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	Wheels On Meals "Sammo ain't no Steven Spielberg when it comes to pacing or characters. However, he IS the Spielberg of the fight scene." - Dan-O Wheels On Meals (1984) AKA: Million Dollar Heiress, Spartan X, Weapon X, Meals on Wheals Director: Samo Hung Kam-Bo Producer: Leonard Ho Koon-Cheung Writer: Samo Hung Kam-Bo Action Director: Samo Hung Kam-Bo Cast: Jackie Chan (Sing Lung), Samo Hung Kam-Bo, Yuen Biao, Lola Forna, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Wu Ma, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan Running Time: 107 min. Plot: Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao have a booming Chinese lunch-truck business in Barcelona, Spain. Samo Hung plays a muddled detective trying to solve a case involving a mystery woman called Gloria. As Samo discovers the villainous elements that try to prevent him from finding Gloria, he runs into Jackie and Biao. The three dispense with the criminals, find Gloria, and manage to become friends through this action-packed and hysterically funny ordeal. Reviews KLOTERA'S REVIEW: I personally find this to be the most overrated Jackie flick there is. The endless praise laid upon the film set me up for nothing more than utter disappointment upon viewing the film. The basic plot premise is somewhat interesting. Unfortunately, the screenplay itself is boring as hell. I found myself constantly looking at my watch during the film. There is some decent comedy, though, mostly from Jackie and Yuen Biao's characters humorous bickering. Action is little until the end of the film. Here we get some great action, particularly the famous Jackie/Benny fight. Still, its not enough to redeem the film totally. The comedy and final fight are only barely enough to keep this boring film afloat. KLOTERA'S RATING: 6/10 SIFU'S REVIEW: This is one of my favorite Jackie Chan films. From start to finish, there isn't one minute where I was not entertained. This movie stars the famous Three Brothers: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao. Wheels on Meals is high on comedy and mild on action (except the end). The fight between Benny Urquidez and Jaith Vitali- lots of acrobatics, not much of a fight. Yuen Biao was excellent at the beginning, but seemed to be wasted at the end. Anyway, the highlight of the movie is its comedy. Richard Ng (the crazy guy w/ the bucket) and John Shum made a very memorable cameo. The music in the English Dubbed version may be a bit irritating, but it really connected with the movie (especially the Jackie/Benny fight). The dubbed version also made it much more funnier. "Since when did Sammo have a spanish accent?" SIFU'S RATING: 9/10 JAMES' REVIEW: What we have here is a fun movie. It combines the some great fights with some of Jackie's funniest moments. Jackie & Yuen run are mobile restaurateurs who know how to kick asses. There is a plot in there, but I won't bore you with the details. The fights are incredibly fast & furious! The fight between Jackie and Benny "The Jet" is now legendary. There were not too many fights, but the ones at the end are well worth the wait. Jackie, Sammo & Yuen make a great team. I would love to see them reunite for a kick-ass action/comedy. The jokes are genuinely funny, the three playing off each other like the 3 Stooges and the Marx Brothers. Did anyone else notice that Sammo didn't get ANY respect from anyone in the movie? I'm glad Tai Seng is becoming a real video company. I saw the new re-release with excellent subtitles! The only time I had to hit the rewind button was to see Jackie's moves over & over & over.... JAMES' RATING: 9.5/10 RO'S REVIEW: First the plot: Jackie and Yuen Biao are friends who run a mobile food van. They discover that Yuen's father's girlfriend's daughter (got that?) is a pickpocket. Their old friend, Samo Hung, is a P.I. who's supposed to find her and her mother. There are a gang of bad guys also after the women. The emphasis in this picture is more on comedy (there are some really old jokes in it) than on fighting and action. The fights are few, far between and FAR too short until the glorious one at the end (more on that later). But have to admit, the comedy worked for me! I thought it was hilarious, mostly because of the incredible chemistry between the 3 'brothers'. I guess that kind of rapport only comes after 10 years of training, torture and starvation together. But, man, then they're hot, they're hot! The girl is only useful to give them an excuse to fight with each other. (OK, she's beautiful, but couldn't they get somebody who has talent other than being able to come out of a shower with full makeup and hair that dries in 5 minutes? She acts like somebody told her that using her face muscles would cause wrinkles!) Although the fight scenes are short, they're sweet, and the car chase is awesome! I admit to being prejudiced when it comes to car chases. I think nobody can do them like Hollywood. This one proves me wrong! And the idea of using the facilities of their roach coach as weapons ALA the Batmobile or Bond's car was just brilliant! The final fight scenes with the 3 brothers all over the castle is wonderful. And of course, the final fight between Benny Urquidez and Jackie is a classic. I have to agree with all the hype - this fight is one of the best I've seen yet. And it's not just because of the incredible power and skill of the two opponents. A lot of the credit has to go to Samo Hung for his direction of the scene. These men don't just fight, flinging fists and chairs and feet at each other, they take time to size each other up. You can see the intelligence and purpose in their eyes, and you watch them plan their next course of attack. I believe that is what makes this scene so great. Samo's sense of pacing, which is noticeably lacking in the rest of the film (the song really has to go!), is spot on in this fight and makes this movie one of Jackie's best. If you want to buy it, I recommend Tai Seng's letterbox, subtitled version. It's good qualities and the subtitles are very clear (I've heard there are a lot of bad copies around). RO'S RATING: 9.5/10 DAN-O'S REVIEW: First off, I've gotta say this: Benny Urkidez is a first class, gold star, collector's edition ass kicker. He's the guy who shows Hollywood weekend warriors like Nick Cage how to look like they know what the fuck they're doing when they throw a punch. And while it pains me to