Description:Chi luo gao yang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Naked Killer (Hong Kong: English title)
After going on a suicidal rampage to avenge her father's death, a young woman named Kitty is taken in by a female professional killer who trains her. When a troubled police inspector who has fallen for Kitty discovers her new life, she must step Chi luo gao yang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Naked Killer (Hong Kong: English title)
After going on a suicidal rampage to avenge her father's death, a young woman named Kitty is taken in by a female professional killer who trains her. When a troubled police inspector who has fallen for Kitty discovers her new life, she must step in to protect him and battle another pair of female assassins who are out to kill her trainer.
Review: This wicked tale of lesbian assassins, male mutilations and steamy sex is filled with crass humor, language and violence and if that sounds like a good way to spend 90 minutes of your life you'll be licking your plate clean after a generous helping of Naked Killer.
This excessive cult favorite begins with the murder of a man by a sadistic female assassin who leaves her victim with broken limbs, all five and thankfully we don't have to witness the deed. One of the police investigators on the scene is Tian (Simon Yam) who is recovering from accidentally killing his brother in a gun battle which results in him vomiting at the sight of guns. While at a styling salon, he meets Kitty (Chingmy Yau) who stabs one of the male stylists in the groin after he physically abuses his girlfriend. This implausible scene becomes even more so after Tian runs her down and the two seemingly develop instant chemistry. A relationship blossoms, although Kitty is clearly in charge. That all changes after her father is killed after discovering an extramarital affair. In a rage, Kitty storms the offices of the killer who is linked with the triads, shooting everyone in her path. She escapes with the help of Sister Cindy, a professional killer responsible for slaying numerous male sex fiends. Now wanted by the law, Kitty has no choice but to change her identity and join Cindy in becoming a killer herself.
After investigating a new murder, Tian discovers Kitty in her new life which leads to the renewal of their relationship, much to the rancor of the man-hating Sister Cindy who happens to keep male miscreants chained in her basement. More trouble arises when Cindy's former protégé, Princess (Carrie Ng) and her lesbian lover/accomplice are hired by Japanese criminals to kill Cindy and Kitty. A final showdown of assassins occurs with Kitty and Tian fighting to stay together.
Before going on, I must admit to being biased against this film. I am not a big fan of Wong Jing's latter work which generally reaches for extremes. Also, his obvious infatuation with Chingmy Yau, whom he had a short-lived romance with is all too apparent onscreen. And as much as I enjoy campy excess when it comes to the film's violence, the gratuitous scenes of sex and unconvincing romantic entanglements derail the potency of the action. But, for most fans of the femme fatale action in Luc Besson's Nikita (1990) or Black Cat (1991) with Jade Leung, this takes the whole unhinged female assassin genre about as far as it can go and you'll likely be loving it.
Technically, the film is classic, early '90's Hong Kong gunplay. The action scenes, particularly the gun battle in the parking garage are very well staged. Its all fast paced with wild acrobatics and blazing firearms. Wong also tapped into the whole mainstream Category III film erotica that was popular at the time to include ample amounts of female groping and lip-locking and a bit of sex and nudity. Like most similar Hong Kong productions, its campy and over-the-top. The success of the film led Wong to feature Chingmy Yau and Simon Yam in an unofficial sequel, sensationally entitled Raped by An Angel (1993) which spawned a series of lesser films.
It all comes down to the fact that you'll not likely see a more wild and raunchy example of Hong Kong-style sex and violence all in one film. Naked Killer is going to be a film you either love or hate. Its flagrant adult themes will no doubt offend sensitive viewers while others will consider this to be fine entertainment. Frankly, the film does a very good job of delivering on the content to which it intended. As a result, I'm giving this film a generous rating despite my own belief that it was an attempt by Wong Jing to exploit his lust for Chingmy Yau, in turn masked as a pale imitation of Nikita (1990). In fairness, the film also bears a particularly strong resemblance to Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) which is no coincidence since director Clarence Ford was a protégé of Chor Yuen.
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rikospaikkatutkinnat ja kellaripedofiilit nauratti, toiminta oli lievästä överiksi vetämisestä huolimatta ihan hyvää ja näin. Oon kattonu tän jatko-osan joskus 10-vuotiaana ja se oli jo silloin nähtynä perseen paskaa, en tiedä jaksaisko uusia. "
"5.1.2013
This is the kind of movie that make you go about how strange it is, but it is not as insane crazy as Black Panther Warriors from the same director, and not nearly as funny. It tells a story about Chingmy Yau who kills her fathers killer and bunch of other guys in progress, and then gets taken in by a mysterious woman. This woman is a assassin, who saw promise in the younger woman and starts training her to be a contract killer. Simon Yam is a cop who gets involved with Chingmy Yau and "
"Chingmy Yau, Carrie Ng
-Avoid the release that has only English audio.
-Sometimes confused with Naked Weapon. (My rating of that: 2/10)
Similar: So Close"
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