Another Meltdown was probably titled so as to capitalize on Jet Li's High Risk (1995), whose US video title was Meltdown. It has, however, nothing at all to do with Meltdown, other than being a Hong Kong produced martial arts action movie.
Another Meltdown is nothing to write home about; in fact it is almost painful to sit through. It consists almost exclusively of clichés, is entirely predictable and is unintentionally funny from beginning to end. In a way, it is a typical action movie rental for a young male audience, harking back to the poorly made action movies so prevalent in the '80s.
Man Cheuk Chiu, the guy in the lead, is actually not bad. He looks good, and he does have some pretty cool kung fu ability. Unfortunately, he doesn't get to show it much, and most of the action is rendered meaningless by the idiotic story (which takes place in a fictional former Soviet republic, "Lavernia"). Man Cheuk Chiu was very good in The Blade (though the movie itself was less good), and as the villain in Fong Sai Yuk. He needs some better roles, because he's a very cool type, who can perform some convincingly great kung fu.
The movie as a whole is pretty much a waste of life, however, and I am generous when I give it a 3 out of 10 for the fight scenes and the acting skills of the leading man. And for being unintentionally comical. You want some good laughs with some friends who're already into bad action movies, this just might be the movie for you.
Another Meltdown is nothing to write home about; in fact it is almost painful to sit through. It consists almost exclusively of clichés, is entirely predictable and is unintentionally funny from beginning to end. In a way, it is a typical action movie rental for a young male audience, harking back to the poorly made action movies so prevalent in the '80s.
Man Cheuk Chiu, the guy in the lead, is actually not bad. He looks good, and he does have some pretty cool kung fu ability. Unfortunately, he doesn't get to show it much, and most of the action is rendered meaningless by the idiotic story (which takes place in a fictional former Soviet republic, "Lavernia"). Man Cheuk Chiu was very good in The Blade (though the movie itself was less good), and as the villain in Fong Sai Yuk. He needs some better roles, because he's a very cool type, who can perform some convincingly great kung fu.
The movie as a whole is pretty much a waste of life, however, and I am generous when I give it a 3 out of 10 for the fight scenes and the acting skills of the leading man. And for being unintentionally comical. You want some good laughs with some friends who're already into bad action movies, this just might be the movie for you.