Review of Wheels on Meals (1984) by Peter G — 09 Jan 2009
Wheels on Meals was one of the efforts of a collaboration between Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The end result is an extremely satisfying and hilarious romp of Kung Fu genius. The story is very thin (dealing with a princess, I think), but that matters very little.
When the 3 stars get on screen together, gold is made. Sammo Hung gives a wonderful performance as an effeminate hero, Biao has some kind of nerd look going and Jackie Chan is just perfect as the strong hero type.
The action is startling and even includes one of the greatest Jackie Chan fight scenes ever captured on film. No cheap camera tricks are employed and a lot of the shots are sustained for quite a while.
There even happens to be a song (though that is the weakest part of the movie). One thing that can be taken as a problem is the style of the comedy which is not western in the least. Still, Kung Fu is not western, so trying to include something to appeal to the US would ruin the film.
Even if you skip through this movie, at least watch the final fight scene. Your jaw will hit the floor.
This review of Wheels on Meals (1984) was written by Peter G on 09 Jan 2009.
Wheels on Meals has generally received positive reviews.
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