say this, Benny would more than likely take Jackie out in a real fight. He never lost a match is his professional career as a fighter, and that's like 50 or 60+ pro fights. Yeah, you're right.... I'm gushing. Now, whether or not "Inside Kung-Fu" magazine called Benny's final showdown with Jackie in this movie "The greatest onscreen fight ever" is moot, because I don't read Inside Kung-Fu, and neither do the majority of you who're reading this. I know that if you heard that it's because you saw that anthology "The Deadliest Art", and not because you read it in the magazine. But if they did print that, then I would have to back that statement up, because I don't think I've yet witnessed a more perfect one-on-one battle scene. Sammo may make the silliest fuckin' movies in the world, which he does (if you're doubting that, watch the "Lucky Stars" movies, and then watch "Mr. Nice Guy", and then we'll chat), but goddamn if he doesn't direct a good fight scene. Well, so far, this ain't no kinda movie review; it's just me running off at the mouth about isolated aspects of the movie. Ok, the movie, as a whole, is patchy (which is typical of a Sammo Hung film). Sammo ain't no Steven Spielberg when it comes to pacing or characters. However, he IS the Spielberg/Cameron of the fight scene. His fight scenes are always kinetic, intuitive, dynamic, ingenious, and so on and so on, and the fight scenes in 'Meals' have all of those qualities, but they're spaced out a bit too far, save for the end. Specifically, I found the fight with the dork bikers waaaay too damn short, although it was spectacular in that slo-mo crane shot, but I ain't tellin' what happens, for those still virgins to this film. The cornball stuff is cute, but gets a little "too cute" in spots. The female lead here is, as always, a friggin' knockout, as any less just wouldn't do in a HK movie. The story, well, I've forgotten it already. That's how involved I was with it. Like I've said before, if you want a good story, watch Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai", or the original "Jaws". This movie is for fans to get their fight fix, maybe a couple of yukyuks, and that's it. There's one thing that confuses the crap outta me... How the hell did Yeun Biao keep his spine from flying out of his body like a cork in that stunt where, well, if you've seen the movie you know what the frak I'm talking about. DAN-O'S RATING: 7/10 (Benny vs. Jackie finale scene; 10) DJ NIXON'S REVIEW: This is one of Jackie's best without question. I simply LOVED this one, it has everything a good movie should have. Great comedy, great action, great stunts, and great fighting all in one. The beginning starts off slow but then gets into a lot of action. Yuen Biao and Sammo looked a bit different then I'm used to, but it was still a good movie. Jackie and Benny's brawl at the end was good and had a great blend of comedy and action into one. I think the end fight was a little better then the one from Dragons Forever because it was much more intense and it seemed to have a bit more comedy. Let me just highlight a couple of spots were they are the same - they both start sizing up eachother at the beginnig,Benny starts beating up Jackie and Jackie ends up taking his outer shirt off, Jackie gains the upper hand and finally takes out Benny with a blow to the face in slow motion. I still think both fights are great and are my favorites. Great movie, go buy this one. DJ NIXON'S RATING: 10/10 MASTER OF THE STICK'S REVIEW: Well, I finally got around to seeing Wheels on Meals, and it lives up to the hype. Trademark zany comedy, a skateboardin' Jackie, and a fast-food van car chase are some of the reasons why this movie kicks ass. Unfortunately, the plot sucked, and the only way to make up for that would be with an abundance of fight scenes (like in Drunken Master). Wheels on Meals doesn't deliver, and it sometimes drags between fights (It didn't help that the dubbing was awful). The biker gang also sucked, although not nearly as much as the Rumble in the Bronx punks. Any shortcomings will be forgotten, however, when you see the final battle. While Jackie dukes it out in a stellar fight with Benny "the Jet," Yuen Biao mixes it up with a standard bad guy, and Sammo Hung shows off his swashbuckling skills. All together, it just might be the greatest ending fight scene in kung fu cinema. Watch it! MASTER OF THE STICK'S RATING: 9/10 MARCIA'S REVIEW: OK, it's pretty funny, but I have to disagree with some of the high ratings other folks give this film. For me, the best part of the humor is the (apparently somewhat real) tension between Samo and Yuen Biao/Jackie. They _act_ like they've grown up annoying each other. Various points throughout made me laugh quite a bit (e.g., Samo's comment that elephants don't climb trees, or his traditional two-sword style against a European fencer), and the fights at the end are some good action, but I'd have to say it's only average overall. MARCIA'S RATING: 7/10 SHAZBOT!'S REVIEW: An OK movie that I don't think lives up to its hype. The fight against the motorcycle gang was too short. Some good comedy and a high-tech van that seemed to repair itself after every crash (must have been inspired by Sheriff Buford T Justice's regenerating car in Smokey II). While the final fight was OK, I was most impressed with a sequence with Keith Vitali and Yuen Biao. Keith chases Yuen up on a table, Yuen flips off and lands in an overstuffed chair avoiding a sweeping kick, then flips out of the chair over the table, twists, and lands on the couch as Keith does a flying kick where Yuen WAS and lands in the chair. One continuous shot! I replayed this slomo several times in awe. Better than any single JC shot, and worth seeing the movie. SHAZBOT!'S RATING: 7/10 EZWALK'S REVIEW: This was a pretty funny movie. Almost too funny for it's own good. The first half was almost fightless. The only fight was short and almost unmemorable. Except when he jump kicked the guy off the motorcycle. The second half was filled with violence. The end scene featured the famous Benny "the Jet" fight. The other fights with Samo and Yeun were equally impresive. The first half could have been better but the second half made up for the first. EZWALK'S RATING: 8/10 STOCKTON 22'S REVIEW: Am I the only one who doesn't like this movie? A year after the phenomenal Project A, the three brothers return for this surprisingly dull effort. While it is a pretty funny movie (it's almost like a kung-fu version of "Dumb and Dumber"), I don't watch Jackie Chan movies exclusively for the comedy. The laughs in a Jackie Chan movie usually serve to lighten up the mood to make the film more enjoyable, not to serve as the basis for the film's entire entertainment. There's hardly any action for the first hour of the movie, and the few action sequences that do come were over before I had the chance to sit up. Example, a motorcyle gang goes after Jackie and Yuen. Now, there's four or five mean lookin' thugs on choppers, this looks like it's gonna be totally rad. Then they head for Jackie and Yuen Biao, who both jump and kick the guys as they ride in and knock them to the ground. AND THAT'S IT! THE FREAKIN' SCENE'S OVER! ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME? There's finally action in the last half hour, but even that is pretty sporadic until the very end. The much heralded showdown between Jackie and Benny "the Jet" Urquidez is pretty slammin', especially with all the real blows that ensued during the filming. But I personally don't find Sammo Hung's direction very exciting. His fighting scenes are more realistic, but in this movie at least, it seems to come at the expense of the flashy theatrics we've come to expect from Jackie. Looking more like real life may be admirable, but it isn't very thrilling. I live in New York City, if I want to see real fighting, I can just look out the damn window. And speaking of keeping it real, what the hell is Urquidez wearing under his shirt? Foam rubber? Thermal insulation? A LIFE JACKET? No wonder Jackie got mad when Urquidez really kicked him. And while I'm being totally petty, let me bring up the subject of Sammo's perm. What the hell's that all about? I kept wondering when he was gonna put on a single glove, do the moonwalk and get the whole Michael Jackson impression over with. Overall, there's enough action that it's not a bad movie. But on the whole, it's a strenuously disappointing snoozerama. STOCKTON 22'S RATING: 4/10 DEAD CHANNEL'S REVIEW: Fking beautiful! The movie, and the young girl who plays the pickpocket (whom I read was Miss Spain at one point? Werd!) This movie has it all, definitely one of my all time Jackie movies. It's hilarious! Screw City Hunter, THIS is comedy! Think about it, the name of the company/truck? "Everybody's Kitchen". Hah! I love it! Jackie and Yuen Biao really kick some ass in this one. Hell, even Sammo kicks some motherfcking ass in this one! What more can I say? I watched it two times today already (just got it) and probably will end up watching it a third! (Not really, I'm tired as shit..) I must say though, after reading all the hype about the Benny Urquidez vs. Jackie Chan fight scene, it didn't seem like much at all. If you haven't seen this one, just don't let it build in your mind that this is one of the greatest fight scenes of all time. Sure, it's good, but damn. I must say, if you like comedy, check it. I almost had a heart attack just at the part when the food-truck jumps that hill in the beginning. Hah! Not too much fighting in this one really (well, not every 5 minutes) but enough to keep one satisfied I think. It reminded me of My Lucky Stars, mainly because I recognized a few characters. Damn I haven't seen that movie for years! Anyway, this one is great, so be sure and check it out. If not? Well, crawl in a trashcan and suffocate! DEAD CHANNEL'S RATING: 10/10 EIRIAS' REVIEW: The ghoul from Grosse Pointe Blank, who was killed by Cusack by his locker, is in this. He has a very long, spectacular fight with Jackie Chan. Apparently, this guy I assumed was just some odd-looking stuntman they'd thrown in, is the famous (or relatively famous, I've heard of him, he's doing choreography for the upcoming Soldier) Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez. He's a cool guy. He's the best thing here, which is odd, because this is a 3 brothers film, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao (who, judging by this and the much better Project A, is doomed to get the least interesting fights in 3 brothers film, but kicked ass in Eastern Condors and Millionaire's Express.) Somewhere along the line to making this film, they forgot to write a script with any sense of pace. The fighting and action is generally very good, but most of the film is spent in tepid boredom, waiting for something to happen. The comedy is almost entirely unsuccessful, the mojor exception being some sequences at a mental hospital, with lots of cameos by people I recognize. On the plus side, the musical interlude is fun, and actually has a good song. The film's a bit of a yawner in general, but that fight with Benny 'The Jet' is definitely worth sitting through the thing for -- but after it comes off the new release shelf. EIRIAS' RATING: 6/10 KISHIGAI'S REVIEW: You gotta love this movie. It mixes clever humor, awesome fight scenes, and it has the Three Brothers teamed up to fight a group of bad guys. And the soundtrack just makes you want to get up and start working out. The raid on the castle at the end of the film is so good you have to watch it over and over again. Jackie faces off against Benny Urquidez in one of the best one on one fights ever. And I thought Yuen had a cool outfit on when he was fighting Keith Vitali. Its one of Jackie's funniest movies. Even the title makes you laugh. KISHIGAI'S RATING: 10/10 CHRIS E'S REVIEW: Mixed feelings about this one. The action is spectacular but I felt there just wasn't enough of it. Someone else (sorry I forgot who) mentioned how Sammo's movies have a slow pace. I agree. Although the movie is pretty funny, it still dragged a little in between the action. The part where Jackie and Yuen are skateboarding was a waste and really stupid. Sammo should have used their skating skills in a chase or something. I was also waiting for one final showdown with the biker gang. I guess I had really high expectations for this film after hearing how great it was from everyone. So while I wouldn't rate this as a must see, I would still recommend it. Oh yeah, the fight between Jackie and Benny is definitely one of his best. CHRIS E'S RATING: 7/10 THE GREAT HENDU'S REVIEW: So many people ask me, "Hey Hendu, what's with the weird name of this Chan movie? Why isn't it called "Meals on Wheels"?" Well, I tell you here what I say to them: Because it has Jackie Chan in it, I would watch it and love it even if it was called "Grease Pit Gonzo and the Flying Flatulant Garbage Collectors". But seriously, (wait a minute, when am I ever serious), I watched this film in awe. Sure Jackie Chan was great, the comedy was superb and Yuen Biao ruled, but Benny "The Jet" totally kicked butt!! This guy is fast, fast, fast, fast, fast!!!! I would love to see him and J.C. go at it for a full hour. I could never get tired of watching the famed fight scene over and over!!! This film has all the fixin's of a great film. If I ever decide to pick my top 5 JC films, this one will be there somewhere. If all this weren't enough, the female co-star, (I forget her name), is atleaast worth a double take. She's probably one of the finest looking women Jackie has ever made a movie with. Now, for the REAL reason for the quirky title: apparently, Golden Harvest felt that movies which started with the letter M were bad luck or at the least, poor films, so they switched the words around. THE GREAT HENDU'S RATING: 9/10 (it doesn't get much better) NUMSKULL'S REVIEW: I like Samo Hung's humor and I like his fight choreography but by Buddha I hate his sense of pacing! It's not as bad as in "My Lucky Stars" or "First Mission", but this movie really has lags in places. It's mostly for comic relief, but I prefer that in small doses when there are asses to be kicked. The best bit of the humor award goes to the bum taking a shit next to Samo Hung. The best fight, of course is Jackie vs. Benny Urquidez, if only by contrast to the other stuff going on in the castle at the time. While Chan the man and Benny the Jet are going at it like a couple of mad dogs, Samo is getting slice and diced by the baron and Yuen Biao (wearing chem lab goggles?!?) is running like a madman away from some other guy. My reaction to this was pretty much the same as when Jackie's hotel room gets broken into by these two Australian guys in "First Strike", "What the hell are you running away for?!? Fight damnit!" I didn't get my mechanical bull for Christmas so now life owes me!! Grab one of them sword thingies and wipe his ass with it!!!! sigh...Maybe I'm painting an unfair picture of this movie...right before seeing it I saw John Woo's "Once a Thief" (The original, not the remake), which surpassed my expectations, while "Wheels on Meals'" fell a little bit short. But that's no excuse not to see the damn thing people! NUMSKULL'S RATING: 8/10 CLINT'S REVIEW: This ranks # 8 on my all time JC movie list. Outstanding blend of wacky comedy and excellent fight scenes. You get started with an funny scene where JC and Yuen Biao wake up and begin to train, which has a doosey of a training/fight scene. I do hate the awful sound effects though (do your arms make swooshing sounds when you do sit-ups?). Well anyway, back to the good things about the film. You have the laugh-out-loud scene in the mental hospital where one guy tells himself jokes and another who acts as an alarm clock. The great scene where they are breaking into the castle and JC climbs up the wall in a very stylish manner using poles, then once he gets all the way to the top, he gets hit in the head with a baseball. Then you have the finale with the 3 bros. Samo doesn't do much in the finale, Yuen is semi-entertaining, but JC is what makes this finale one of the greatest ever. How can Samo direct such a gem of a fight scene vs. "the jet" in this film, and in the lucky star films, have such choppy editing to ruin the fighting? Anyhoo, put this on your JC movie collection priority list. CLINT'S RATING: 9/10 ALOHO'S REVIEW: This movie was sparce on action I think and normally I would take points off, but it was hell'a funny. This movie would have done me good without the action, and I didn't even have subtitles to read. The music and expressions are jolly and enlightening. One of my favorite parts is when Sammo is twirling a stick around showing how skilled he is and ends up facing the wrong way. Other cool things the movie has is Sammo Hung with a fro and Yuen Biao with really geeky looking glasses. Another great part is the morning routine. Jackie looks as if he will take on one of those wooden men devices like he did in Rumble, but only executes one hit to complete that workout. One last thing I'd like to mention is the very first time you see the fast food van drive. A shot is prepared looking down the road and the vehicle comes into site from a knoll. A very basic shot used in a lot of movies. As the van comes into sight speeding over the knoll, it takes flight. May not sound funny now, but recognize that scene when watching the movie. Now on to the action stuff. The skateboarding is cool and so is a pursuit in the middle but what stands out is the finale. A lot of people look at Jackie Chan vs. Benny Urquidez as "Wah, the best fight made". As I watched it again, I think it is extremely overrated. I still think it's good, but it was too unorganized. Some hollywood fights get better. Sammo Hung did some fencing which was OK. I was mostly amazed by Yuen Biao's preformance. He tumbles and turns as smooth as... as... I don't know, but it's some good clean cut acrobatics. ALOHO'S RATING: 10/10 ALOHO'S REVIEW: I saw this with no subtitles and it was still great! Good story along with many funny scenes and the awsome climactic fight between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez. I'd say that it is almost up to par with Jackie Chan vs. Ken Lo. The humor was also top notch, even some tunes were funny. The three brothers preform excellent together. ALOHO'S RATING: 10/10 YUMMYSPAM'S REVIEW: By FAR the funniest movie JC ever made, Wheels also features some of the best Kung-fu ever filmed. This seem s ot be the first mvie where Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Jackie seemed to really begin tplay off each other, and enhance the movie for the rest of us. Jackie and Yuen play food vending cousins working together in Spain. Sammo plays a newly appointed detective. When they meet Sylvia, the fun starts rolling. (God, this movie treats the actress whp lays sylvia with no respect whatsoever. She has no personality, only existing as a sex object to be fought over. Thanks god nowdays we have women like Michelle Khan, who can kick the crap out of anybody). Anyway, this is another great 3 brothers flick. See it and you won't be sorry. Jackie's fight at the end with Ben Urquidez is legendary. Not quite as good as Ken Lo in DM2, but damn close. YUMMYSPAM'S RATING: 10/10

