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Plot synopsis:
In Hong Kong, Inspector Ng (Michelle Yeoh) manages to stop the theft of an armored car by a group of criminals. In another part of the city, a deal is being made between a Westerner and an assassin. After the deal goes sour, the assassin kills the Westerner while the duo of Asprin (Hoi Mang) and Strepsil enter to pickpocket the Westerner and steal his passport. Unknown to all of them, the Westerner had secret microfilm that contained details of a group of criminals involved in illegal activities, most notably the crooked businessman Mr. Tin. Inspector Ng arrives later and is heartbroken to discover that the dead man was Richard Nornen, with whom she was romantically involved.
After authorities find out that Nornen had been working undercover and that the microfilm is missing, the Scottish investigator Carrie Morris (Cynthia Rothrock) is brought in to assist Ng in recovering it. The microfilm is in the possession of some petty thieves, whilst the police are looking for it to prove the guilt of Mr. Tin and his accomplices, who naturally want it destroyed. Meanwhile, Asprin and Strepsil return the passport to Panadol. Panadol sells the passport to a criminal who attempts to leave the country with it, but is thwarted by Morris, who halts him at the airport. Ng allows the criminal to leave but not on the plane, allowing both Morris and Ng to track down the source of the phony passport to Panadol. With Panadol in custody, he inadvertently mentions Asprin and Strepsil as accomplices.
Mr. Tin has the most to lose from the microfilm and sends three thugs to Asprin and Strepsil in order to get it from them. Strepsil admits defeat to them and gives over the microfilm. Ng and Morris then attempt to arrest Mr. Tin for possession of the item, but find that the microfilm in his possession is another one of Panadol's fakes and are unable to arrest him. Tin's thugs then manage to find Panadol but beat him so severely that he dies, while Asperin and Strepsil were going to sell the real microfilm for thousands of dollars. When Strepsil finds that Mr. Tin has the microfilm, Asperin and Strepsil, with the two police officers Morris and Ng closely following, arrive at Tin's house for a final showdown. During the battle, the microfilm is destroyed and Ng and Morris are about to be arrested for trespassing. Strepsil, who had just learned of Panadol's death, becomes enraged and grabs a police officer's gun and shoots Tin, who was about to go free because of the destruction of the evidence.

Tags: violence

Review:
A revolutionary a film for kick starting and defining the Battling Babes genre, in the same way 'Zu' was for the fantasy swordplay movies, 'Yes, Madam!' combined the best of Hong Kong action cinema with a fresh, sexy and exciting look.
Rarely ever had women played such dominant roles and kicked as much butt as they do here, while still being allowed to show a coy, feminine side.Both Yeoh and Rothrock made their action debuts in this film, and they couldn't have been picked at a better time.
Also known as 'In the line of Duty 2' following the later produced 'Royal Warriors' aka 'In the line of Duty' (1986) 'Yes, Madam!' set a new trend in the later 80's whereby attractive women such as Cynthia Khan, Moon Lee, Yukari Oshima and many more were given free reign to dish out the pain, being made to look like the greatest screen fighters ever courtesy of rigorous training from the likes of Dick Wei, Yuen Kwai and Yuen Woo Ping.
Even today we are reaping the rewards as female faces, new and old, do battle on the screen in modern classics like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.Entertaining cameos from Sammo Hung and Richard Ng as well as great fighting performances from the likes of Chung Fa and Dick Wei makes this a testosterone junkies dream!
Ultimately lacking in great cinematography or even much of a plot, the name of the game is to excite the audience in as many ways possible, whether it's with lingering shots of a luscious, young Michelle Yeoh or an animated, head and arm cracking La Rothrock - this movie should not be missed by anyone interested in action - "Hong Kong style"..
Rothrock + Yeoh = Dead Dealing Action!.
So the producer company (D&B: famous producer company of martial arts and Made in Hong Kong movies) decided to make a sequel.Michelle Yeoh (Khan) is not a real martial arts expert like Cynthia Rothrock.
I would like to know who made this terrible translating in English.Also recommend for all Cynthia Rothrock fans, like me.Michelle Yeoh is still the best partner of Cynthia Rothrock.
.I hope that Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock ever will play in a movie again..
Hong Kong Cinema has to be the best to happen to action film history.
Hong Kong action films in the 80's should be given a lot of praise because of what has been accomplished.
I wish Hong Kong action films would repeat this formula again along with other movies.About the content of the movie: Well, the movie is kind of on and off with action scenes.
So here it is -- Yes, Madam -- Michelle Yeoh's first starring role, back in 1985.
She had won the title of Miss Malaysia just a couple years earlier, for damn good reason, but she took her start in the action genre seriously and trained hard for a few months before shooting began.
Sammo Hung himself was the producer (and has a cameo, along with half the industry), and he was looking for two female leads, to make something different from the typical male buddy-cop films.
For a co-star they got Cynthia Rothrock, who was making her start in the genre as well.
I was interested in the film more for Yeoh but Rothrock certainly held her own.
But Yeoh shines in every moment she's on screen, and the action scenes are incredible.
This was one of those 1980's Hong Kong action flicks that had been on my list for some time.
I'm glad I saw it, but it's nowhere near as good as some of the sequels, especially the excellent In the Line of Duty IV.The opening action scene is pretty brutal and sharply edited, but truth be told, it's about as good as the flick has to offer.
Never happens.Flick's notable for being Michelle Yeoh's first lead role and she's pretty good, as is the always athletic Cynthia Rothrock, again looking like the female half of some British synthpop duo from the '80's.
Gotta love her.Tsui Hark and his two stupid buddies create some funny slapstick scenes which, in true Hong Kong fashion, are at odds with the gritty violence.
This to me is the best movie Cynthia Rothrock ever made, and one of the best movie from Michelle Yeoh's early career.
The final action scene involving the two guarantees it.This was one of very early D&B movie studio's production.
D&B movies brought more modern style to Hong Kong movies, and it's clear from this movie that it's years ahead compared other action movies of the time in terms of content, the fashion the actors are wearing, the modern looking background, the speed the scene moves, and the three dimensional shooting.
Hong Kong movies in few short years following this movie makes a stellar leap in terms of quality, but you can already see most of the elements in this movie.Cynthia Rothrock plays inspector Carrie Morris from Scotland Yard, and Michelle Yeoh plays inspector Ng of Hong Kong police department.
Eventually, the small time crook, Yeoh, and Rothrock ends up in Tin's house, and massive fight ensues.The number of casts appearing in this movie is amazing, and this helps to weave many threads in this story.
The production is classy, and has high quality looks to it.This movie started the "Huang Ka" (Royal) movie craze in Hong Kong, and many movies crowning these two characters were made.
The movie has confusing number of titles like "Super Cops", "In the line of Duty", "Yes Madam", "Ultra Force", which actually makes finding this movie difficult.
The final fight scenes appears in many specials that chronicles Hong Kong martial arts movies to this day.
The amazing physical ability of Michelle Yeoh, and Cynthia Rothrock launched them into superstar status.
This is one of the best martial arts themed movie to come out of Hong Kong, and is highly recommended for viewing whether you're a martial arts movie fan or not..
There simply wasn't enough Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock on-screen to provide sufficient character development, but even at a basic level it works to support the crime investigation story (which is also very simple).
A reel of film ends up being passed around Hong Kong as a triad corporation tries to obtain and destroy it in order to avoid the legal consequences attached.
Meanwhile, a group of idiotic underdogs inadvertently become mixed up with the triad affair, as well as our two female hero cops Yeoh and Rothrock.
This is an iconic movie of both Hong Kong action cinema and the femme- fatale sub genre, and if your mildly interested in either you'll have a great time with this one.
By pitting two of the world's major female fighters in the same kick-ass movie they break the mould of a majorly male lead industry.Whilst this is comendable and indeed fantastic, the result is of kick-ass action female heros shows even females can kick ass and look damn good doing it.Unfortuently although this film is fun, it isn't up to scratch on the plot, writing or characters.
It still plays like the old cliched action movies of the past.
Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock team up to track down the murderer of a British Diplomat.
Rothrock is from Scotland Yard and immediatley makes an impression with her almost upskirt camera angles and her long skirt waving about on screen as she kicks and beats an escaping convict.But Rothrock's character is muddled.
