7cb1d79195 Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies&#39; hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs. One of the better kung fu movies, but not quiteflawlessI had hoped given the glowing reviews. The movie starts out well enough, with the jokes being visual enough that they translate the language barrier (which is rarer than you&#39;d think for this era) and make the non-fight dialogue sequences passable (for a kung fu movie, this is a great compliment). Unlike other Chinese action movies, which were always period pieces or (in the wake of Jackie Chan&#39;s Police Story I) cop dramas, Pedicab Driver gives us a look at contemporary rural China. Unfortunately, in the latter 1/3 of the movie it takes a nosedive into dark melodrama tragedy which I thought was unnecessary.<br/><br/>The action is overall good, featuring a duel between Sammo and 1/2 of the Shaw Brothers&#39; only 2 stars, Kar-Leung Lau and then a fight at the end with that taller guy who always plays Jet Li&#39;s bad guy. There&#39;s only 20 minutes of combat here, which is standard, but what annoys me is the obvious speeding up of the camera frames. I get that they have to film half speed to avoid hurting each other, but there are smooth edits and then there&#39;s this. It really takes away from the fights when it&#39;s this obvious the footage was messed with.<br/><br/>That said, if you like kung fu movies, my opinion here won&#39;t dissuade you, and if you don&#39;t, you just wasted 2 minutes of your life reading this. This is one of the best Hong Kong (action) films around and it has a tense and exciting storylinewellgreat fight scenes. This Sammo film has it all, Romance, Drama, Excitement and a great herowell. It is the only martial arts film that got me interested in the plot rather than just waiting for the fights. Sammo fans- This is a must see (See also Eastern Condors, Shanghai Express (Yuen Biao is Ace!), Dragons Forever and Enter the Fat Dragon.
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