Wheels On Meals

"Sammo ain't no Steven Spielberg when it comes to pacing or characters. However, he IS the Spielberg of the fight scene."

- Dan-O

Wheels On Meals (1984)

AKA: Million Dollar Heiress, Spartan X, Weapon X, Meals on Wheals

Director: Samo Hung Kam-Bo

Producer: Leonard Ho Koon-Cheung

Writer: Samo Hung Kam-Bo

Action Director: Samo Hung Kam-Bo

Cast: Jackie Chan (Sing Lung), Samo Hung Kam-Bo, Yuen Biao, Lola Forna, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Wu Ma, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan

Running Time: 107 min.

Plot: Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao have a booming Chinese lunch-truck business in Barcelona, Spain. Samo Hung plays a muddled detective trying to solve a case involving a mystery woman called Gloria. As Samo discovers the villainous elements that try to prevent him from finding Gloria, he runs into Jackie and Biao. The three dispense with the criminals, find Gloria, and manage to become friends through this action-packed and hysterically funny ordeal.

Reviews

KLOTERA'S REVIEW: I personally find this to be the most overrated Jackie flick there is. The endless praise laid upon the film set me up for nothing more than utter disappointment upon viewing the film. The basic plot premise is somewhat interesting. Unfortunately, the screenplay itself is boring as hell. I found myself constantly looking at my watch during the film. There is some decent comedy, though, mostly from Jackie and Yuen Biao's characters humorous bickering. Action is little until the end of the film. Here we get some great action, particularly the famous Jackie/Benny fight. Still, its not enough to redeem the film totally. The comedy and final fight are only barely enough to keep this boring film afloat.

KLOTERA'S RATING: 6/10

SIFU'S REVIEW: This is one of my favorite Jackie Chan films. From start to finish, there isn't one minute where I was not entertained. This movie stars the famous Three Brothers: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao. Wheels on Meals is high on comedy and mild on action (except the end). The fight between Benny Urquidez and Jaith Vitali- lots of acrobatics, not much of a fight. Yuen Biao was excellent at the beginning, but seemed to be wasted at the end. Anyway, the highlight of the movie is its comedy. Richard Ng (the crazy guy w/ the bucket) and John Shum made a very memorable cameo. The music in the English Dubbed version may be a bit irritating, but it really connected with the movie (especially the Jackie/Benny fight). The dubbed version also made it much more funnier. "Since when did Sammo have a spanish accent?"

SIFU'S RATING: 9/10

JAMES' REVIEW: What we have here is a fun movie. It combines the some great fights with some of Jackie's funniest moments. Jackie & Yuen run are mobile restaurateurs who know how to kick asses. There is a plot in there, but I won't bore you with the details. The fights are incredibly fast & furious! The fight between Jackie and Benny "The Jet" is now legendary. There were not too many fights, but the ones at the end are well worth the wait.

Jackie, Sammo & Yuen make a great team. I would love to see them reunite for a kick-ass action/comedy. The jokes are genuinely funny, the three playing off each other like the 3 Stooges and the Marx Brothers. Did anyone else notice that Sammo didn't get ANY respect from anyone in the movie?

I'm glad Tai Seng is becoming a real video company. I saw the new re-release with excellent subtitles! The only time I had to hit the rewind button was to see Jackie's moves over & over & over....

JAMES' RATING: 9.5/10

RO'S REVIEW: First the plot: Jackie and Yuen Biao are friends who run a mobile food van. They discover that Yuen's father's girlfriend's daughter (got that?) is a pickpocket. Their old friend, Samo Hung, is a P.I. who's supposed to find her and her mother. There are a gang of bad guys also after the women. The emphasis in this picture is more on comedy (there are some really old jokes in it) than on fighting and action. The fights are few, far between and FAR too short until the glorious one at the end (more on that later). But have to admit, the comedy worked for me! I thought it was hilarious, mostly because of the incredible chemistry between the 3 'brothers'. I guess that kind of rapport only comes after 10 years of training, torture and starvation together. But, man, then they're hot, they're hot! The girl is only useful to give them an excuse to fight with each other. (OK, she's beautiful, but couldn't they get somebody who has talent other than being able to come out of a shower with full makeup and hair that dries in 5 minutes? She acts like somebody told her that using her face muscles would cause wrinkles!) Although the fight scenes are short, they're sweet, and the car chase is awesome! I admit to being prejudiced when it comes to car chases. I think nobody can do them like Hollywood. This one proves me wrong! And the idea of using the facilities of their roach coach as weapons ALA the Batmobile or Bond's car was just brilliant! The final fight scenes with the 3 brothers all over the castle is wonderful. And of course, the final fight between Benny Urquidez and Jackie is a classic. I have to agree with all the hype - this fight is one of the best I've seen yet. And it's not just because of the incredible power and skill of the two opponents. A lot of the credit has to go to Samo Hung for his direction of the scene. These men don't just fight, flinging fists and chairs and feet at each other, they take time to size each other up. You can see the intelligence and purpose in their eyes, and you watch them plan their next course of attack. I believe that is what makes this scene so great. Samo's sense of pacing, which is noticeably lacking in the rest of the film (the song really has to go!), is spot on in this fight and makes this movie one of Jackie's best. If you want to buy it, I recommend Tai Seng's letterbox, subtitled version. It's good qualities and the subtitles are very clear (I've heard there are a lot of bad copies around).

RO'S RATING: 9.5/10

DAN-O'S REVIEW: First off, I've gotta say this: Benny Urkidez is a first class, gold star, collector's edition ass kicker. He's the guy who shows Hollywood weekend warriors like Nick Cage how to look like they know what the fuck they're doing when they throw a punch. And while it pains me to say this, Benny would more than likely take Jackie out in a real fight. He never lost a match is his professional career as a fighter, and that's like 50 or 60+ pro fights.