Rothrock's fiery character is played against the sure and measured response of the beautiful Michelle Yeoh.The film is rather dated.
Dick Wei in his usual bad guy routine plays a damn good bodyguard to the drug dealing bad guy but during the end sequences he is left as the only man to stop these two girls.
I kept shouting "stop laughing for goodness sake".The end fight sequence is amazing as Rothrock and Yeoh gatecrash the drugs baron's mansion - and the ending is pretty good with the bad guy getting away with his crimes *well, almost*.
But it isn't as good as the DVD seems to think it is.The DVD version has no audio commentary, the interview has no questions just answers and when questioned the interviewees don't even talk about the movie, which seems strange considering this is what I paid for.As police action movies goes Yes Madam or Police Assassins is a dated but still fun attempt to break the mould of action movies.
But if your into female fighting films, this is probably a good a start as any.Overall: 4/10..
Yeoh reprises her role for this sequel (looking super 1980s fashionable, as if she could break out in jazzersize at any moment) and is joined by Cynthia Rothrock who is way cooler here than she ever was in any of her English language martial arts films.
Yeoh and Rothrock make and amazing team and are dynamite to watch on screen!
Overall, this film is essential viewing for 80s Hong Kong action film film fans..
In this '80s Hong Kong action film, Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock team up to find a microfilm containing group of villains' illegal activities after a British diplomat has been killed.
Although the film stars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock as kick-ass ladies working as police officers, the story seems to focus more on the three thieves who have the microfilm, which bothered me in a way.
Regardless of the film's plot there are some great action sequences, especially the fight in the finale.
Overall I think the film could've been better if the filmmakers worked on character development, a better ending, and focused more on our two female leads' chemistry!!.
"In The Line Of Duty 2" was one of several of her movies that came along afterwards, but for me the real star of it was Michelle Yeoh (years before "Tomorrow Never Dies" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon").
A real treat to watch kicking butt - and a major babe to boot - she and Rothrock, as a Scotland Yard inspector in Hong Kong, helped make this the movie "Beverly Hills Cop II" should have been.The plot?
It's so filled with action and so hilariously badly dubbed (in the version I saw in a packed cinema all the characters were dubbed by Americans except Rothrock - who was dubbed by a British actress) that you have no option but to just go with it.
"Police Assassins" AKA "Yes, Madam!" marked the first action role of the now internationally famous Michelle Yeoh, and established her as one of THE top female stars in her field.
The film also marked the Honk Kong debut of the fierce Cynthia Rothrock, who is generally considered to have done her best work in this part of the world and not later in America.
Essentially this is a female buddy-cop film, except that the rivalry between the two women doesn't last as long as in most male examples of the genre, and they soon join forces to get the bad guys.
The most notable among those is Dick Wei, the kind of guy who doesn't pull any punches when he fights women (check out his fights with Cynthia Khan in "In The Line Of Duty 3"), which ends up making both him AND the women look good.
There are some overextended "slapstick" sequences that don't really fit with the violent style of the movie (particularly those with Tsui Hark), but the action scenes deliver what they promise.
Michelle Yeoh plays a fast moving cop in Hong Kong who is exposed to Dirty Harry type situations in this film which is part of the "In The Line Of Duty" film series.
The film is mostly at accelerated speed, and it is the action that carries the scene.
Cynthia Rothrock is also in this, so you have two butt kicking cops.
The movie loses some steam due to the silliness of some of its characters, but you'll still like the action.
Michelle Yeoh has, of course, done more compelling work after this, but I think you'll enjoy it, even the violent scenes..
Fairly fun but very much flawed Hong Kong action fare.
I tend to like Hong Kong actioners from the 80's so Police Assassins didn't cause me too much irritation for all its flaws, but its sad that the film is the way it is given its potential.
Potential that amounts to this: Michelle Yeoh teamed up with Cynthia Rothrock.
Two great ass-kicking ladies, Rothrcok with her genuine martial arts talents and Yeoh a graceful mover with some great training behind her (though she wasn't originally a martial artist), they make for a fine team and the film zings whenever they are together.
