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Oof.

Find something else to watch (sorry Michael, sorry Todd); Like Mystery Men, the 1990s Captain America, even Condor Man, yeah, even Condor Man, American Ninja 3.

John Leguizamo is great in this film. That's the main takeaway. (It's common knowledge that Colin Farrell took notes for his Penguin from the portrayal of the clown).

You have to respect the limitations of lower budget CGI in 1997, but you will be tested with some Sega Saturn quality graphics burning the backs of your retina. There is some stop animation too, which always deserves respect.

The soundtrack was a 1997 teenage metal heads wet dream which has its moments, but the score's tempo is utilised, like many poorly directed films, to create a sense of action, pace, and dynamism that is missing from the screen.

But overall it's a flat typical 90s empty action film. File behind Chain Reaction, Robocop3, and Split Second.

I'd recommended that you don't watch My Young Auntie before spending more time on the films of Shaw Brothers , Chan Chen, and Chia-Liang Liu, from the late 70s and early 80s.

There is so much to be appreciated in this movie; the story, choreography, and cast that is (or could be) better appreciated when you get all the usual kung fu fair under your belt and get to see the cast in much light-hearted roles than usual.

This isn't an East vs East, clan vs clan, mysterious white bearded villainous master driven tale. The simplest (and forgive me for maybe not the most accurate) way to describe this film is if the team behind the production wanted to make My Fair Lady and West Side Story with a Kung Fu take.

The fact that that there is no killing or brutal acts makes for a different type of fighting and choreography that revels in the skill and ingenuity of the performers involved.

It truly deserves its place in the top tier of Kung Fu movies.

Something I came across while searching the credits of Suzanne Danielle after seeing her in the Destiny of the Daleks. A very familiar face for anyone watching UK tv in the late 70s and early 80s.

The film also stars another recognisable face of the time in June Chadwick of V, Spinal Tap, and Forbidden World. Things are just looking better and better.

Then the poster. Promising high octane action, gun toting women, the female James Bond, music by the Three Degrees and Charles Aznavour, what more do we need to know, this has to be seen.

Oh dear, not an easy film to track down. Thank heavens for Reel Vault.

The film is far from the James Bond the poster alludes to. The story is a mix of spy thriller with corporate espionage at a high stakes world power critical level with goings on that at no point the viewer will understand.

But if someone said let's make Charlie's Angels in the style of the Professionals with an X certificate, then they hit the nail on the head. It is of its time; the people, the faces, the style, cars, language, are all pure late 70s. Absolutely beautiful.

The Golden Ladies in this film are strong, gun toting heroines, and this is proved in what has to be one of the most hairy helicopter chase scenes I have ever seen. This alone is worth the watch. Mind bogglingly dangerous by today's standards. A must see.

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