Yeah, you're right.... I'm gushing.

Now, whether or not "Inside Kung-Fu" magazine called Benny's final showdown with Jackie in this movie "The greatest onscreen fight ever" is moot, because I don't read Inside Kung-Fu, and neither do the majority of you who're reading this. I know that if you heard that it's because you saw that anthology "The Deadliest Art", and not because you read it in the magazine. But if they did print that, then I would have to back that statement up, because I don't think I've yet witnessed a more perfect one-on-one battle scene. Sammo may make the silliest fuckin' movies in the world, which he does (if you're doubting that, watch the "Lucky Stars" movies, and then watch "Mr. Nice Guy", and then we'll chat), but goddamn if he doesn't direct a good fight scene.

Well, so far, this ain't no kinda movie review; it's just me running off at the mouth about isolated aspects of the movie.

Ok, the movie, as a whole, is patchy (which is typical of a Sammo Hung film). Sammo ain't no Steven Spielberg when it comes to pacing or characters. However, he IS the Spielberg/Cameron of the fight scene. His fight scenes are always kinetic, intuitive, dynamic, ingenious, and so on and so on, and the fight scenes in 'Meals' have all of those qualities, but they're spaced out a bit too far, save for the end. Specifically, I found the fight with the dork bikers waaaay too damn short, although it was spectacular in that slo-mo crane shot, but I ain't tellin' what happens, for those still virgins to this film.

The cornball stuff is cute, but gets a little "too cute" in spots. The female lead here is, as always, a friggin' knockout, as any less just wouldn't do in a HK movie. The story, well, I've forgotten it already. That's how involved I was with it. Like I've said before, if you want a good story, watch Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai", or the original "Jaws". This movie is for fans to get their fight fix, maybe a couple of yukyuks, and that's it.

There's one thing that confuses the crap outta me...

How the hell did Yeun Biao keep his spine from flying out of his body like a cork in that stunt where, well, if you've seen the movie you know what the frak I'm talking about.

DAN-O'S RATING: 7/10 (Benny vs. Jackie finale scene; 10)

DJ NIXON'S REVIEW: This is one of Jackie's best without question. I simply LOVED this one, it has everything a good movie should have. Great comedy, great action, great stunts, and great fighting all in one. The beginning starts off slow but then gets into a lot of action. Yuen Biao and Sammo looked a bit different then I'm used to, but it was still a good movie. Jackie and Benny's brawl at the end was good and had a great blend of comedy and action into one. I think the end fight was a little better then the one from Dragons Forever because it was much more intense and it seemed to have a bit more comedy.

Let me just highlight a couple of spots were they are the same - they both start sizing up eachother at the beginnig,Benny starts beating up Jackie and Jackie ends up taking his outer shirt off, Jackie gains the upper hand and finally takes out Benny with a blow to the face in slow motion. I still think both fights are great and are my favorites. Great movie, go buy this one.

DJ NIXON'S RATING: 10/10

MASTER OF THE STICK'S REVIEW: Well, I finally got around to seeing Wheels on Meals, and it lives up to the hype. Trademark zany comedy, a skateboardin' Jackie, and a fast-food van car chase are some of the reasons why this movie kicks ass. Unfortunately, the plot sucked, and the only way to make up for that would be with an abundance of fight scenes (like in Drunken Master). Wheels on Meals doesn't deliver, and it sometimes drags between fights (It didn't help that the dubbing was awful). The biker gang also sucked, although not nearly as much as the Rumble in the Bronx punks. Any shortcomings will be forgotten, however, when you see the final battle. While Jackie dukes it out in a stellar fight with Benny "the Jet," Yuen Biao mixes it up with a standard bad guy, and Sammo Hung shows off his swashbuckling skills. All together, it just might be the greatest ending fight scene in kung fu cinema. Watch it!

MASTER OF THE STICK'S RATING: 9/10

MARCIA'S REVIEW: OK, it's pretty funny, but I have to disagree with some of the high ratings other folks give this film. For me, the best part of the humor is the (apparently somewhat real) tension between Samo and Yuen Biao/Jackie. They _act_ like they've grown up annoying each other.

Various points throughout made me laugh quite a bit (e.g., Samo's comment that elephants don't climb trees, or his traditional two-sword style against a European fencer), and the fights at the end are some good action, but I'd have to say it's only average overall.

MARCIA'S RATING: 7/10

SHAZBOT!'S REVIEW: An OK movie that I don't think lives up to its hype. The fight against the motorcycle gang was too short. Some good comedy and a high-tech van that seemed to repair itself after every crash (must have been inspired by Sheriff Buford T Justice's regenerating car in Smokey II). While the final fight was OK, I was most impressed with a sequence with Keith Vitali and Yuen Biao. Keith chases Yuen up on a table, Yuen flips off and lands in an overstuffed chair avoiding a sweeping kick, then flips out of the chair over the table, twists, and lands on the couch as Keith does a flying kick where Yuen WAS and lands in the chair. One continuous shot! I replayed this slomo several times in awe. Better than any single JC shot, and worth seeing the movie.

SHAZBOT!'S RATING: 7/10

EZWALK'S REVIEW: This was a pretty funny movie. Almost too funny for it's own good. The first half was almost fightless. The only fight was short and almost unmemorable. Except when he jump kicked the guy off the motorcycle. The second half was filled with violence. The end scene featured the famous Benny "the Jet" fight. The other fights with Samo and Yeun were equally impresive. The first half could have been better but the second half made up for the first.

