Tsu Hark is a legendary director amongst both martial arts fans and HKophiles, and rightly so. We're Going to Eat You shows that even as an inexperienced director, Hark could still make awesome films.
Firstly, this isn't your usual kung fu movie with easily determined good guys and bad guys. There are repenting thieves, evil boatman/cooks, along with the consumate goodie Agent 999 and the evil Chief.
The story goes along the lines of two men landing on an island, one of catch a crinimal, the other to basically steal things. There is a town on the island, but there is no meat, so the chief sends out his army of retarded masked men to capture any outsiders, to kill them, and then ration them to the always hungry townsfolk, who gobble it down, even with knowing exactly where the meat came from.
There is lots of comic relief here, with one giant shemale wanting to get her hands on any male she can, and in one humorous scene, pins one down while he trys to trick her by exclaiming "You can't do me, I've got syphilis", to which she says "Good, so do I". There is also a lot of slapstick, even during the fight scenes. If you ever wanted to see three people take on an entire town using fireworks, you will enjoy this movie.
I really liked We're Going To Eat You, as a bit of variance from what we usually see in martial arts films.
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Hey dude, hows things? Good to see you getting some reviews up again. I saw this one a few years back, don't remember alot but I do remember enjoying it. I like my martial arts flicks to be gory and this one combined both, the giant tranny was also a highlight for me!
Must watch this one again soon.
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