Pang, Laikwan (2005). Masculinities And Hong Kong Cinema. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9622097375 . Retrieved 24 February 2013. Trailer Two - presented here is a vintage UK home video trailer for Yes, Madam!. In English, not subtitled. (2 min). All in all, Yes, Madam!is a bewilderingly good time that only gets better with each viewing. The combination of the modern setting with kung fu may have been originated by Police Story, released in the same year as this film, but it certainly feels more groundbreaking here. Especially with Michelle Yeoh delivering the hits. And the California nightclub shootout! Oh, man, we have got to talk about the California club shootout! This thing should be on any self-respecting list of the greatest action scenes of all-time! A gorgeous opening dolly-crane that establishes the geography of this two-floor club. Slowly bringing all three of our protagonists and antagonist into the scene together as we wait to see who will recognise whom first.

Schubart, Rikke (2007). Super Bitches and Action Babes: The Female Hero in Popular Cinema, 1970-2006. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786482849 . Retrieved 24 February 2013. Hong Kong Cut featuring: Cantonese Original Theatrical Mix Mono & Cantonese (Home Video Mix) Mono Original Effects In the Line of Duty: I - IV Blu-ray offers solid video and great audio in this fan-pleasing Blu-ray release Ska Martes on So Close | Blu-ray (88 Films) Instead of doing a star wars fan edit for 97456th time, someone could lend th…Lott, M. Ray (2004). The American Martial Arts Film. McFarland. ISBN 0786418362 . Retrieved 24 February 2013. Paul Bramhall on Slaughter in San Francisco | Blu-ray (88 Films) We have a polishing face off between Eureka and 88 Films right now....in Eure… Ladies First (13:46, SD) – In the first of two featurettes taken from the 2002 Hong Kong Legends DVD, actor Mang Hoi recalls his training, work as a stuntman and actor, and the making of Yes, Madam. equivalent of Police Woman, albeit with a facility for martial arts that Pepper Anderson never had. But the significant inclusion is a whole other version of the film, the alternate English-language Export Version, running a few minutes shorter and featuring the alternate title In the Line of Duty II: The Supercops. It trims a handful of scenes to shorten its length, but the oddest difference is the film’s opening. Not only does it completely excise the introduction of Yeoh’s character (who now first appears after the opening robbery instead of before), but it also adds an entire action sequence from a completely different film, Where’s Officer Tuba? I have no clue as to why this was done (and I’m aware this was not a unique case with this film), but it leads to a whole sequence with entirely different characters, has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the film, and then never comes up again. I can’t say I’ll ever revisit it, but I’m sure it will be a welcome offering for those who were introduced to the film in this manner. For everyone else, it’s more of a bizarre curiosity.

From a recent master, Yes, Madam sports excellent detail in close and when still. Grain is easily resolved thanks to a fine encode. Sharpness holds firm too. It’s a similar deal with Yes, Madam!. Hong Kong legend Corey Yuen’s sophomore feature is, to put it mildly, a severely compromised product which barely hangs together a lot of the time and holds up better as a moment of historical significance than a movie in its own right. Shortly after we are introduced to the character of “Panadol”, played by the future director of the “Once Upon a Time in China” series of films. Yes, Madam! Is a highly influential film directed by action guru Corey Yeun and credited with starting the “girls with guns” subgenre of action films. Two hapless thieves Aspirin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum) break into a freshly murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport. Unknown to them, the occupant was just stylishly murdered by an assassin and that wallet includes the microfilm of a forged contract that crooked businessman Mr Tin will kill for.Morton, Lisa (2009). The Cinema of Tsui Hark. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4460-1 . Retrieved 24 February 2013. Royal Warriors or Yes Madam is defined as the "first" film, and whether or not all four are indeed a traditional "series", the first two

Like with the Yes, Madam! release, which I’m going to assume this was produced at the same time as, no women get to offer their takes or historical expertise on the movie and that still feels like a major failure on the part of Eureka Entertainment. (And I promise I’m not just saying this because I am friends with female critics and film historians who would champ at the bit for a chance to get work on these.)

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Andrew Hernandez on Believer 2 (2023) Review Wow. I know you’ve hated other movies before, but this is flat out contempt!… The Hong Kong version of Yes, Madam! looks very similar to Royal Warriors in many respects, namely in how the colors are rendered, but when all is said and done, this presentation looks noticeably better. Things come out stronger in the areas of overall detail and grain rendering. Some grain management is still evident in places, yet the image is less waxy overall, with a sharper film texture present. A few smokey interiors, like an early interrogation scene, can highlight that grain, but it looks natural and clean during these moments. The booklet contains another illuminating essay from James Oliver. He has some interesting takes on the film, which can come across as a little negative in a few places but what he says is hard to disagree with. From what I heard, this is rather good. The voices seem to come from English rather than American dubbers.