EZWALK'S RATING: 8/10

STOCKTON 22'S REVIEW: Am I the only one who doesn't like this movie? A year after the phenomenal Project A, the three brothers return for this surprisingly dull effort. While it is a pretty funny movie (it's almost like a kung-fu version of "Dumb and Dumber"), I don't watch Jackie Chan movies exclusively for the comedy. The laughs in a Jackie Chan movie usually serve to lighten up the mood to make the film more enjoyable, not to serve as the basis for the film's entire entertainment. There's hardly any action for the first hour of the movie, and the few action sequences that do come were over before I had the chance to sit up. Example, a motorcyle gang goes after Jackie and Yuen. Now, there's four or five mean lookin' thugs on choppers, this looks like it's gonna be totally rad. Then they head for Jackie and Yuen Biao, who both jump and kick the guys as they ride in and knock them to the ground. AND THAT'S IT! THE FREAKIN' SCENE'S OVER! ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME?

There's finally action in the last half hour, but even that is pretty sporadic until the very end. The much heralded showdown between Jackie and Benny "the Jet" Urquidez is pretty slammin', especially with all the real blows that ensued during the filming. But I personally don't find Sammo Hung's direction very exciting. His fighting scenes are more realistic, but in this movie at least, it seems to come at the expense of the flashy theatrics we've come to expect from Jackie. Looking more like real life may be admirable, but it isn't very thrilling. I live in New York City, if I want to see real fighting, I can just look out the damn window. And speaking of keeping it real, what the hell is Urquidez wearing under his shirt? Foam rubber? Thermal insulation? A LIFE JACKET? No wonder Jackie got mad when Urquidez really kicked him. And while I'm being totally petty, let me bring up the subject of Sammo's perm. What the hell's that all about? I kept wondering when he was gonna put on a single glove, do the moonwalk and get the whole Michael Jackson impression over with. Overall, there's enough action that it's not a bad movie. But on the whole, it's a strenuously disappointing snoozerama.

STOCKTON 22'S RATING: 4/10

DEAD CHANNEL'S REVIEW: F**king beautiful! The movie, and the young girl who plays the pickpocket (whom I read was Miss Spain at one point? Werd!) This movie has it all, definitely one of my all time Jackie movies. It's hilarious! Screw City Hunter, THIS is comedy! Think about it, the name of the company/truck? "Everybody's Kitchen". Hah! I love it! Jackie and Yuen Biao really kick some ass in this one. Hell, even Sammo kicks some motherf**cking ass in this one! What more can I say? I watched it two times today already (just got it) and probably will end up watching it a third! (Not really, I'm tired as shit..) I must say though, after reading all the hype about the Benny Urquidez vs. Jackie Chan fight scene, it didn't seem like much at all. If you haven't seen this one, just don't let it build in your mind that this is one of the greatest fight scenes of all time. Sure, it's good, but damn. I must say, if you like comedy, check it. I almost had a heart attack just at the part when the food-truck jumps that hill in the beginning. Hah! Not too much fighting in this one really (well, not every 5 minutes) but enough to keep one satisfied I think. It reminded me of My Lucky Stars, mainly because I recognized a few characters. Damn I haven't seen that movie for years! Anyway, this one is great, so be sure and check it out. If not? Well, crawl in a trashcan and suffocate!

DEAD CHANNEL'S RATING: 10/10

EIRIAS' REVIEW: The ghoul from Grosse Pointe Blank, who was killed by Cusack by his locker, is in this. He has a very long, spectacular fight with Jackie Chan. Apparently, this guy I assumed was just some odd-looking stuntman they'd thrown in, is the famous (or relatively famous, I've heard of him, he's doing choreography for the upcoming Soldier) Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez. He's a cool guy. He's the best thing here, which is odd, because this is a 3 brothers film, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao (who, judging by this and the much better Project A, is doomed to get the least interesting fights in 3 brothers film, but kicked ass in Eastern Condors and Millionaire's Express.) Somewhere along the line to making this film, they forgot to write a script with any sense of pace. The fighting and action is generally very good, but most of the film is spent in tepid boredom, waiting for something to happen. The comedy is almost entirely unsuccessful, the mojor exception being some sequences at a mental hospital, with lots of cameos by people I recognize. On the plus side, the musical interlude is fun, and actually has a good song. The film's a bit of a yawner in general, but that fight with Benny 'The Jet' is definitely worth sitting through the thing for -- but after it comes off the new release shelf.

EIRIAS' RATING: 6/10

KISHIGAI'S REVIEW: You gotta love this movie. It mixes clever humor, awesome fight scenes, and it has the Three Brothers teamed up to fight a group of bad guys. And the soundtrack just makes you want to get up and start working out. The raid on the castle at the end of the film is so good you have to watch it over and over again. Jackie faces off against Benny Urquidez in one of the best one on one fights ever. And I thought Yuen had a cool outfit on when he was fighting Keith Vitali. Its one of Jackie's funniest movies. Even the title makes you laugh.

KISHIGAI'S RATING: 10/10

CHRIS E'S REVIEW: Mixed feelings about this one. The action is spectacular but I felt there just wasn't enough of it. Someone else (sorry I forgot who) mentioned how Sammo's movies have a slow pace. I agree. Although the movie is pretty funny, it still dragged a little in between the action. The part where Jackie and Yuen are skateboarding was a waste and really stupid. Sammo should have used their skating skills in a chase or something. I was also waiting for one final showdown with the biker gang. I guess I had really high expectations for this film after hearing how great it was from everyone. So while I wouldn't rate this as a must see, I would still recommend it. Oh yeah, the fight between Jackie and Benny is definitely one of his best.

