Reviewed by: dandan Date: 01/18/2011 Summary: horseplay... the ten untouchable villains live in villain valley: a place set aside for those who have wronged society to live and make up for what they have done. the ten used to be regarded as heroes until two former members stole money which was intended to help flood victims. when master eva (sharla cheung), the current holder of the warrants of justice, arrives to slay the ten, her husband, yin nam tin (michael miu), steps in to defend them and the two square off and fight. the fight ends and eva retreats, but swears to raise a child to return and finish what she started in eighteen years time - the date that the next tournament to decide who holds the warrants of justice is scheduled to take place. what she leaves behind is her husband, now in a vegetative state, and her baby son, who the ten (i should really start saying eight, as they did kick out the villainous twins who stole the money) decide to raise and teach everything they know about martial arts to. any how, it's eighteen years later and fishy (andy lau) has now grown up and sets off to the tournament, with sissy to (deannie yip) and big mouth lee (ng man-tat) guiding him along the way. a path with more obstacles than just the tournament... goodness, and that synopsis covers about the first five minutes of the film only. i dread to think what else was contained in the long, untranslated bit of narration which opened the film. any how, this is an eric tsang directed, light-hearted wu xia tale; there's some action, but not a great amount, some drama, some romance, some treachery and quite a lot of humour, which is more hit than miss. beyond the cast who i have already mentioned, the main draw is brigette lin, who plays 'mr' more: the orphan raised by eva as a fighting machine who secretly longs, or so it seems, to just be a normal young lady and, maybe, to fall for andy lau. then there's francis ng, who plays the son of master kong (chang kuo-chu), the head of martial city, who also wants to win the tournament. there's also small roles for anita yuen, richard ng, fung hak-on and josephine koo. so, in the end, with this cast, script and pretty high production values, you get a very watchable little movie. there's probably not enough to appeal to those who aren't already fans of the genre and those involved, but if you're quite happy with a bit of light, humorous wu xia, then you'll probably quite enjoy this. a nice little watch.

Reviewed by: RLM Date: 05/21/2002 Summary: Light-hearted martial arts period comedy/fantasy A husband and wife team (Yim Nan Tin & Master Eva) square off in the Villian Valley (created 170 years ago as a sanctuary for villians to convert). Master Eva (Anita Mui) wants to arrest the 10 Untouchable Villians hiding there and the husband wants to follow tradition (hence the showdown). They divorce right before the fight which results in a draw (unfortuanatly for the husband - he is turned into a vegatative state). The 10 Villians (as a reward to Master Tin) decide to raise his son Fishy (Andy Lau) by teaching him all the 'bad' ways of martial arts. It turns out, they are not villians but the 10 Heros, who were framed when 1 million sent for flood relief was stolen by the 2 villians (hence the reson for them hiding out in the villian valley). 18 years pass and the result is a handsome, fun seeking lad who loves to play tricks on bad people. There is soon to be a martial arts tournament to choose the Supreme and the Heros see a chance for Fishy to catch the 2 villians and clear their reputations. Fishy and two of the heros (Big Mouth Lee & Sissy To) set out for the tournament. Along the way, Fishy gets into a series of humorous/dangerous situations. Meanwhile, during the same 18 years, Master Eva has been raising an adopted daughter (Eva More) played by Brigette Lin (who must put forward the disguise of a man as directed by Master Eva so as not to fall in love). [Fishy and Eva More are destined to meet and fall in love]. Fighters gather for the tournament, and through a series of twists and turns, there is a betrayal and Master Eva is killed - and our two lovers are on the run. An evil youth (which Fishy met in a toilet hiding out from a witch - it's too complicated to recount for such a minor point) has tricked the 2 Supremes into teaching him the Ice Palm. Finally, our two lovers (having cured Eva More and gotten married in a touching ceremony) have an energy transfer from Yim Nan Tin (who Fishy finally learns is his real dad) and go about learning the Couples Sword Technique which is the one thing that can counter the Ice Palm. Master Tin dies after the energy transfer. There is a climatic martial arts, swordsplay confrontation at the end. Somewhere in all of this, was a funny sketch where Fishy and his companions hatch a plan to rape Eva More and ruin 'his' reputation. This to be done by slipping Eva More the 'Sex Pill' (as anyone who has every watched a number of period HK films results in the need to have sex or die). The plan backfires when Big Mouth takes the pill by mistake; a horse given to him to ride to the next town so that he can go hooking'...well...Bigh Mouth makes a mistake of what the intention of the horse really was... Mayhem insues that's really a hoot to watch. I thought it touching when Brigette's character is thinking about Fishy and her maids recite a poem they have heard her say: Who will approach a cultured girl - Who will be the groom? It's very romantic and Brigette never plays the star-struck lover better. This type genre film (the comedy/action period movie) is similar to Flying Dagger (which I did like better than this film) and Forbidden City Cop (which I also liked better than this film). However, Handsome Siblings was funny and exciting consistently througout the film and I did have a desire to see the ending and know what happened to everyone. I enjoyed it and thus it gets: 6.5/10

