The Twin Dragons (1992)
Reviewed by: JohnR on 2005-07-06
Summary: Pure Hong Kong Comedy
I could be wrong, but I think the reason this movie never gets much praise from Jackie fans is they go in thinking it's going to be an action film with at least one mind-blowing stunt. But it's not an action film; it's a comedy.

I really like this movie. It's fast paced throughout, except for the last fifteen minutes or so, which go into hyper drive. The fight scenes are well-choreographed and better than some I've seen in actual action films, and there's quite a few of them. Its technical side is well done; the scene where the two Jackies are talking to each other in the bathroom was timed out perfectly, it's like there really are two of him. But above all, it's funny as hell.

To me, this is quintessential Hong Kong comedy. (Where else do you find characters like Tarzan; where characters are so politically incorect as Nina Li's?) I wish there were more like it. I love Stephen Chow's films, but lately they all have a moral theme (which is okay, don't get me wrong). And I like romance comedies, too, like Needing You. But I also like movies that are pure comedy. This is pure comedy done well.

If you watch it, you won't become a better person, you won't be lifted to a higher spiritual plane, you won't suddenly understand quantum mechanics, you won't gain insight into the inner workings of the opposite sex; but you will laugh. That's enough for me.