Executioners isnt quite as good but might be more interesting set in a postapocalyptic wasteland, filled with crazed corporate owners, assassinations, bandits, and renegade military personel, this is a film that has a lot of ambition. The heroic trio is a film squarely designed to plug into its appeal. The heroic trio dung fong saam hap 1993 rotten tomatoes. Instead of a superhero teamup concept, this film approaches its materials as a postapocalyptic flick with a sociopolitical slant. This film is essentially a comic book brought to life, from hong kong directors siu tung. With kungfu movie acrobatics, the heroic trio doesnt try to hide its. The wreckers are a group of autobots in the 2011 film transformers. The heroic trio series region free dvd english language and subtitled. The heroic trio series region free dvd english language and. The movie is about an invisible woman who is stealing babies that are supposed to become emperors and taking them to a supernatural evil master. The trio of chat the thief catcher, ching and wonder woman along with her young daughter have to avert a military takeover and find clean headwaters to save the city. The third installment of the sharmeen obaidchinoys 3 bahadur film series has been announced and it looks like rise of the warriors will pit the heroic trio against bigger baddies than before new characters include ghonchu the monkey who looks like trouble, but they seem to have made a powerful friend in erma. Executioners is like visiting your friend and finding out that hes dying from lung cancer. The series primarily consists of a trilogy of science fiction action films beginning with the matrix 1999 and continuing with two sequels, the matrix reloaded and the matrix revolutions both in 2003, all written and directed by the wachowskis and produced by joel silver.
Sometimes the makers choose not to make another movie based on the success of the first one. A government soldier with super strength shows up at the end, smacks the girls around, and then gets killed off. Anita mui is a sword slinger, mask wearer, and crime fighter who is also married to a police inspector. This film is essentially a comic book brought to life, from hong kong directors siutung. This is a very early film of his, and might not play well with viewers who are more accustomed to johnnie tos more recent films. The plotline was very gripping, and actually made sense. The company produces childrens television series for live action, animation and all the in between. Cast and roles michelle yeoh chingsaninvisible woman.
The heroic trio toronto international film festival. Founded in january 2010, heroic television is a television production and development company consisting of john may and suzanne bolch. So, i would say, if youre in the mood for a silly, campy action film with a lot of eye. So, i would say, if youre in the mood for a silly, campy action film with a lot of. Johnny tos girl power banger heroic trio brings together wireflying wuxia and john wooesque gunfu into a heady cocktail of aerial acrobatics thats close to a liveaction cartoon. Johnnie tos the heroic trio breaks every rule i thought applied to film. This film is essentially a comic book brought to life, from hong kong directors siutung ching and johnny to. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events celebs born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The heroic trio is a 1993 hong kong action film directed by johnnie to, starring michelle yeoh. The heroic trio johnnie to, 1993 seattle screen scene. Wonder woman anita mui is the traditional superheroine, like batman or the american wonder woman.
Creative wire work courtesy of ching siu tung, heightened emotion, some intimations of. That said johnnie tos talent isnt fully wasted here. Even though the dubbed voice isnt her own, i still really liked her character. Cora cheng, johnnie to, siutung ching, jack maeby, sandy shaw. The opening scene with michelle yeoh driving a medical supply through a bleak environment is what sets the tone for the filmdownbeat and. I think this was the first johnnie to film i saw when it come out on vhs here around 96, although it took me some 3 years to connect it to the milkyway guy. Xian dai hao xia zhuan, is a 1993 hong kong action film and a sequel to the heroic trio, both films which were directed by johnny to, starring michelle yeoh, anita mui and maggie cheung, returning as the main characters of the first film. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening. The girls seem to be more likely to have trouble dealing with mooks in this film, although its justified in wonder womans case since she hasnt done much superheroing since her daughter was born biglipped alligator moment. Set some time after the original heroic trio the city has been devastated by nuclear attack. The film features three of the top hong kong actresses anita mui, maggie cheung and michelle yeoh and all at their most alluring. This screening will be introduced by fraser elliott, chinese film forum uk. Johnny tos girl power banger heroic trio brings together wireflying wuxia and john. The heroic trio 1993 is an action, fantasy movie starring anita mui and michelle yeoh.
Dvd heroinas new the heroic trio asian series fast. It remains on the very best films he did before setting on his own. Tung and ching were both adopted by the same master. With everything on the line, its up to the heroic trio of shadow fox, mercy and invisible womanto rise up and stop him. Executioners, is an awfully lame, melodramatic and messy sequel of heroic trio that i have not seen. I mean, the first film is wild and weird, but this one takes the series in a completely different direction.
