The Heroic Trio (1993)

Too much of everything

Absolutely Fantastic

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

It is nice to see women in leading roles saving the day! This time the men have to be saved! If you expect serious stuff this movie will not be for you! This movie contains over the top action with the use of special effects only Hong Kong movie makers can pull off! The story is ridiculous! The acting is average! But overall it is fun! Heroic Trio can be seen as a parody of other super heroes! The only difference is that the women do take their jobs seriously! I know that it is required of them but it looks very silly! Still,everything is enjoyable and not frustrating as some of these type of movies can be! Maggie Cheung was offered a role in X2 but declined because she had pride and could not face the 1,6 billion Chinese people if she did! I don't know what she was talking about! X2 is a far superior to Heroic Trio! So how could it be shameful to be part of it! My guess is she forgot that she ever made Heroic Trio and was referring to her serious work that she made after Heroic Trio! Also if she would have taken the role she could have shown what Chinese people are capable of in the acting department worldwide! There is no shame in that! Heroic Trio is mindless fun and great action!

People are mixed on this film. Granted the production values are not consistent with the current era of CGI and big dollar Hollywood films, but it is entertaining. Three strong, yet femine and very attractive characters are shown in an assortment of surreal fighting sequences. As bizarre as this is to state, this movie feels more like it is capturing someones dream/nightmare. It seems more like something you would imagine in a hallucinatory dream sequence during a very deep sleep. I personally like the move because it does look original and different than the current superhero movie action.

For westerners this movie is quite strange. The mixture of fantasy, action and eastern setting creates a dream like scenery in which everything is possible. Take "Tiger and Dragon" and mix in more fantastic scenery and you have a rough idea of this movie. Great stuff that will bring you a totally new viewing experience.

Good films are good films no matter where they come from. Bad films are bad films no matter where they come from. Just because this movie is a product of the HK cinema scene doesn't make this a good film. Do I have poor taste? Nobody can judge me on that. Am I just not open to filmmaking from any sources outside of Hollywood? I'd like to think so. But no amount of open-mindedness can give me the kind of taste to recommend a movie with lame stunts, very poor character development, weak humor and tedious mood music. The girls look good, but I'd rather spend 104 minutes looking at still photos of these ladies before spending another 104 minutes with this overrated waste of celluloid. Only for genre lovers.