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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Jackie's best., September 12, 1999
The fight scenes in this are incredible. Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, and Richard Norton all have some of the best fight scenes. The routine with Sammo and his freind trying to get into bed with a girl is pretty cheesy, but hey! You watch Jackie Chan movies for action not for Oscar caliber performances! Come on! I rank this one up there with his other fine martial arts movies.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
less is more of the same, July 17, 2009
First off you've got to be a fan of some of these stars or otherwise just keep walking because these movies are a lot like the American "Oceans" movies, the stories are all the same and not to new to begin with. I am a huge fan of many of the stars (from the big names like Jackie to gwiallo Richard Norton) especially director/star Sammo Hung, but seriously folks this series is not his best work, and the third verse is the same as the first.
First there was Winners & Sinners (or Lucky Stars in some countries, but not in the US or HK) then came the superior My Lucky Stars. The movie's came about as Sammo Hung's genuis idea of mimicking the successful American-Hong Kong co-production of the Cannonball Run (yes, the Burt Reynolds movie). So, he got together a bunch of stars (a-listers, supporting players and forgotten stars of yesterday) to appear in his movie which has lots of car crashes, fights and dumb jokes. The second movie worked best for me, it has the best story and action scenes, but this, the third outing is much like the first film, we even get some of the same jokes recicyled, like the horny guys in a house with one girl routine.
I just don't care for much of the silly antics of the "lucky stars gang", but the supporting cast is great, that includes Jackie, Yuen Biao, Sibelle Hu, and now a fresh faced Andy Lau. Jackie's role seems to get smaller with each film, as has Sammo's, but then again we have so many other characters, including the return of John Sham, who skipped My Lucky Stars. So what warrants three stars, well it's the action and martial arts scenes, silly. And they are great, from an amusing cameo by adorable 19 year-old Michelle Yeoh as a karate instructor, to the final fights pitting Sammo against Richard Norton and Jackie against Yasakui Karata. This is action movie bliss and couldn't be better, the rest of the movie, oh say, an hour of it's 92 minute run time, pretty much stinks.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Twinke, twinkle, Sammo Hung, with a cast like this the movie better be fun!, November 27, 2007
In 1985 Sammo had become so huge he could get anybody he wanted to star in his movies, and I doubt that budget ever came up in coversations. If you are familiar with the Lucky Stars series, then you know what to expect. Nonstop comedy and spectacular fight scenes.
Sammo and his friends are once again asked by the policewoman played by Sibelle Hu to aid her in solving a case. They have to protect John Sham and Rosamund Kwan from 3 assassins played by Chung Fa, Yasuaki Kurata and Richard Norton. But who cares about the story in a movie like this? Sammo certainly didn't. This movie is all about the long drawn out comedic sequences and the hard hitting, stunt filled fight scenes. And there are so many people fighting, it doesn't even matter that Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao and Andy Lau have such small roles. The comedy is very good, as expected from comedic geniuses like Richard Ng and Eric Tsang, but they really go all out with the fights. My only problem with the previous Lucky Stars movies, and the ones made after this, was that there aren't enough fights. The movies always end with a bang, but you have to wait around the whole movie for the action to happen. In Twinkle Twinkle, there is no waiting around for anything. They fill up every second of the movie with funny gags and fights. It is actually a bit overwhelming.
Like I already said, the fights are truly amazing. You may think I am making this up, but here are all the fight scenes you will see- Yuen Biao vs Phillip Ko, Andy Lau vs Lau Kar Wing, Sammo vs a bunch of men in drag, Jackie Chan vs Richard Norton, and Jackie vs Yasuaki Kurata. All of those fights are good, but there are 4 others that stand out above the rest. When Sammo faces Richard Norton, he does probably the best acrobatic move I have ever seen him do. In case people don't know, Sammo is a fat guy, but he can pull off moves that most skinny people can only dream of. Sammo also fights Yasuaki Kurata and uses tennis rackets against his sais. You have to see it to believe it. Only Sammo could pull this kind of thing off. Then when Yuen Biao faces Chung Fa, it turns into a dream matchup that I never thought could have ended up as good as it did. And as good as all of those fights are, the highlight for me is a short match between Dick Wei and Jackie Chan. These guys really should have done more fights together. Jackie was in his physical prime in 1985 and Dick Wei never holds back. One of the best fights I have ever seen. The action directors for this movie include Sammo, Jackie, Blacky Ko, Chin Kar Lok, Yuen Wah and Lam Ching Ying, so I expected some REALLY good action. Like usual, Sammo delivers.
Whether you are familiar with the Lucky Stars series or not, I highly recommend this movie. And be sure to look for cameos by Wu Ma, Kara Hui, Jason Pai Paio, James Tien, Melvin Wong, and Michelle Yeoh has a hilarious scene playing a judo instructor.
4/5
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