I bought it because it was a michelle yeoh film, and i am a major fan of hers. A superhero known as wonder woman mui begins to investigate on her own, as another one known as thief catcher cheung takes on the case for the money. Heroic trio is a liveaction comic book, and captures the quirky spirit and. Film series are created when a film becomes a success. The heroic trio dvd, 1998, michelle yeoh action series. Heroic trio is more like an mindless action movie, a mummy meets charlies angels type film. The executioners is a wholly different film in attitude and tale from the first.
Lau ching wan played a chinese indiana jones in the film. I really enjoyed the action, though i didnt like the. The viewer should really see heroic trio first to help get the story line. This film continues heroic trio in a darker and much more hard edged tone.
The screenplay and situations are muddled and stupid, like for example tung tung drinking rat blood in a moment and removing the door of her cell later. The heroic trio collection changes the movie database. This can be due to lack of interest or the knowledge that they. Initially, theyre on opposing sides the invisible ching is kidnapping newborn male babies for her evil master, tung is trying to solve the crime rather more effectively than her policeman husband, who is unaware of her secret identity, and chat, who was formerly employed by. This film is an example of hong kong wuxia, wire fu, and heroic bloodshed. Which has as story someone is snatching hospital maternity children across the city. Sequels, prequels and spinoffs can turn a group of films into a real cash cow franchise. Dark of the moon and disbanded before transformers. Maggie cheung, michelle yeoh, anita mui, lau ching wan, anthony wong, johnnie to. This isnt a perfect transfer by any means, but this is by far the best looking version i have seen of the movie. The heroic trio try to free the people by looking for fresh water. The heroic trio is a 1993 hong kong action film directed by johnnie to, starring michelle yeoh, maggie cheung, and anita mui as the titular trio. With maggie cheung, michelle yeoh, anita mui, damian lau. The film borrows ideas from the day after1983 as well as stock footage.
The invisible womans sister, tung anita mui, married to the police officer investigating the kidnappings, secretly fights crime as wonder woman. The heroic trio ended up being way better than i thought. The heroic trio is a 1993 hong kong action film directed by johnny to, featuring an all star cast including michelle yeoh, maggie cheung and the late anita mui as the titular trio. To his credit, like most good directors, he does a great job of making his stars michelle yeoh, maggie cheung, and anita miu, look cool and sexy. Initially, theyre on opposing sides the invisible ching is kidnapping newborn male babies for her evil master, tung is trying to solve the crime rather more effectively than her policeman. With michelle yeoh, anita mui, maggie cheung, damian lau. The heroic trio and executioners star michelle yeoh, maggie cheung and anita mui as superheroes in a pre and then. Wreckers transformers cinematic universe heroes wiki. Before becoming an renowned auteur, a favorite of critics and film festivals the world over, johnnie to was known primarily in the west for the two films he made in 1993 in collaboration with director and action choreographer ching siutung. With kungfu movie acrobatics, the heroic trio doesnt try to hide its comicbook conventions in order to suspend disbelief, unlike american superhero adventures such as batman, the crow, and. The heroic trio 1994 in hong kong, babies are being kidnapped by the invisible woman michelle yeoh for the evil master yee kwan yan, who plans to raise them to become unbeatable warriors. The heroic trio 2 cantonese engsub hong kong movie. An invisible woman is kidnapping newborn babies who are destined to be emperors and delivering them to the mysterious.
From the opening credits it warns me not to take it seriously, with the surprisingly catchy theme song taking me on a trip backwards through time to the 1980sish land that apparently was 1990s hong kong. Initially, theyre on opposing sides the invisible ching is kidnapping newborn male babies for her evil master, tung is trying to solve the crime rather more effectively than her policeman husband. A serial film, film serial or just serial, movie serial or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, generally advancing weekly, until the series is completed. The source prints shows some grain and wear, but not to an extreme degree and the compression is almost flawless. Tiff is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film. Their shows have aired on ytv, family channel, abc3, cbc, bbc kids and the disney channel in canada. Its hard to believe johnnie to, the gritty crime director, hong kongs martin scorsese, directed this campy, superhero movie. Sure, you could say that this movie has too much going on for its own good, but to do so would be missing the point. The ending is everything you could want from such a film i promise you wont feel let down. The allfemale heroic trio are tung wonder woman, chat thief catcher, a mercenary, and ching invisible woman.
Maggie cheungs bounty hunter thief catcher teams with michelle yeoh and anita mui to take on the evil master, a scheming eunuch plotting to revive the ming dynasty by kidnapping babiesas if he stands a. The film is for many parties a vehement and acrobatic dance. However, the film detours near the end for some disturbing violence thats far from necessary. An evil deformed villain controls the citys scarce water supply, exerting influence over both a popular leader and a militarist colonel. The main characters of the film are reunited in a sequel, another 1993 film, executioners. Ive had some requests recently to reupload my old heroic trio video that i made, but i no longer have that video. Johnnie to the heroic trio series dvd executioners.
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