Chinatown Video releases for April 2000
Weasel Alert: I occasionally do a bit
of work for Chinatown Video.
Slacker Alert: I have not had a
chance to review this month's releases yet. The text below is reproduced from Chinatown
Video's monthly catalogue.
A CHINESE GHOST STORY 3 (1991) Rated M.
Rental.
Red-hot witches from haunted Orchid Temple seduce men, stick four-foot tongues down
their throats, then eat them alive! But the lovely Joey Wong develops a
crush on a passing monk (Tony Leung Chiu Wai). She rescues him from her
sisters, not to mention an Evil Priestess and the Tree Devil to gain freedom from the
Mountain Devil - a gigantic, walking, breathing temple with teeth!
Classic spooky fantasy directed by Ching Siu Tung and produced by Tsui
Hark.
OPTION ZERO (1998) Rated M. $29.95
With the retreat of the British Government from Hong Kong, tragedy strikes top cop
squad S.B. unit when it is disbanded and the members try out for the secret service-like
G4 branch... but they have one final mission together, and they are in for the fight of
their lives!
Modern action film directed by Dante Lam, and starring Julian
Cheung and Carman Lee.
TIGER ON BEAT (1988) Rated M. Rental.
This smash hit starring Chow Yun Fat sees two hardcore HK cops
teaming up to arrest the killer of a notorious drug lord. Conan Lee stars
as a martial arts champ who is the ultimate mismatch for Chow's cool and
collected HK cop. The ultimate HK buddy movie, with chainsaws! A great HK send up of the Lethal
Weapon series.
Berserk 1980s action flick directed by Liu Chia-Liang.
