Wong ga jin si

This is some of Michelle Yeoh's best work, alongside Magnificent Warriors and Yes Madam (A.K.A. In The Line of Duty or Police Assassins). This movie has a mix of drama, hard-hitting action, and comedy (little less on comedy though).

In my opinion, this movie could've done without Michael Wong. He tries to create a lovable character but he just seemed to get in the way of the movie. Well, I guess the movie needed some comedy. I appreciate the casting of Henry Sanada (Hiroyuki Sanada) in the film. After Ninja in the Dragon's Den, I was hoping he would continue to pursue action flicks. His martial arts skills always seems to impress me. His character in the film is portrayed as cool and slick, but if provoked, can be aggressive. Michelle Yeoh's character is very dedicated to her work as a police officer. She will enforce the law by any means.

The action in this film was very excellent and brutal. The club scene was the best. I'm pretty sure the actors and actresses had to use some ointment to take care of the bruises after some of the scenes. Groundwork dominated this film. I really didn't notice wirework.

Overall, this a great film. The replay value is very high. Besides the action, drama and a little comedy gave the film a good mix. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Final Judgement: ****/****

For those who are familiar with the action side of Michelle Yeoh only from her later blockbusters like "Tomorrow Never Dies" or "Police Story 3", prepare for an eye-opening experience. She has rarely fought (or looked) better than she does in "Royal Warriors", a film made early (1986) into her career. Several of her moves will have you going "WOW!". Unfortunately, there are some problems that keep this film from being as good as it could have been. For one thing, there is too much gratuitous violence: I'm referring especially to the nightclub scene, which has at least a dozen innocent bystanders mercilessly gunned down. The nastiness of the villains comes through clearly enough through their other acts - that scene was overkill (pun not intended). For another thing, Michelle Yeoh has surprisingly few fight scenes: after her 2 in the first 10 minutes, there are no more than 3 in the rest of the film. And then there's Michael Wong, who's a pretty poorly written character: he acts as if he's in a romantic comedy, always flirting with Michelle and making jokes, when in reality he's in a grim drama, where almost no lives are spared. In fact, Michelle tells him straight to his face what is wrong with his character, which suggests that the writers knew it as well - so why did they write him to be this way? I'm still giving "Royal Warriors" a relatively high rating because of the action scenes - I just wish the rest of the movie had lived up to them. *** out of 4.

This cops vs. terrorists chase flick featured a pretty familiar plot line - Yeoh stops a terrorist on board a plane, and the terrorist chief targets her and two male confederates for a rub-out.

But this is a must-see for Yeoh fans. The former (1983) Miss Malaysia first introduced her unsmiling, no-nonsense cop persona here and comes off as a kick-boxing female Charles Bronson. Yeoh's fabulous fight scenes (which, typically for any Hong Kong action star, she performed herself) and on-screen charisma made her a star in this role and it needs to be seen by her fans. It helps that the movie had a decent budget, with good looking production design and elaborate stunts to go with the martial arts. This is a first rate movie of its type.

Hong Kong detective Michelle Yeoh, Japanese Interpol agent Hiroyuki Sanada, and security guard Michael Wong are on a flight when gang members try to hijack it to free a prisoner. They beat the hijackers through a combination of kung fu and sticking the last gangster's head though a window he has broken open. They are hailed as heroes, and think they can go on with their lives. What they don't know is that one of the men they killed was one of a foursome who have pledged their lives to each other. As a result, there are several attempts to kill them, with many collateral deaths, leading to a final confrontation with an insane Ying Bai.

Although Miss Yeoh is top-billed, it's much more the three of them, and they are sketches. The point of the movie is in the bloody fight scenes, lovingly shot with very strong color components. The movie revels in its physicality, and Miss Yeoh looks great running. It's a well made movie for what it is, a programmer meant to cash in on a suddenly popular female lead, but everyone does their jobs very well indeed.

Michelle Yip (Michelle Yeoh) of the Hong Kong police is a mild-mannered Kung Fu expert; Michael Wong from air security is happy-go-lucky, stuck on himself, constantly talking, and smitten by her; Yamamoto (Hiroyuki Sanada)is quiet, hard-boiled, leaving the Tokyo police to spend time with his wife and daughter. They form an alliance when they foil a hijacking on a plane flying a mob prisoner from Tokyo to Hong Kong. The mobster and his would-be rescuer die; this sets off two avengers who were their blood brothers. Our three cops become the targets.

Michelle Yeoh and Hiroyuki Sanada star in this hard-hitting cop action film which has non stop action, and of the exhilarating kind. Frantic hand to hand combat, a high-speed chase, a car bomb, the destruction of a nightclub, a spectacular suicide, a fight in a plane, and a tense cliffhanger at the end, all executed with skill. The parts in between the mayhem is much lighter, which is due to Michael Wong who is smitten by Yeoh. It's pleasant, and a break from the mayhem. But ultimately it's the action set pieces and Yeoh's and Sanada's high kicking attitude that makes this a recommended watch for martial arts fans.