John Sham and Hoi Mang are little more than irritating as the oddly named Strepsil and Asprin, while Tsui Hark (best known as a veteran director) does a bit better as the wheeler dealer forgery expert Panadol, perhaps the only one of the three who actually fits into the film.
The films other problem is that the plot is pretty inconsequential, the device on which events hinge is never well explained, thus the film lacks suspense, and the arch baddies is never quite villainous enough to be an effective force, though his two head hench-people (Dick Wei and Fat Chung) are appropriately menacing and fine fighters.
For all this the film isn't too bad in the end, mostly due to some great action and the fine style on display from director Cory Yuen.
It surely isn't great (it took me a few viewings to really warm to it), but if 80's style Hong Kong action is your cup of tea, this film is certainly better than a poke in the eye with a wet stick.
Lighter on the action than some other directors, but very entertaining and involved plot/comedy.
And when the action does kick in its spectacular.Its a little dated now (low quality film and sound) but its charm and fun comes through fully intact.
This was Michelle's Yeoh's first big role and she is great (as is her partner Cyndy Rothrock).Tsui Hark also proves himself a fine actor as one of the three brothers (with a very goofy Sammo Hung as father).Note: Lovers of bad guys with over-the-top "Hahahaha" evil laughs MUST see this film.
Hong Kong action movies in the 80s were made on such short production schedules that calling them 'quickies' is almost flattery.
Detectives Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock team up to follow the microfilm up the criminal food chain, hoping it will lead them, by another series of coincidences, I guess, to the hit man.
I swear, Hong Kong is about the only place where a movie maker would attempt to shoot a murder mystery / police procedural story without bothering to fully work out the plot first...
Anyway, Hark is pretty funny in his scenes as a coward adept at dodging and running away and sticking other people with his problems, and Yeoh and Rothrock kick major butt in their action scenes.
Note that (this film having been shot in 1985) Yeoh and Rothrock - and everybody else - did all of their own stunts and that no wire work was used in the fight scenes, just a little slo-mo to stylize the action.
Non-stop action comedy hijinks in this Hong Kong cop thriller.
A top-rate martial arts thriller which pretty much offers non-stop fighting and outrageous comedy from beginning to end.
POLICE ASSASSINS features the inspired pairing of Malaysian superstar Michelle Yeoh and American expert Cynthia Rothrock, two deadly femme fatales who kick backside through and through as the film progresses.
Yeoh and particularly Rothrock show off their excellent fighting abilities in showdown after showdown.This film came at the beginning of a wave of female-led action thrillers that Hong Kong churned out for around a decade.
I'm a huge fan of this ultra-fast genre of film-making and can recommend all of the ones I've seen, particularly the excellent IN THE LINE OF DUTY series.
However, POLICE ASSASSINS takes some beating as one of the best of its type.The plot is typical crime thriller stuff, with typical Hong Kong comedy dotted throughout, especially between criminal gang members Asprin, Panadol and Strepsil, but the focus is on stunts and action all the way through.
The finale of the movie is a fifteen minute fight showdown between 30 bad guys and the two female stars.
A HK action drama starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock as Inspector Ng and Inspector Morris, out to locate a missing microfilm that could be used to implicate Triad Leader Tin (James Tien).
The chemistry between the partnership of Ng and Morris was well-played, as in their fighting choreography in their impressive martial arts scenes.
However, what the movie lacks is humor, a well-connected plot that ties everything together and a ***spoiler ahead*** fitting ending (it was very anti-climatic)***spoiler ends***.Overall, I've seen better action films from Hong Kong.
Michelle Yeoh's first starring role.
As with most original movies that create a long series of sequels, this one is good.
Unfortunately this corporation wants it destroyed and thus they find nasty hit men after them.This movie stars Cythia Kahn, the star of the In the Line of Duty movies, but it also stars Cynthia Rockwell, an American martial artist.
Both Cynthias come across as very competent and are two women which you do not want to mess with.The movie opens with action and the action goes right through to the end, and the suspense is gripping.
It is a movie that is not willing to kill off major characters and to show that even though violence may solve problems, it will create a lot more.
Rather it should be that violence creates more problems than it solves.For an action movie, this is great, but if you are wanting a simple movie where the good guys beat the bad guys and come out on top, then this is not that type of movie.