Reviewed by: j.crawford Date: 04/26/2006 Legendary Shaw Bros. Studios teams up with Hollywood’s legendary Warner Bros. Studios to make a big budget, international “blaxploitation” movie set against the background of Macau and Hong Kong. Starring Tamara Dobson and Stella Stevens, the film is a sequel to 1973’s Cleopatra Jones, which did well at the box office during the height of this genre’s popularity. By 1975, audience and Hollywood studios’ interest in these films was waning and the big blockbusters, thanks to the success of Speilberg’s Jaws, were on the rise. Recently available on a R2 DVD, the movie stands as testament to the outrageous fashion of the times; the costumes are wild! Look for some Shaw Bros. regulars filling the backgrounds. Beyond that, this is a poor example of studio filmmaking. 30 years later, it’s all very politically incorrect. Légendaires Shaw Bros Studios Hollywood équipe avec les légendaires studios Warner Bros à faire un gros budget, international "blaxploitation" film dans le contexte de Macao et de Hong Kong. Acteurs et Tamara Dobson Stella Stevens, le film est une suite à 1973 Cleopatra Jones's, qui a bien fait au box-office lors de l'apogée de la popularité de ce genre. En 1975, l'audience et les studios d'Hollywood 'intérêt de ces films est décroissante et les superproductions, grâce au succès des Speilberg's Jaws, étaient à la hausse. Récemment R2 disponible sur un DVD, le film dresse comme témoignage de la manière scandaleuse de l'époque, les costumes sont des sauvages! Rechercher des Shaw Bros certains habitués combler les horizons. Au-delà de cela, c'est un mauvais exemple de studio de cinéma. 30 ans plus tard, tout ça c'est très politiquement incorrect. Legendario Shaw Bros Studios equipos con el legendario Hollywood Warner Bros Studios para hacer un gran presupuesto, internacional "blaxploitation" película establecidos en el marco de Macao y Hong Kong. Protagonizada por Tamara Dobson y Stella Stevens, la película es una secuela a 1973 del Cleopatra Jones, que hizo bien en la taquilla durante el apogeo de la popularidad de este género. En 1975, audiencia y estudios de Hollywood 'interés en estas películas fue menguando y los grandes blockbusters, gracias al éxito de Speilberg de Jaws, fueron en aumento. Recientemente disponible en un R2 DVD, la película se erige como testimonio de la manera escandalosa de los tiempos, los trajes son salvajes! Puedes buscar algunas Shaw Bros habituales de llenar los antecedentes. Más allá de eso, este es un mal ejemplo de estudio de la realización de películas. 30 años más tarde, es todo muy políticamente incorrecto. Reviewer Score: 4

Reviewed by: Gaijin84 Date: 08/10/2005 Summary: Fun and campy Cleopatra Jones is sent to Hong Kong to find associates involved in a drug deal gone sour in this classic 70's blaxploitation film. Jones and her newfound sidekick Mi Ling (Tim Lei) have to find Chan Shen, an associate of the "Dragon Lady". Chan Shen has stolen some of the Dragon Lady's drugs and tried to sell them on his own, prompting a viscious attack on him and his henchmen. Once in Hong Kong, Jones must infiltrate the criminal underworld and bring the Dragon Lady down. This is a very fun movie as long as you go into it understanding not to take it too seriously. Tamara Dobson has a great screen presence (at 6'2" how could she not?!) and the good supporting cast contributes well, especially Tim Lei. The martial arts are pretty shotty, but are you watching the movie for that? Look for some blatant stunt double work (which adds to the campiness) and a quick shot of Yuen Wo Ping on the boat in the opening scenes. An added bonus is the fact that the filmmakers actually shot the film on location, giving you a great view of Hong Kong during the down and dirty 70s. 7/10 Reviewer Score: 7

Reviewed by: mpongpun Date: 09/03/2002 This is a Shaw Brothers co-production with Warner Brothers. If you ever caught any other Cleopatra Jones flicks, you’d know that Tamara Dobson is a drug busting heroine who uses her brains, a little bit of muscle, and high flamboyancy to put a damper on the bad guys. In this episode, Cleo comes to Hong Kong to turn off the heroin pipeline by mixing it up with the Dragon Lady (Stella Stevens). Once Cleo arrives in Hong Kong, she gets to see a lot of Hong Kong’s bustling streets and the inhabitants in their everyday settings. Being that she is a 6’2” black lady in a foreign land, Cleo finds it is tough to get her work done, but luckily for her, she meets the lovely Mi Ling (Tien Ni) who lends her a helping hand in sticky situations. Eventually, Cleo and Mi Ling get enough clues and head out to Macao to visit the Dragon Lady’s lavish Casinos to put an end to her drug operation and to rescue a couple of undercover agents in custody at the Casino. Decent flick, but come in with low expectations and you won’t be miffed.

Reviewed by: Bruce Date: 10/31/2001 Summary: OK Blaxploitation Film, but Terrible Martial Arts Film Tamara Dobson goes to Hong Kong to rescue some undercover drug agents, and battle the female drug lord, Stella Stevens. As a blaxploitation film, Dobson makes a good, sassy heroine, who plays by her own rules, and the Hong Kong location makes for an exotic setting. But since this was Shaw co-production, fans of martial arts would have hoped that this film would showcase some good kung fu. Forget it. Some fighting is with guns (particularly at the climax), and most of the unarmed fighting is American-style, with rapid cutting and use of stunt doubles. The only Asian with a really prominent role in the film is "Tanny" (Tim Lei), and her fighting mostly appears to be doubled. Keep your expectations very low, and you might enjoy parts of this film.