Executioners (1993) Chinese Movie Information
Title in Chinese – 现代豪侠转
Title in Pinyin – Xian Dai Hao Xia Zhuan

Genre – Martial Arts and action

Subject/theme – Three heroes fight to save a city after a nuclear war

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong

Release date
Hong Kong – 30^th September 1993

Movie runtime – 97 minutes

Director – Johnnie To

Cast & Role Played
Maggie Cheung – Chat, a thief catcher, member of trio
Anita Mui – Tung, the disguised hero Wonder Woman, member of trio
Michelle Yeoh – Ching, Invisible Girl, member of trio
Damian Lau – Inspector Lau and husband of Tung
Anthony Wong – Mr Kim/Kau
Takeshi Kaneshiro – Chong Hon/Coda, priest of the new order
Lau Ching-wan – Ah Te, bounty hunter
Paul Chun – Colonel

Story
Executioners is a sequel to the hit movie “The Heroic Trio” (1993) and is set years in the future after the city has been devastated by a nuclear war. Water has been contaminated and the only drinkable water is provided by the clean water company which is run by the sinister Mr Kim. Chat is still working as a thief catcher, Tung has retired and is now a mother and Ching is working for charity trying to help the people of the city.

As the movie begins, Mr Kim and the Colonel are plotting to take over the city and oust the president. Chong Hon is their pawn and is sacrificed to further t their evil plans. They stage a coup and the three heroes band together to save the president and to prevent Mr Kim and the Colonel from taking over the city. Chat goes to seek a rumoured source of clean water, Ching protects the president and Tung must face a personal loss and a moral dilemma.

Editor’s Review of Executioners – Score 3/10
This movie is incredibly cheap, has a bad story full of plot holes, cheesy and filmed in a grey grim manner that is just depressing.  Despite dynamic fighting scenes and a brilliant cast, Executioners starts badly, stays bad and finishes badly. The only reason you don’t fast forward to the end is you are hoping that Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui and Michelle Yeoh can some how salvage this movie and make it watchable. Unfortunately despite being brilliant actresses, even they can’t save Executioners. This movie was shot, edited, finished and released just seven months after The Heroic Trio which may explain why it is so appalling.

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