This is the movie that actually opened my eyes to the Asian cinema. Of course I had watched other Asian movies, but never been super interested because of the language (of course, I was familiar with early Jackie Chan movies).And at the same time, this is also the movie that opened up my eyes to the talent of Cheung Man Yuk (Maggie).This movie is quite cool. It has lots of action and an alright story line, though a bit cheesy at times. But you live with it, because the movie is in fast pace from start till end.The characters in the movie are well played, particularly the 3 heroines portrayed by Maggie Cheung, Anita Muy and Michelle Yeoh. The bad guys and supporting roles were nice as well."Heroic Trio" is a nice movie to come out of Asian film market. If you like Asian movies and action movies, then definitely pick up this one. You will not be disappointed.

It is nice to see women in leading roles saving the day! This time the men have to be saved! If you expect serious stuff this movie will not be for you! This movie contains over the top action with the use of special effects only Hong Kong movie makers can pull off! The story is ridiculous! The acting is average! But overall it is fun! Heroic Trio can be seen as a parody of other super heroes! The only difference is that the women do take their jobs seriously! I know that it is required of them but it looks very silly! Still,everything is enjoyable and not frustrating as some of these type of movies can be! Maggie Cheung was offered a role in X2 but declined because she had pride and could not face the 1,6 billion Chinese people if she did! I don't know what she was talking about! X2 is a far superior to Heroic Trio! So how could it be shameful to be part of it! My guess is she forgot that she ever made Heroic Trio and was referring to her serious work that she made after Heroic Trio! Also if she would have taken the role she could have shown what Chinese people are capable of in the acting department worldwide! There is no shame in that! Heroic Trio is mindless fun and great action!

I bought Heroic Trio because it was recommended (rather highly) on the IMDb front page, and because it is not released on DVD in the UK so I couldn't rent it.I was completely disappointed.Supposedly, Heroic Trio has a story. It must be hidden very well, for the film made little sense to me. (Something along the lines of: Demon trains girls to become action heros, but fires two of them before they grow up. Then decides he wants a male baby to conquer the world for him and has 18 of them kidnapped from hospitals by his last remaining female disciple. There's also an invisibility cloak, some police officers and other nonsense in there, but on the whole the idea of "story" seems quite tertiary compared to "action") So, story: Rubbish, confused, and created by combining various stereotypes.But action movies can entertain even without stories (see The Warrior King - one of the worst scripts ever, but also fantastic action). Heroic Trio, however, can't. It has dated badly: Seeing thick wires carry the heroes desperately calls for some digital retouching. In some scenes, you can even see a giant circular plate above them from which the wires are suspended, making them look like marionettes. So, wire-fu may have been pioneering, but is outdated and quite terrible. Fine. What about martial arts action? Mostly, it consists of people standing about 4 metres apart and making quick movements with their hands and feet. Somehow, the illusion that the actors were fighting was rather unconvincing - it looked more like a video game or a dance, certainly nothing where any kind of contact might ever have occurred.Bad story... bad action... and, to top it off, ridiculous special effects. (By the time you see a very flimsy puppet and later a rubber backpack used for a monster, you realise, this film could be bettered by student productions).Oh, and the "heroes" get away with kidnapping and accidentally killing babies, without a second thought. It's probably the only innovative thing about it, but it seems too much like an afterthought inserted for a five second moment of fake poignancy in the middle, rather than a well thought out plot element.Basically, watch this film drunk, with friends, if you want to laugh at something terrible (ideally with sarcastic commentary). Don't watch it for a good story, good action, good FX or any quality apart from being so bad it's funny.Heroic Trio - Attack of the Killertomatoes for martial arts films.

For westerners this movie is quite strange. The mixture of fantasy, action and eastern setting creates a dream like scenery in which everything is possible. Take "Tiger and Dragon" and mix in more fantastic scenery and you have a rough idea of this movie. Great stuff that will bring you a totally new viewing experience.