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• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0012HPSSY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #330,104 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved. Written by Reid Gagle

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic classic action comedy a la Hong Kong. 3 Great actresses, July 18, 2011

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Cordelay - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peking Opera Blues (DVD)

This is one of Tsui Hark's best early films from the 1980s when he was just getting on a fantastic roll. Yes, this is cornball. Yes, it is unpolished with a capital U. However, it is the main film that started the incredible period classic action comedy format that Tsui Hark and Hong Kong does best. The other thing that makes this such an enjoyable movie is these three excellent actresses in a movie together. This is one of Brigitte Lin's best roles. It is also very rare for three women to all play strong lead roles with no male hero. This is simply wonderful. The action is paced fast, and the comedy sprinkled in nicely.
This movie is the sleeper of the century. It will be famous in a hundred years, but right now it is forgotten by many. I cant believe they let such a gem go OOP. There may be other versions still available. The Deltamac is an identical print to the rare Megastar Media Asia.

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3.0 out of 5 stars What Makes A Strong Plot?, May 11, 2009

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A. Gyurisin "good friend, damn fool" (Wet, Wild, Wonderful Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peking Opera Blues (DVD)

"Peking Opera Blues" gets three stars mainly due to a heightened excitement at the end, but lacking a strong introduction. There was something exciting about this film within the final thirty minutes, but this film had to be watched during the day. Evening viewings made me sleepy, thus forcing to re-watch the beginning four to five times. This was a challenging film, with intense action and sexual innuendo, it was groundbreaking for the late 80s, but it just didn't have a voice. I don't think I could watch this film again. It was exciting, just not excitable. Remember - there was a cross-dressing woman randomly placed, jackets can block a barrage of bullets, and jewels do not a plot make.