You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Was this review helpful to you? She plays a Shaolin monk (yep, a female Western monk complete with hair) who is given the task of guarding the reincarnation of their leader: a six year old kid. Story about an inner-city high school teacher who musters the martial arts to thwart the lure of street gangs and their seductive plague of drugs. follow: @prince_of_sun_ Travel-Loving Morning walk ... ☀️ #tr. The other follows two cops who like to ... One’s enjoyment of ‘Prince of the Sun’ will depend on one’s enjoyment, or tolerance, for Hong Kong comedy. The kid also being, sometimes realistically, put in harms way doesn’t aid things, though the dummy used when he is holding onto Rothrock in the fight scenes is so obvious it’s hilarious. Yeah, hilarious. As mad as a bag of snails is the best way to describe ‘Prince of the Sun’, a late 80s Hong Kong cash-in on Eddie Murphy’s ‘The Golden Child’, starring Cynthia Rothrock. One plot follows the revenge of a martial artist whose husband is killed. Well not really starring, as she is missing for huge chunks of the film. Way of the Gun (2000) Yeah, hilarious. Cynthia Rothrock helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun. With Conan Lee, Sheila Chan, Cynthia Rothrock, Pak Lam Cheng. The kid staying with the two social misfits gets old fast and they should have just stuck with the whole Rothrock getting the kid back and protecting him from the evil kung fu monks plot. Her constant skin crawling wailing and need to shout everything she says doesn’t help either, though it’s no excuse for the repeated “comedy” beatings she receives.
Martial artists in America battle over the possession of three ancient Chinese statues. Something is obviously lost in the translation but even if one was “to get” the humour, the film still comes off as somewhat offensive. 2 of 4 people found this review helpful. A police woman, expert and instructor in martial arts, leaves the city to stay with her dad, sheriff in a town with peace and quiet - or so she thinks. The best is a three way fight in a park, which demonstrates just how good 80s/90s Hong Kong action was.If the rest of the film had been as good as the last half hour then ‘Prince of the Sun’ would be more fondly remembered. Looking to cash in on the popularity of Steven Spielberg's mega-hits E.T. It’s a moment of awe made of beauty and styling that existed before it was created and it will last forever. I had this movie waiting since a long time to watch, im a fan of Cynthia Rothrock, saw most of her American work, and got this out of nowhere. A security specialist (Nancy Bolan) is hired to deliver a valuable computer. Took me time to finally decide to give it a go, as im not a fan of Chinese traditional stuff, i mean i love IP MAN, love SOME Chinese stuff, but the whole flying and traditional style they use usually is too much for me(crouching dragon...). But don’t worry, there is still a ton of wicked martial arts action come the final part of the film.One’s enjoyment of ‘Prince of the Sun’ will depend on one’s enjoyment, or tolerance, for Hong Kong comedy. Cynthia Rothrock helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun. LOL YEAH COOL cause this is hilarious, its probably the equivalent of NAKED GUN in term of kung fu parody. She gets plenty opportunities to show her martial arts skills. What ensues for the next forty minutes is “comedy hi-jinks” as the little rascal is taken in by wayward misfits Conan lee and Sheila Chan. In fact, it’s funnier than the actual “comedy” aspects.To be fair the “window” gag is actually quite humorous but everything else that happens is either just outright bonkers or in bad taste. Martial arts adventure about a tough FBI cop (Cynthia Rothrock) high-kicking her way to the final showdown with a Chinese Mafia boss. Cynthia Rothrock helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun. She is joined by her former lover who has plans of his own for the computer.
This eventually kicks in and almost saves the film with several rounds of break neck martial arts. Rothrock shows her stuff and goes toe-to-toe with fellow westerner Jeff Falcon (‘Outlaw Brothers’) on several occasions. There are two plots in this movie and oddly enough, they don't intersect. The “comedy” in this sense mainly constitutes of Sheila Chan getting punched, called a bitch and thrown out of a window. An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves. The “comedy” in this sense mainly constitutes of Sheila Chan getting punched, called a bitch and thrown out of a window. Prince of the Sun (1990) DEUTSCH TRAILER [HD 1080p] - YouTube Use the HTML below. But all the so called comedy, bonkers plotting and mistreatment of several characters make for tedious viewing. "To tell you the truth I don't think this is a brains kind of operation." Cynthia Rothrock helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun.