss and his mooks. A trained assassin, she violently breaks the spine of a fat mob boss using the infamous Deadly Spine Rip technique.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | cell phone | younger version of character | interracial rape | man murders a woman | 

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Taglines:

They will seduce you - just before they kill you!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, some sexuality and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

15 November 2002 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Naked Weapon

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Asia Films, Jing's Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark Aldred, who played the Russian crime boss (uncredited) was fired from his job as an English teacher in a Hong Kong primary school because the principal had discovered his role in this film. After a lengthy hearing, an industrial tribunal awarded Aldred HK$11,600 as a contract gratuity. However, it threw out his claim for around $79,000 in damages and dismissed Aldred's claims that his sacking was unlawful.

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Goofs

When Charlene and Jack are in the frozen food truck, you can NOT see their breath.

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Alternate Versions

In Germany two versions were released on DVD:

• the cut version has a "Not under 18" rating and runs ca 1 min. shorter (rape scene was edited)
• the uncut version which has no FSK rating but a JK/SPIO approval

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Connections

References Battle Royale (2000)

User Reviews

Surely watching paint dry is more entertaining than this "movie"

The obvious selling point of this movie was the number of scantily clad ladies battling each other. In bullet time. That's it.

It would've been more enjoyable if the action wasn't over the top...I mean come on, breaking glass that is thrown at you with your bare fists, catching the broken glass fragments, then throwing it back to where it came from? In one sequence? Please.

The dialogue was so cheesy, I couldn't tell if it was Swiss or cheddar.

I always thought that Daniel Wu was a decent actor, until this "action masterpiece" came along. He should choose his future roles carefully or get a better agent.

Another thing that bothered me was that there was this tree trying hard to act well....oh wait, that was Maggie Q. My mistake.

Do yourselves a favour...since they say this kind of movie is one where you leave your brain at the door before watching, make sure you know where you left it, because mine ran away realizing it doesn't want to go back in my head anymore after I saw this so-called, "movie". Go see "So Close" instead. At least the cast on that flick are proven "actors".

Could I have the 2 hours I wasted on this movie back please?

1/10. (1 for the effort)