Peter Leung (Chen Kuan Tai), a popular Hong Kong business man known for his charity, is also involved in a large-scale heroin smuggling operation with General Pang. Pang operates a refinery, somewhere in an unidentified part of the Golden Triangle, which makes up 80% of the world's opium trade. The General has also invented a new brand of drug called' Heroin-5' which he boasts has no scent and can be applied to the skin, with no need for injection. Wong (John Cheung), Peter Leung's right-hand man, establishes a base in the Yunnan province of China to help import the goods into the mainland. Chan Tak (Robert Mak), an outstanding member of a special forces team in Hong Kong, is sent to Yunnan to bring down the operation.
An unspectacular but perfectly watchable film. It starts off strong in HK with John Cheung, rocking the Steven Seagal ponytail look, dispatching a few rival dealers in fairly brutal fashion. The location switch to rural Yunnan makes for an unusual backdrop for a kung fu film and, altough it lends the film a slightly unique feel, the middle section of the film does unfortunately drag. The final showdown in the refinery is pretty decent, with Robert Mak & John Cheung getting a chance to display their skills. Tsui Man-Wah, Wong's lover and sidekick, is sorely under-used. She faces off against, Irene, an undercover agent near the end. A lot more could have been made of it. Lo Lieh directs and also stars as the police chief in Yunnan. Certainly worth a watch, though could've done with a bit more action in the middle section.
An unspectacular but perfectly watchable film. It starts off strong in HK with John Cheung, rocking the Steven Seagal ponytail look, dispatching a few rival dealers in fairly brutal fashion. The location switch to rural Yunnan makes for an unusual backdrop for a kung fu film and, altough it lends the film a slightly unique feel, the middle section of the film does unfortunately drag. The final showdown in the refinery is pretty decent, with Robert Mak & John Cheung getting a chance to display their skills. Tsui Man-Wah, Wong's lover and sidekick, is sorely under-used. She faces off against, Irene, an undercover agent near the end. A lot more could have been made of it. Lo Lieh directs and also stars as the police chief in Yunnan. Certainly worth a watch, though could've done with a bit more action in the middle section.