Madam City Hunter

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Cynthia Khan as a high-kicking Hong Kong policewoman.......2001-05-27

Cynthia Khan starred in a number of contemporary Hong Kong kung fu crime thrillers (e.g. IN THE LINE OF DUTY 3, 4 & 5), most of which were better than LADY HUNTER (aka MADAME CITY HUNTER, 1993). Here she plays a policewoman who is framed by the notorious Five Fingers gang for the murder of five drug-addicted teens. While trying to clear herself and bring the gang down, she also has to contend with her father's impending marriage to a much younger woman and former gang moll. The crime story is undercut by massive infusions of shrill and witless "comedy," although there are some choice bits of action. There's a great opening battle in an abandoned building that ends with Cynthia standing on the roof facing down her opponent, who opens his coat to reveal he's strapped with bombs. Unfazed, Cynthia deftly kicks him off the roof and watches calmly as he explodes a few stories down. Such inspired moments are few and far between, however. Some other good performers are on hand, including HK mainstay Anthony Wong (BEAST COPS) and former kung fu femme Kara Hui Ying Hung (MY YOUNG AUNTIE), but this one's strictly for Cynthia Khan completists.

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Why only in Mandarin?

Madam City Hunter
Starring: Anthony Wong , Cynthia Yang Li-ching , and Kara Hui Ying-hung
Director: Johnny Kong
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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A prim-and-proper female police officer collides with a hot-to-trot private eye in this outrageous action comedy! Detective Charlie Chan is hired to investigate a woman who is going to marry millionaire Yeung. The investigation leads to his encounter with Cecilia, Yeung's policewoman daughter, and soon they're off on a wild chase that will bring them together in more ways than one! Starring Anthony Wong (The Medallion, The Untold Story and the smash Infernal Affairs trilogy)!

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Why only in Mandarin?.......2007-06-13

In most ways this Image edition of "Madam City Hunter" is an improvement over the one previously available from Tai Seng. The widescreen image is anamorphically enhanced and sharp. Also, the English subtitles on this edition are much more accurate and easier to read than the previous version's burnt-in chinese-english subs.
BUT, on the negative side, this new Image version is dubbed into Mandarin Chinese whereas the Tai-Seng version was in the original Cantonese. This isn't a HUGE problem because most of the film consists of insane action visuals, but it is really annoying during scenes with dialog because the re-dubbing of Mandarin over Cantonese doesn't fit the actor's lip movements any better than English dubbing would have.
Would it have killed them to find a version in the original language?

Other than that, this nutty film is a treat for HK action fans and the picture is a great improvement over the previous Tai-Seng edition. Just keep in mind that this is a VERY bare-bones edition.

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