The idea of this movie - a sexy female secret agent - was not a new idea even when this movie was made. However, it all the same had some great possibilities for both sleaze and action. Unfortunately, the potential was nowhere near realized by these particular filmmakers. There is no nudity by the lead figure or any other character in the movie, and while there is sex, it's so tamely staged that it could play in prime time television with absolutely no edits. When it comes to action, things are not that much better. The martial arts sequences are old school style, and not particularly well choreographed or directed. Occasionally they are lame enough to generate a slight chuckle, I admit, but not often enough. The other parts of the movie do once in a while generate some extra unintended humor, but the total number of laughs is pretty limited. The movie for the most part is pretty dull and feeble, and it's hard to believe it was an international success.
... View MorePerky and sexy ace Interpol agent Cleopatra Wong (a winningly sunny and spunky performance by the lovely Merrie Lee) teams up with four male counterparts to take out a nefarious counterfeit money outfit who plan on taking over Asia. Directer Bobby A. Suarez tackles the gloriously absurd material with real rip-roaring gusto: the snappy pace rarely drags, there's wall to wall wacky martial arts fights, an amiable breezy tone is well sustained throughout, and the climactic protracted twenty-five minute major set piece with Wong and her friends decked out in nun's habits attacking the monastery that's a front for the whole evil funny money operation is simply astounding. The expected uproariously lousy dubbing (Wong speaks with a hilariously out of place posh British accent!), the cartoonishly wicked bad guys, the excessive comic book violence, enthusiastic acting from a game no-name cast, the frequent use of drawn-out slow motion, the loopy dialogue (favorite line: "Freeze, or you're a dead nun!"), the overdone sound effects, a couple of mild heavy-breathing sex scenes, and the exotic globe-trotting locations all add greatly to this film's considerable campy charm. David Hung's cinematography is pretty crude, but overall still colorful and effective. Romeo Galang's get-down groovy score hits the funky diggin' spot something sweet. A total kitschy blast.
... View MoreCleopatra Wong is an agent for INTERPOL. Called off her vacation to track down a source that is flooding five Asian countries with near perfect money. The trail takes her from the Philippines, to Hong Kong, Singapore and then back to the Philippines where she ends up donning a nun's habit to enter a monastery that seems to be the source of the bogus cash.This movie doesn't make a great deal of sense but it does move along at a great clip. I don't think during the first half of the film more than three minutes pass with out some one getting beaten up by Wong. Its amazing, and amazingly fun, so much fun you don't care about the lack of sense. Unfortunately once Wong has found the source of the bad bills the film slows down as we are taken inside the operation and shown whats really going on. Its a not a good thing since the film not only to start to think about how nothing is making sense the film never fully recovers the momentum lost, even with a 20 minute long shoot out that ends the film (its a great guilty pleasure).I liked the film a great deal. I dislike the slow fifteen minutes in the middle, but as an action candy this is one heck of a guilty pleasure. Action junkies are advised to track this film down. I also can recommend it to anyone with a high tolerance for tongue in cheek action films.7.5 out of 10.(FYI: I've read, though I'm not sure its true that the final shoot out got the film in hot water in the Philippines since the Catholic Church objected to people in nuns habits firing shot guns and automatic weapons, and considering the number of people in habits, its not surprising)
... View MoreThis was my favorite movie when I was young (6 or 7 years). I don't really remember everything except for the fight scenes. All I remember of this movie is that the actress is beautiful and that she fights well! I try to find this movie for years.
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