Rating 4 out of 5
Director: Sammo Hung
Year: 1984
Plot:
“Wheels on Meals” is not a traditional kung fu movie, as it
is modern. It was made in 1984 and it is directed by Sammo Hung, starring
Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Sammo Hung. The plot surrounds cousins that own a
food truck, and they are thrown into a caper when a pick pocket shows up and
wrecks their lives a bit. Meanwhile a private detective runs into her as well,
and finds out that she’s a target of a gang, and together with the cousins
decide to help her out. Three different stories converge on one, protecting the
pick pocket, Sylvia, and making sure that the evil gang doesn’t win.
Thoughts:
“Wheels on Meals” is an example of a kung fu comedy. This is
evident throughout the movie with Jackie Chan and friends doing prat falls, and
miscommunications within the dialogue. There are a great deal of moments that
are played up for laughs, including zany moments like that of a 3-stooges,
running around hitting one another, falls, and more. The comedy is not
overdone, and lends itself well to the kung fu action which comes through here
and there, as well as the ending. This movie is a better, solid introduction to
action comedies, than a straight forward kung fu actioner.
For fight fans, there is a lot of breaks between the
battles. In fact, the movie is far more given to comedy and drama than it is to
the fighting. For that reason I give this a peg down, though the pacing is
good. Due to the pacing, and the action, this “Wheels on Meals” is a good
overall romp. I give it a rating of 4 out of 5. It’s not perfect, but it’s
comedic, it’s got fighting, and well, I liked it a lot. Oh, and I forgot to
mention, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez is in this one! So you know there’s some
stellar action, even if he’s not in the entire film.
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