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Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 1.5 of 5
It's not that bad! 4 out of 5 stars.
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But Jackie fans beware! After reading the other reviews I felt there needed to be a little clearing up in the matter of what this movie is. First off, I'm what you'd call a Hong Kong Cinema freak. I have seen well over 200 films from HK. Everything from The Bride With White Hair to The Demon Wet Nurse. So I know what I'm talking about.This movie is a Moon Lee film. The original title was NEW KIDS IN TOWN. It was releashed in the early 90's over in Hong Kong. What Xenon/Hong Kong Connection did was add-in scenes from The Protector (which actually does show Jackie & Moon Lee starring in the same movie). The reason they did it? Yep, as a previous reviewer wrote: "to sell more copies." It is a shame they had to do it that way but they (Xenon) knew if they just releashed it as MASTER OF DISASTER Starring Moon Lee most people would go Moon who? And probably not order it for the main reason of not knowing who Moon Lee is. Well friends & neighbors, Moon Lee (Lei Choi Fung)is one of the greatest female action actress' in Hong Kong. Now if it would have been Moon cast in Supercop instead of Michelle Yeoh/Khan things would be different. You must understand that good Hong Kong action doesn't start and end with Jackie Chan & Michelle Yeoh. And if you do then you just don't understand the genre at all.
Now if I've kept your attention and you are thinking about getting this DVD, let me add this: the quality of this disc is surprisingly good. I know this goes against what another reviewer said but please keep in mind that most HK flicks have a shoe-string buget to work with and their equipment is less than the best. They also have a fraction of the time to spend shooting it. I have seen the oringinal video of New Kids In Town and the DVD transfer is superior to the video of this film.
So, if you want to broaden your movie horizons into the world of fast, intense, wild, silly action then give this film a try. And think of the added Jackie scenes as a bonus. What can it hurt?