Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau (1993)

Director:

Jeffrey Lau

Writer:

Louis Cha (novel)

Release Date:

5 February 1993 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A parody of Louis Cha's novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes (thats the literal translation). Story begins...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Leslie Cheung	...	HuangYao-shih
Brigitte Lin	...	Third Princess
Maggie Cheung	...	Imperial Master
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Ou-yang Feng
Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	Tuan Wang-yeh
Jacky Cheung	...	Hung Chi
Carina Lau	...	Chou Po-tung
Joey Wang	...	Wang's Sweetheart
Veronica Yip	...	Ou-yang Feng's Cousin
Kenny Bee	...	Wang Chung-yang, the Taoist

Also Known As:

Dong Cheng Xi Jiu (Hong Kong: English title)
She diao ying xiong zhi dong cheng xi jiu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Runtime:

100 min | Hong Kong:113 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:I

Company:

Jet Tone Production

Movie Connections:

References "Wonder Woman" (1976)

Colorful and wildly entertaining!

Fast in pace and rich in adventures, extravagance, color and music, "Eagle Shooting Heroes" adopts the same characters of "Ashes of Time" but, unlike Kar-Wai's epic movie, here they stand on the screen with the sole purpose of entertaining... and they fully succeed!

The movie can be roughly divided into 3 parts: in the first part, which takes place over a wide landscape, we get to meet the 9 (!) protagonists one by one, and learn about their quest (it can be love, world domination, revenge or achieving nirvana). Lin Ching Hsia and Chiu-Wai in particular shine and deliver the first ferocious confrontation of the movie, by showing us two terrific kung-fu moves: the "Sea can't be Measured" and the "Toad Shen-Kong".

Once we have met all the characters, the second part gathers them together in the enclosed space of an inn, so we see them interact. Hysterically funny is Joey Wang, who may be Leslie Cheung's sweetheart, but apart from that bears very little that can be referred to as sweet. Highly entertaining are also Ka-Fai and Jacky Cheung, who try to win the resistance of their loved ones with their musical talent.

Finally, the third part shows the ultimate confrontation. The ending may actually be the only flaw of the movie, and I personally agree with the character interpreted by Leslie Cheung, who at one point states "too ridiculous!".

However, apart from the bizarre ending, this is an excellent movie... but be prepared for many surprises! And if you thought the cross-dressing of Ranma and Final Fantasy VII are extreme, be ready to change your rankings, as far as extravagance is concerned! 9/10

PS: The DVD (from Ah-Mei) allows selection of Mandarin or Cantonese language (with English/Chinese subtitles burned on the movie), but other than that, no extra feature is included at all.