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The Hardy Boys - The Secret of Jade Kwan Yin [VHS]

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Frank and Joe are scuba diving when they are hit by a small crate that's been thrown off a boat. Attempts to return the contents - a statue of the goddess Kwan Yin - to its rightful owner turn out to be more complicated than they expect.

This has several classic Hardy Boys elements: wrecked rooms, Frank and Joe getting chewed out by local law enforcement, and the "after all - you're the oldest" line that ran through much of the tv series. It also has one of the best portrayals of the relationship between the brothers: a mixture of teasing and absolute loyalty - and the onscreen chemistry between Shaun and Parker - which was one of several reasons the show was so popular.

The Jade Kwan Yin mystery is pretty standard, classic Hardy Boys. Not as good as Witches Hollow, but better than many others. Good acting by the guest stars (again, better than usual) and a fair number of scenes with the divine Lisa Eilbacher...the only unbelievable part is the ending, where the jade figurine allegedly has been holding gems - curiously, the gems have made no noise during all the handling of the statuette.

This episode of "The Hardy Boys and the Nancy Drew Mysteries" is
infact very good. I have seen it about thirty times. It involves the smuggling of precious art objects and contraband. Fences that reside located in Hong Kong. Although_ none of the episode is infact filmed in Hong Kong. It takes the Chi8nese influence though to San Fransisco's China Town, where most of this episode is filmed. The plot is affectionately centered around an ancient taiwanese diety called the "jade quan yin" which is a small statue. Frank and Joe Hardy stumble across it while out scuba diving, but soon realise after some forensic analysis, that it has attracted some higher importance to certain members of the chinese community. A few great chase scenes and some pretty cool handed dirty tricks. It's alot of fun.