Overview: All aboard for the all-star action-packed adventure of a lifetime as martial arts maestro Sammo Hung (Heart of Dragon) brings East and West crashing spectacularly together in Millionaires� Express!

Sammo himself plays Ching Fong-tin, a former outlaw with a wild scheme to make amends with the citizens of his struggling hometown of Hon Sui: explosively derail a brand new luxury express train en route from Shanghai so that its super-rich passengers will have no choice but to spend money in the town.

He�s not the only one with eyes on the passengers� deep pockets, however; a gang of ruthless bank-robbing bandits are on the way, looking for a priceless map being guarded by a trio of Japanese samurai. Bullets and fists will fill the air in equal measure, but will Hon Sui Town be left standing?

Working at the height of his powers alongside regular collaborator Yuen Biao, Sammo makes room for a dizzying line-up of guest appearances from many of the top talents in Hong Kong action cinema, from Shaw Brothers trailblazers like Jimmy Wang Yu (One-Armed Boxer) to fresh-faced newcomers like Cynthia Rothrock.

Blu-ray Verdict: This kung-fu epic has a simple enough story line � it�s one of those old East-meets-West stories again, as myriad characters including Japanese, bandits, bank robbers, police, prostitutes, and fugitives meet up in a border town in the early 20th century.

However, it�s strength lies in the cast, which manages to round up just about every Hong Kong star of the 1980s (with the notable exception of Jackie Chan) and throws them into a fast-moving plot that�ll quickly have you head scratching!

After Hung battles various villains against a snowy backdrop in the film�s bravura opening sequences, the action winds down for an hour while we take in some typical Chinese comedy, in a small run-down town and on board a steam train.

The laughs come thick and fast and many are of the bizarre type that we know and love from the films made by Hung, Chan, and Biao during this decade. My favorite is the everyone hides in a room joke that seemingly turns up in every film in this genre, most notably in Project A, Part II as well.

The film�s best bit is undoubtedly the twenty-minute finale, in which all of the fighters finally come together in a massive brawl between town folk and bandits. There�s stunt work aplenty, tons of smashing scenery, and Biao performing some of his best high-flying manoeuvres! His jump from a burning building is undoubtedly impressive, but for me this is topped by his spin off the balcony at the film�s climax!

The cast is evenly matched with comedians like Eric Tsang (as a convict) and Richard Ng (as a Lothario) on one side and top-notch fighters like Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton (complete with Painful? catchphrase) on the other.

Biao goes hand to hand with super villain Dick Wei in one bone-smashing encounter while top kicker Hwang Jang Lee pops up to create some samurai carnage. The rest of the cast is packed with familiar faces including Yuen Wah, Lam Ching Ying, Wang Lung Wei, Yukari Oshima, and Bolo Yeung, all who do their bit.

Another standout is Sammo�s run-in with Cynthia Rothrock, which is itself brief, but brutal! All in all, the finale livens an otherwise good film, turning it into a minor masterpiece, with one of the best martial arts endings of all time!

New 2K restorations by Fortune Star
Four different versions of the film, including a recently-assembled �hybrid� edit
Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Gilbey
Illustrated collectors� booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jonathan Clements and David West
Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Sam Gilbey

DISC ONE:
High Definition (1080p) presentations of the original Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Extended �International� Cut
Original lossless Cantonese mono audio on both cuts, plus English mono audio for the Extended Cut
Optional English subtitles for both versions
Commentary on the Theatrical Cut by Frank Djeng
Commentary on the Extended Cut by Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
Select scene commentary by star Cynthia Rothrock, moderated by Frank Djeng
Three video interviews with Cynthia Rothrock
A New Frontier and Express Delivery, two archive interviews with Sammo Hung
Way Out West, an archive interview with Yuen Biao
On the Cutting Edge, an archive interview with star Yukari Oshima
Alternate English opening and closing credits
Trailer gallery

DISC TWO (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE):
High Definition (1080p) presentations of the English Export Cut and the recent Hybrid Cut (combining footage from the Theatrical and Extended Cuts for the longest possible version)
Original lossless English audio for the Export Cut, and lossless Cantonese mono for the Hybrid Cut
Optional English subtitles for the Hybrid Cut

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