Superstar Jackie Chan trained at the Chinese Opera School and his contemporaries there were Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao (the former slightly older, the latter slightly younger); collectively they were known as the Three Brothers and this is the last film that they made together. It is also one of the best martial arts films ever in terms of the fights -- both those between the three main characters and those between them and the major baddies. The storyline is perhaps a little on the silly side with Chan playing a lawyer who falls for a witness for the other side and Sammo also falling in love with her aunt; but forget about the contrived plot and focus on the humour and the action. We all know that Jackie is the master of comic fights but watching him go head to head with American-born Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez, an undefeated karate champion who has appeared in a number of Easterns (if you are not a kung-fu fan think back to the paid killer in "Grosse Pointe Blank"), is a classic. Worth noting too are the amazing acrobatic agility of Biao and fat Sammo's speed and grace. All of them are a fine watch on their own, but together: wow!
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