Release Date: Aug 21, 1992 Wide
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Average Rating: 3/5
User Ratings: 505
Peter Mak Tai-kit spins this exuberant, visually dense adaptation from the popular similarly named Japanese anime. The film is set in a world where shape-shifting alien creatures known as Raptors have infiltrated human society. To deal with this problem, Hong Kong has fashioned a secret government task force aptly known as the Anti-Raptor Bureau, recruiting young talent with telekinetic abilities such as Taki (Leon Lai Ming) and Ken (Jacky Cheung Hok-yau). The bureau's current interest is in
Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Aug 21, 1992 Wide
All Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (1)
Seek this one out. A Hong Kong style Men in Black, with monsters instead of aliens, and more sex. Very cool stuff.
This Hong Kong sci-fi movie faithfully re-creates some scenes from the similarly titled Japanese animated film and also draws inspiration from Alien Nation and Blade Runner. The special effects and make-ups look average.
February 20, 2007
Super Reviewer
This is a WTF sort of movie where you will feel like you are high on drugs through a good majority of the movie.
November 3, 2007
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