Wildly energetic 1980s Hong Kong action film made right at the outset of a spate terrifically original and entertaining Hong Kong action films. Released the same year as Jackie Chan's "Police Story," this film has a very similar tone that's primarily a serious police story but sprinkled with elements of comedy. Jackie's film is better in terms of stunt work and comedy, but this film has better shootouts and some fight sequences that easily rival those in Jackie's film. This is thanks in large part to director Corey Yeun, who'd later go on to direct and/or choreograph most of Jet Li's classic films, as well as Michelle Yeoh as the star or the film. Yeoh reprises her role for this sequel (looking super 1980s fashionable, as if she could break out in jazzersize at any moment) and is joined by Cynthia Rothrock who is way cooler here than she ever was in any of her English language martial arts films. Yeoh and Rothrock make and amazing team and are dynamite to watch on screen! It's also funny to see talented director/producer Tsui Hark appearing in a comedic supporting part in the film. Overall, this film is essential viewing for 80s Hong Kong action film film fans.

A top-rate martial arts thriller which pretty much offers non-stop fighting and outrageous comedy from beginning to end. POLICE ASSASSINS features the inspired pairing of Malaysian superstar Michelle Yeoh and American expert Cynthia Rothrock, two deadly femme fatales who kick backside through and through as the film progresses. The lack of male presence isn't a hindrance in this movie; far from it! Yeoh and particularly Rothrock show off their excellent fighting abilities in showdown after showdown.

This film came at the beginning of a wave of female-led action thrillers that Hong Kong churned out for around a decade. It may even have been the film that inspired it all. I'm a huge fan of this ultra-fast genre of film-making and can recommend all of the ones I've seen, particularly the excellent IN THE LINE OF DUTY series. However, POLICE ASSASSINS takes some beating as one of the best of its type.

The plot is typical crime thriller stuff, with typical Hong Kong comedy dotted throughout, especially between criminal gang members Asprin, Panadol and Strepsil, but the focus is on stunts and action all the way through. The villains are great fighters as well (PROJECT A's Dick Wei in particularly good form alongside Fat Chung) whilst there are cameos galore from some of the Lucky Stars team and even David Chiang. The finale of the movie is a fifteen minute fight showdown between 30 bad guys and the two female stars. It never lets up!

Oddly enough, then it is not before now in mid-2019 that I had a chance to watch "Yes Madam" (aka "Huang jia shi jie"). But when the chance presented itself I needed no persuasion to sit down and watch this 1985 action movie.

Well, the storyline in the movie was very generic, actually to the point of being almost non-existing. So you shouldn't sit down to watch "Yes Madam" with the hopes of being in for a grand storytelling of epic proportions. The movie barely had a plot, but luckily it had stupid enough characters to match the almost non-existing storyline.

"Yes Madam" is a very stereotypical Hong Kong movie from the mid-1980s. Silly dialogue, silly characters with stupid names for the most part, a heap of action and a very predictable storyline. However, it should be said that the ending of the movie was actually so questionable that you will hardly believe it. I am not going to reveal it here, of course, but you need to watch the ending for yourself. Trust me.

I was happy to see Michelle Yeoh in this movie, and it was also one of the reasons why I picked up the movie. And I have never been much of a fan of Cynthia Rothrock, so having her in a Hong Kong action movie hardly got me worked up. It was also fun to see Tsui Hark in the movie.

"Yes Madam" is a movie that is suitable for hardcore and diehard fans of the Hong Kong cinema, such as myself. I hardly think that most other people will just roll their eyes at this movie with what they will see on the screen.

Not the brightest of moments in Hong Kong cinema for sure, but still a fun trip down to the golden age of Hong Kong action cinema.