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7.1/10
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A Chinese spy who's been out of service for ten years whilst making a living as a butcher is sent to Hong Kong to locate a stolen Tyrannosaurus rex skull.A Chinese spy who's been out of service for ten years whilst making a living as a butcher is sent to Hong Kong to locate a stolen Tyrannosaurus rex skull.A Chinese spy who's been out of service for ten years whilst making a living as a butcher is sent to Hong Kong to locate a stolen Tyrannosaurus rex skull.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Kar-Ying Law
- Tat Man Si
- (as Kar Ying Lau)
Johnny Tang
- Man about to be Executed
- (as Siu Juen Dang)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe literal meaning of the Chinese title is "The Locally Produced 007".
- GoofsWhen Ling Ling Chai is about to jump over the wall with his magic box, Siu Kam turns her back to him. Next shot is a close-up on the box on the floor, and Siu Kam is clearly standing opposite to him according to the position of her feet. Then we see her turning back to him.
- Quotes
Ling Ling Chai: I thought Organization had forgotten me already.
The Commander: How could it be? Even a tissue or underpants have their own value.
Ling Ling Chai: This analogy is really superb.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Diminishing Returns: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (2017)
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Almost a perfect parody...
In the grand tradition of Get Smart, we have here a wonderfully wacky send-up of 007 action films. For the first roughly 2/3 of the movie, I was literally rolling out of my seat laughing with this film's ontarget, brilliant skewerings of spy film cliches. As much as I hate to say it, though, at the 2/3 point the film begins to lose its focus. It starts to concentrate too heavily on creating the Bond mood, and consequently ends up being far too serious. Up until that point, though, it was really something special. The only other qualm I have is that it is far, far too violent. You have fingers getting sliced off, a man getting glass shoved into his face, necks being slashed, etc. Heck, just as the movie is building its comedic potential, a minor character gets brutally stabbed in the head. Had this been done in an over-the-top manner, it could have been very funny, like the Black Knight scene in Holy Grail. But they instead opted for a hyper-realistic look, that, when introduced into a heavily comedic environment, presents an uncomfortable clash of styles and makes the often startling violence uniquely disturbing and grotesque. Still, if you can overlook its flaws, this is definitely a movie worth seeing.
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- Dec 28, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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