Righting Wrongs

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William D This a good action movie worth watching once but not more than once. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/24/23 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Before today, my only experience with Yuen Biao in a major starring role was with Wheels on Meals where he essentially played second fiddle to the other two Dragons. but with Righting Wrongs he headlines and boy does he and director Corey Yuen deliver one hell of a badass time with a suitably rad soundtrack to boot. Biao gets to showcase not just his acting chops but his dedication to defying gravity in a similar vein to both Jackie and Sammo. Pairing Biao up with Cynthia Rothrock, who I am also completely unfamiliar with, was a fabulous move, seeing them both go toe to toe is to be marvelled at, these two kick fucking arse with both having to deal with a brilliantly villainous Melvin Wong. There is a plot somewhere within this film but it plays second fiddle to the simply insane action and stuntwork, but I can say that it's brutally nihilistic and while there are some lighter moments of comedy they are few and far between as it becomes increasingly more downbeat as the film rolls on. Righting Wrongs is a true and underrated classic of Hong Kong cinema, clashing two unforgettable legends in a dark and brutally violent surprise. I'll definitely be coming back to this one soon. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/14/23 Full Review Audience Member ¡Ésta fué la segunda de las mejores películas de la historia! ¡Actuaciones súper rápidas, muy buena acción, excelentes coreografías, una súper película y lo mejor de todo que fué en mi época! ¡Tenía 7 añitos la primera vez que me ví ésta película y me dejó impactado de por vida! ¡Fué la segunda de mis mejores películas favoritas de ayer, hoy y siempre! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Having first seen Righting Wrongs back in 1990 (released here in the UK as Above The Law) I was already a die hard fan of the amazing Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock (along with the rest)! And my love for them was very quickly confirmed with the pure awesomeness of the incredible martial arts action epic! Directed by the equally talented Corey Yuen Kwai, Righting Wrongs has some of the greatest fight scenes on film, featuring Biao and Rothrock at the top of their game along with the fantastic Melvin Wong, Karen Shepard, Peter Cunningham and more. This film deserves a worthy place for any serious fan of Hong Kong (or action) in their DVD collection and never tires on repeated viewings! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a run-of-the-mill 80s cop story....except...we have Yuen Biao in an awesome, nuanced starring role, and Cynthia Rothrock in her 2nd co-starring role in her 3 films thus far. Director Cory Yuen also has a large role. For the 80s, this story might as well be straight out of TV's "The Wire" (best crime series ever made in the past or the future). It could be the plot to a Daredevil comic, with the lead actor actually being Daredevil in the flesh! Pretty god damn sweet. The story is relatively intriguing philosophically, the humor is kept minimal (slapstick is nonexistent which is a huge treat here in the retarded 80's Hong Kong) This is a Jackie Chan picture but with Yuen Biao in his place, and there ain't nothing wrong with that -- he has got the balls and the acrobatics, but unlike Sammo and Jackie, he shies away from the bozo antics. Biao is bad-ass! He's pure class. And Cynthia Rothrock is a benefit to any film. This is a little-known gem -- as good as or better than a majority of Jackie Chan movies, therefore it's more than worth a watch. If the villain had been ... less one-dimensional ... this would've been a 4.5/5 and a legendary film. But it's a pretty kickass 80s actioner that shouldn't be missed. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Really sweet action film with Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock. Corey Yuen, the director, created one of the most high-impact adrenaline-filled masterpieces ever with this. This movie kicks serious behind and still holds up with 80% of the genre today. The action pieces must be seen to be believed. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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