Seven children, all martial arts experts, are running loose unsupervised in Hong Kong. They check into a hotel then go out to dinner at a fancy restaurant. They all order steak and then act like they never saw a steak before. There is also a diamond transaction going on at this restaurant. Eventually one of the kids ends up in possession of the diamond and all the troubles associated with it.
This is a nonsense comedy for lack of a more precise category. Nonsense comedy can be defined by humor derived from situations that are unlikely, impossible or ridiculous. In this movie the most impossible situation is seven children running around without adult supervision. Yet, how times have changed, because in 1986 I doubt that was even out of the ordinary in that culture.
Whenever I review a comedy I am always careful to say "I found it funny" rather than something like "This movie is funny". What makes one person laugh can cause no reaction in the next person and be offensive to the following person. Only the transvestite scene made me laugh out loud and I am sure it also offended others.
I did like the action even though every fight was essentially the same. These kids had amazing martial arts and acrobatic skills. I was surprised to find they all had few other acting roles beyond this one movie.
This is a nonsense comedy for lack of a more precise category. Nonsense comedy can be defined by humor derived from situations that are unlikely, impossible or ridiculous. In this movie the most impossible situation is seven children running around without adult supervision. Yet, how times have changed, because in 1986 I doubt that was even out of the ordinary in that culture.
Whenever I review a comedy I am always careful to say "I found it funny" rather than something like "This movie is funny". What makes one person laugh can cause no reaction in the next person and be offensive to the following person. Only the transvestite scene made me laugh out loud and I am sure it also offended others.
I did like the action even though every fight was essentially the same. These kids had amazing martial arts and acrobatic skills. I was surprised to find they all had few other acting roles beyond this one movie.