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Winners And Sinners
1983
Teapot, Curly, Windpipe, Vaseline, and Ranks are a band of bumbling thieves who try to clean up their act by starting a janitorial service. They run foul of a pair of gangsters when they find a briefcase containing counterfeit money. Directed by Sammo Hung, the film lays down the precedents for the other films: the five Lucky .. Read more
| Starring | Jackie Chan |
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| Director | Sammo Hung |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Winners And Sinners
Teapot, Curly, Windpipe, Vaseline, and Ranks are a band of bumbling thieves who try to clean up their act by starting a janitorial service. They run foul of a pair of gangsters when they find a briefcase containing counterfeit money. Directed by Sammo Hung, the film lays down the precedents for the other films: the five Lucky Stars are teamed with one beautiful female (in this case, Cherie Chung) whom they each try to grope and woo; the film then climaxes in a slapstick showdown with cartoonish villains. WINNERS AND SINNERS marks the second time in which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao--the three "kung-fu-teers"--appear together. Though Chan is not the star, he has an exciting action sequence in which he roller-skates through traffic. Comedic high points include a spirited rendition of Rod Stewart's "Young Turks" and an invisibility gag later mimicked in MYSTERY MEN.
| Starring | Jackie Chan |
|---|---|
| Director | Sammo Hung |
| Studio | E1 ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Aug 2004 Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
An important film for HK movie lovers.
Winners and Sinners is one of the first contemporary Action/Comedies from the likes of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung (Until then they'd both been hugely successful in period martial arts films such as Magnificent Butcher or Young Master).
The plot is shoddy, the action spectacular and the comedy - apart from the hilarious Richard Ng - impenetrable. However, it deserves credit for being the forerunner of the many great ensemble movies that were to arrive for the next 15 years and serves as an example to many modern actioners on how to do it without the aid of CGI.
As usual, the DVD from Hong Kong Legends is outstanding; an excellent commentary from Bey Logan, a new interview with Sammo Hung and many, many trailers for new and upcoming releases. -
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Lucky Stars Start Here.
This was the first of what would become the Lucky Stars series of films by Sammo Hung. It features Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and has a mix of slapstick comedy and frantic action.
Jackie does some crazy stunt work on roller skates, and fights Yuen Biao when there is a misunderstanding in the street. One highlight is when Sammo and Jackie foil a robbery in a fast food restaraunt.
The comedy is not for all tastes, but I don't mind it. This is probably the weakest of the series for action.
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- drunkenmaster from Merthyr Tydfil,
- Posted 03 Jul 2005 11:04
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Winners And Sinners
Teapot, Curly, Windpipe, Vaseline, and Ranks are a band of bumbling thieves who try to clean up their act by starting a janitorial service. They run foul of a pair of gangsters when they find a briefcase containing counterfeit money. Directed by Sammo Hung, the film lays down the precedents for the ...
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