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As police action movies goes Yes Madam or Police Assassins is a dated but still fun attempt to break the mould of action movies. And whilst it does do this, it doesn't do it in the same way as say Jackie Chan's prolific and far superior "Police Story".
Mar 28, 2020 · Youtube's newest critic hops across the pond to the Hong Kong movie scene to take a look at a martial arts movie classic starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia R...
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“Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” star Michelle Yeoh, was given her first leading role as “Inspector Ng”, although she is credited as “Michelle Khan”. Also making her leading acting debut was American martial arts champion and actress, Cynthia Rothrock, playing “Inspector Carrie Morris” of Scotland Yard! “Project A” Pirate King, Dick Wei does what he...
Two bumbling thieves, Strepsil and Asprin, unwittingly come into possession of a secret microfilm when they steal a murder victim’s passport. The microfilm contains evidence of the criminal activities of Triad boss, Mr Tin. Inspector Ng discovers the murder victim is Richard Nordon with whom she was romantically involved, and is assigned to the cas...
The eighties were a “golden age” for Hong Kong action films. Stars such as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung had been breaking box office records with films like “Project A”, “Wheels on Meals” and “My Lucky Stars”, moving the style of martial arts action away from the Qing dynasty and into more contemporary settings. With Sammo Hung as a producer, and Cor...
It’s easy to forget that even in the mid-eighties, lead roles for female characters, especially in action films, were often “damsels in distress”, or supporting parts that propelled the story of the male star. “Police Assassins/Yes Madam” helped launch what can now be considered a ground-breaking genre in Hong Kong action of tough female leads. Mic...
“Inspector Morris” was originally written as a male lead. The producers were so impressed by Cynthia Rothrock’s martial arts skills, that they turned the role into a female cop.Yeoh had previously played small roles in Sammo Hung’s film “Owl vs. Bumbo” (1985) and “Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars” (1985). For her role as “Inspector Ng”, Yeoh insisted on performing her own stun...Michelle Yeoh was originally credited as Michelle Khan.At the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1986, Mang Hoi received the award for Best Supporting Actor. Michelle Yeoh was nominated for Best New Performer and Corey Yuen and Mang Hoi were nominated for Be...Jan 18, 2011 · Wrong. The very end of the movie tosses out the NLP (Neat Little Package) syndrome and hits the viewer in the balls (female readers, substitute the body part of your choice). All in all, a so-so movie with a very nice finish, but not worth writing home over (unless it’s next door). Numskull’s Rating: 6/10.
In the Line of Duty (traditional Chinese: 皇家師姐; simplified Chinese: 皇家师姐; Jyutping: Wong⁴ gaa¹ si¹ ze²), sometimes referred to as the Yes Madam series, is a series of girls with guns feature films produced by Hong Kong movie studio D & B Films which star, in the first two, Michelle Yeoh and, in subsequent installments, Cynthia Khan as a Royal Hong Kong Police Force officer ...
Nov 14, 2018 · (a.k.a. POLICE ASSASSINS on the DVD I watched) YES, MADAM! is a 1985 Hong Kong action classic starring the one and only Michelle Yeoh as Senior Inspector Ng, hard working cop who should be on vacation and instead ends up searching for some damn microfilm. She ends up on the case due to a crazy pile-up of coincidences.
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Rothrock proves more than capable as the bad cop to Yeoh's good cop. She, too, does some high kicks and even manages to move her leg in a weird twisted position. Police Assassins - or Yes, Madam as it is also known - is, in theory, an all-right film despite the little inconsistencies.
