Yellow Peril(1984) This was the second collaboration between New wave
director Terry Tong Gei Min and new wave director and producer Dennis
Yu, as it was thought by investors that they could recreate the same
magic as they did with the provocative Coolie Killer(1982). But, many
problems plagued this production from becoming another Tong/Yu classic in
the lines of Coolie Killer(1982). The problem is that the script is
tired, as it wasn't written with the best ideas, and there is hardly a
budget to work on. However, true talent doesn't need money to make a good movie. With an exceptional performance by Alan Tang kwong Ming, an effective performance by Chang Yi(in one of his very few perfomances in the 80's) as a CIA agent who is biased against his own ethnicity, a
wonderful choice and placement stock scores by Dennis Yu, the use of the loud kickboxing effects(used in the mid 80's Sammo Hung and Jackie chan
movies) ala Dennis Yu, a great crew of supporting actors including Walter Cho, and a wonderful pacing and action scenes, this movie turns out
to be a decent action drama, but not the detailed art as done with Tong
and Yu's Coolie Killer(1982). The chase in the mall, in the new
territories jungle, and the final shootout is well scored, shot and paced. The camera work in the new territories, where the skyline of Hong Kong is seen within forest area of the territories, is quite beautiful and even more beautiful with the combination of a wonderful chase score. The last true Dennis Yu triad movie. Knowing that Tong and Yu created a masterpiece that has influenced all of Hong Kong triad movies with Coolie Killer(1982), there thrue talent hold stogether a movie that could have aborted with a average crew. Even though they had the odds against them on such a low underprivaledged budget, they still made better crime movies
compared to the crime movies being made in Hong Kong at the time. This movie is available in Asia on Ocean Shores VCD without subs or in the west on Ocean Shores VHS dubbed. The dubbed version, if not decently dubbed, is the only way to decently understand this movie. Highly
recommended. ****/*****