Reviewed by: ksbutterbox Date: 04/19/2002 Summary: Not Bad, but lags in the Middle.. This has just about everybody whether seasoned or destined for superstardom (ie.,Anita Yuen in a very early role). Yet, the comedy bits really suck at times.(Why they always ruin movies like this I'll never figure out?!?) Anyway, the production is top notch..much better plot than "Flying Daggers" type of wuxia parodies. Still, with this cast,.. they could've made a classic but didn't. Worth the watch.

Reviewed by: Sydneyguy Date: 05/21/2001 Summary: Pretty good Don't expect GREAT action scenes when you watch this!! This movie is very light hearted and not taken seriously at all, even though the begining scenes may suggest that it is!! The movie seems to fly past real quick, and thats because it sort of lacks some plot...........but apart from this it is quite funny!! Andy Lau has never been so happy and the rest of the cast!! Don't expect great fighting in this, because the focus is not on that, but rather the funny characters!! If you want great swordplay, look elsewhere!! 7.25/10 Reviewer Score: 7

Reviewed by: pjshimmer Date: 04/19/2001 Summary: Make sure you do NOT get the wrong version As much as I loved this movie, I was 'shocked' to find out there are several dubs of the movie. Well, yesterday the most horrible with Mandarin dub came in the mail, and it just wasn't the same. The team is the same who also dubbed the screwy Mandarin to Royal Tramp II and Legend of the Liquid Sword. Man did it suck! It was like a totally different movie, and at most a [5/10]. PLEASE DO NOT GET THIS VERSION! The people talk without any emotion or professionality, as if just mumbling some words out. At least you can show some sadness when somebody dies, but no; it all sounds the same! If you get this version no wonder you thought the movie sucked! I'm glad I saw the good Mandarin edition first.

Reviewed by: pjshimmer Date: 03/26/2001 Summary: A Personal Favorite! I loved this movie. Lots of action and humor (for those who preceive correctly), not to mention great romanctic moments, like most movies with Andy and Brigitte. The part where Andy(Xiao Yu'er) makes his loosely-connected speech in order to save his masters is just one of the funniest momments ever in movie history!! [7/10 for HOW GOOD I THINK IT IS, WITHOUT PERSONAL OPINION/HOW GOOD AN AVERAGE PERSON MIGHT RATE] [10/10 for HOW MUCH I LIKED IT, PERSONALLY]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 During the Tang Dynasty, a kung fu tournament was held once every18 years, with the winner declared the leader of the land until the following tournament, as long as he showed himself to be an uprighteous person. But a tournament with such high stakes brings out far from uprighteous behavior from most of the perspective leaders. [Reviewed by Rim Films Catalog]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 Andy Lau plays the son of Eva/Yee Fa (Cheung Man), who was raised by eight of the Ten Untouchable Villains after Eva's husband divorces her and becomes a vegetable in the ensuing fight. Andy goes off to become the Supreme of the Martial World and to prove the people who raised him innocent by catching the Twin Villains who really committed the crimes. Lots of good flying people action, decent comedy and plot. Major loose ends, though, so watch for a sequel. [Reviewed by Anonymous]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 (2.5/5) [Reviewed by Brandon S. Ou]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 Yet another early-1990s wuxia pantomime based on a Gu Long novel. Not too bad, but not too great, either. Anita Yuen's role is very minor (it's her second movie). [Reviewed by Iain Sinclair]