CHRIS E'S RATING: 7/10

THE GREAT HENDU'S REVIEW: So many people ask me, "Hey Hendu, what's with the weird name of this Chan movie? Why isn't it called "Meals on Wheels"?" Well, I tell you here what I say to them: Because it has Jackie Chan in it, I would watch it and love it even if it was called "Grease Pit Gonzo and the Flying Flatulant Garbage Collectors". But seriously, (wait a minute, when am I ever serious), I watched this film in awe. Sure Jackie Chan was great, the comedy was superb and Yuen Biao ruled, but Benny "The Jet" totally kicked butt!! This guy is fast, fast, fast, fast, fast!!!! I would love to see him and J.C. go at it for a full hour. I could never get tired of watching the famed fight scene over and over!!! This film has all the fixin's of a great film. If I ever decide to pick my top 5 JC films, this one will be there somewhere. If all this weren't enough, the female co-star, (I forget her name), is atleaast worth a double take. She's probably one of the finest looking women Jackie has ever made a movie with. Now, for the REAL reason for the quirky title: apparently, Golden Harvest felt that movies which started with the letter M were bad luck or at the least, poor films, so they switched the words around.

THE GREAT HENDU'S RATING: 9/10 (it doesn't get much better)

NUMSKULL'S REVIEW: I like Samo Hung's humor and I like his fight choreography but by Buddha I hate his sense of pacing! It's not as bad as in "My Lucky Stars" or "First Mission", but this movie really has lags in places. It's mostly for comic relief, but I prefer that in small doses when there are asses to be kicked. The best bit of the humor award goes to the bum taking a shit next to Samo Hung. The best fight, of course is Jackie vs. Benny Urquidez, if only by contrast to the other stuff going on in the castle at the time. While Chan the man and Benny the Jet are going at it like a couple of mad dogs, Samo is getting slice and diced by the baron and Yuen Biao (wearing chem lab goggles?!?) is running like a madman away from some other guy. My reaction to this was pretty much the same as when Jackie's hotel room gets broken into by these two Australian guys in "First Strike", "What the hell are you running away for?!? Fight damnit!" I didn't get my mechanical bull for Christmas so now life owes me!! Grab one of them sword thingies and wipe his ass with it!!!! *sigh*...Maybe I'm painting an unfair picture of this movie...right before seeing it I saw John Woo's "Once a Thief" (The original, not the remake), which surpassed my expectations, while "Wheels on Meals'" fell a little bit short. But that's no excuse not to see the damn thing people!

NUMSKULL'S RATING: 8/10

CLINT'S REVIEW: This ranks # 8 on my all time JC movie list. Outstanding blend of wacky comedy and excellent fight scenes. You get started with an funny scene where JC and Yuen Biao wake up and begin to train, which has a doosey of a training/fight scene. I do hate the awful sound effects though (do your arms make swooshing sounds when you do sit-ups?). Well anyway, back to the good things about the film. You have the laugh-out-loud scene in the mental hospital where one guy tells himself jokes and another who acts as an alarm clock. The great scene where they are breaking into the castle and JC climbs up the wall in a very stylish manner using poles, then once he gets all the way to the top, he gets hit in the head with a baseball. Then you have the finale with the 3 bros. Samo doesn't do much in the finale, Yuen is semi-entertaining, but JC is what makes this finale one of the greatest ever. How can Samo direct such a gem of a fight scene vs. "the jet" in this film, and in the lucky star films, have such choppy editing to ruin the fighting? Anyhoo, put this on your JC movie collection priority list.

CLINT'S RATING: 9/10

ALOHO'S REVIEW: This movie was sparce on action I think and normally I would take points off, but it was hell'a funny. This movie would have done me good without the action, and I didn't even have subtitles to read. The music and expressions are jolly and enlightening. One of my favorite parts is when Sammo is twirling a stick around showing how skilled he is and ends up facing the wrong way. Other cool things the movie has is Sammo Hung with a fro and Yuen Biao with really geeky looking glasses. Another great part is the morning routine. Jackie looks as if he will take on one of those wooden men devices like he did in Rumble, but only executes one hit to complete that workout. One last thing I'd like to mention is the very first time you see the fast food van drive. A shot is prepared looking down the road and the vehicle comes into site from a knoll. A very basic shot used in a lot of movies. As the van comes into sight speeding over the knoll, it takes flight. May not sound funny now, but recognize that scene when watching the movie. Now on to the action stuff. The skateboarding is cool and so is a pursuit in the middle but what stands out is the finale. A lot of people look at Jackie Chan vs. Benny Urquidez as "Wah, the best fight made". As I watched it again, I think it is extremely overrated. I still think it's good, but it was too unorganized. Some hollywood fights get better. Sammo Hung did some fencing which was OK. I was mostly amazed by Yuen Biao's preformance. He tumbles and turns as smooth as... as... I don't know, but it's some good clean cut acrobatics.

ALOHO'S RATING: 10/10

ALOHO'S REVIEW: I saw this with no subtitles and it was still great! Good story along with many funny scenes and the awsome climactic fight between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez. I'd say that it is almost up to par with Jackie Chan vs. Ken Lo. The humor was also top notch, even some tunes were funny. The three brothers preform excellent together.

ALOHO'S RATING: 10/10

YUMMYSPAM'S REVIEW: By FAR the funniest movie JC ever made, Wheels also features some of the best Kung-fu ever filmed. This seem s ot be the first mvie where Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Jackie seemed to really begin tplay off each other, and enhance the movie for the rest of us.

Jackie and Yuen play food vending cousins working together in Spain. Sammo plays a newly appointed detective. When they meet Sylvia, the fun starts rolling. (God, this movie treats the actress whp lays sylvia with no respect whatsoever. She has no personality, only existing as a sex object to be fought over. Thanks god nowdays we have women like Michelle Khan, who can kick the crap out of anybody).

Anyway, this is another great 3 brothers flick. See it and you won't be sorry. Jackie's fight at the end with Ben Urquidez is legendary. Not quite as good as Ken Lo in DM2, but damn close.

YUMMYSPAM'S RATING: 10/10