Treasure Hunt (Hua qi Shao Lin) (1994)
Release Date: Jan 29, 1994 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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Jeff Lau directs this action flick cum romantic comedy. The film centers on CIA agent Jeff Chang (Chow Yun-fat) who is assigned to steal a Chinese national treasure, even though he is not told what this treasure might be. He meets his contact Tong Ling (Chin Han) who instructs him to hold up in a Shaolin temple. There he meets Miss Mei (Wu Chien-lien), who proves be an unusual woman by any yardstick -- she has the freakish ability to make flowers grow on people and also can pass things through
Jan 29, 1994 Wide
Sep 7, 1999
Tai Seng
Cast
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Yun-Fat Chow
Chang Ching -
Chin Han
Tong Ling -
Wu Chien-lien
Mei -
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A garbled mess and a disappointment for fans of everyone involved.
Audience Reviews for Treasure Hunt (Hua qi Shao Lin)
Chang Ching has been hired by the United States to obtain a Chinese artifact located in a Shaolin temple. Ching must first be accepted by the temple, then uncover this item, and then return to the United States. He finds it hard to fit in with all of the rules of the Shaolin temple. Things are further complicated when he falls in love with a girl at the temple.
"He was calling out a woman's name in his sleep so I woke him up with my fist."
Jeffrey Lau, director of Second Time Around, A Chinese Odyssey, Operation Pink Squad I & II, and Mortuary Blues, delivers Treasure Hunt (or American Shaolin). The storyline for this picture initially seems on par with an Indiana Jones film and quickly transitions into a love story. The acting is marvelous and the cast includes an all star group that includes Phillip Kwok (Lizard from the 5 Deadly Venoms), Chow Yung Fat, and Gordon Liu (Master Killer).
"I'll never be a whore again."
I was at my favorite kung fu cheos in Valley Stream, New York and came across this picture. I had to see this based on the marvelous cast. While the film as a whole was a disappointment, the fight between Phillip Kwok and Gordon Liu were worth the price of admission. That may have been a redeeming scene, which in itself was worth a 5, the rest of the film is a confusing mess.
"Is he going to give him a blow?"
"What's a blow?"
Grade: C
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