OllieSuave-007 This is a fast-paced and thrilling action flick from Hong Kong, featuring Alex Fong, Moon Lee, and Elaine Lui as the Iron Angels, martial arts-trained agents tasked to take on a drug lord and ruthless femme fatale Madame Yeung (Yukari Ôshima).Good stuff here with action mixed in with drama and suspense, and a butt-kicking finale with plenty of martial arts and gun-totting action. Likable characters and a simple but effective story line.Grade A

gridoon I had heard a lot of good things about "Iron Angels" and how it influenced the Hong Kong film industry so much that for years they were trying to cash in on its success by attaching the world "Angels" to a series of similar films. Having finally seen it, I must say I was a bit underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, the action scenes ARE spectacular and explosive, particularly a massive shootout (we're talking about HUNDREDS of bullets here) that ends with a very high jump from the roof of a house, and the climactic fight between Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima that gets seriously bloody and brutal. It's the film-making itself that leaves something to be desired: there are too many points where the film seems to lack a smooth flow from scene to scene, and becomes hard to follow. Obviously a must-see for Girls-With-Guns fans (Lee, Oshima - who brings a touch of perversity to her villainous role - and Elaine Lui all mean SERIOUS business in action), but not quite a classic of the genre IMO. Try to see it in the "Iron Angels" version, as the one titled simply "Angels" has been trimmed in moments of extreme violence. (**)

fertilecelluloid This is a stunning, epic action film with choreography and direction that is as close to perfection as anything I've ever seen.It is a hard, mean, brutal work that also features some of the best girl-on-girl fighting ever burned to celluloid.It's hard to know where to start praising it. Everything works. The basic plot line is a little CHARLIE'S ANGELS-like, but don't be fooled into thinking there's anything frivolous within these film cans.The opening gun battle in Burma's Golden Triangle sets the grim, nihilistic tone. As heroin poppies burn, we are whisked to Hong Kong where our "angels" and the chief villain, Oshima Yukari, are introduced.Directors Raymond Leung and Teresa Woo captain this project with great assuredness, style and a freshness in the staging that is staggering. The camera moves, cutting and choreography are of the highest order, as is the terrific synth score and the sharp sound design.Oshima, a sexy, vicious villain, demonstrates a penchant for torture that contrasts with the more girlish, soft personalities of the "angels". One angel, Moon Lee, is absolutely amazing in her demanding role, coming across as both sexy and totally insane.More noteworthy scenes: an ultra-violent fight between two "friends" in a parking garage; a raid on a country hideout; Oshima's final duel with an able male opponent.In the Eighties they spent big bucks on material like this. What a golden age it was.

TD Angel is an absolutely superb movie. This is undoubtedly the king of the girls with guns genre. Yukari Oshima plays probably the greatest villain of all time. The scene where she says "I am just a poor defenseless woman", before beating the holy hell out of a man is maybe my favorite scene of all time. If you want great fighting action from gorgeous leading ladies, then this film is for you!