Hong Kong Classics DVD Synopsis: A suave and sadistic serial rapist (Mark Cheng) is terrorising girls in an apartment block and sets a trap for his beautiful neighbour (Jacqueline Ng). She enlists the help of her friend, the gorgeous Chingmy Yau (Naked Killer) as an avenging angel who will seduce the rapist and wreak revenge on him for his terrible crimes. Soon they are entangled in an erotic and deadly game of cat and mouse. Acclaimed director Andrew Lau, guided by legendary producer/director Wong Jing delivers a slick, atmospheric thriller that ignites the sexual chemistry between Chingmy Yau and her screen lover Simon Yam, which made naked Killer a Hong Kong box office blockbuster. (90 Mins)

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Views: Chingmy Yau stars as Yau Yuk Nam, a law student who helps pay for her college education by doing some modelling gigs on the side. One such job was for a television commercial called Fatty Milk, that sees her run through a forest in camouflaged hot-pants and a tube top while shooting down the bad guys. The ad attracts the attention of many fans and admirers, with one of them being Triad boss Tso and another – serial rapist and businessman, Eric. As it turns out, Yau has been studying the cases of the latter in order to learn why the most of his victims refuse to testify. Meanwhile, Yau and Tso spark some sort of a relationship after she helps save him from an attack by rival triads, which also helps her score an interview with the boss who is determined to get her into one of his movies. At the same time, Eric – now obsessed with the young actress – has bought an apartment in their block in a bid to get him one step closer to her. Although he is immediately ignored by Yau, Eric starts to switch his charm to her flat-mate Chu and soon rapes her to get at Yau. The girls force Eric into court, but his sneaky ways and manipulation turn things around in his favour that leave the victim as the criminal and Chu's life in tatters. After some time passes, Eric makes another attempt at raping Chu – this time, smothering her with a pillow and leaving her dead. Determined to put a stop to the madman, Yau makes a plan for revenge with the help of her boyfriend Tso that will push the serial rapist over-the-edge and put her own life at risk!

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Although sold in the West as a sequel to Naked Killer, the fact is that Raped By An Angel has no connection at all to the Clarence Fok directed hit film at all. And although I say no connection, I will of course go on to point out that it does star two of the original films leading actors - Chingmy Yau and Simon Yam, as well as having been penned and produced by Wong Jing himself. But as a direct sequel to the 1992 film, it could not be further from it and actually went on to have a series of sequels itself – something of which Naked Killer never really had. In fact, this Cat. 3 thriller is a much more serious affair that casts aside the fantastical elements of Fok's erotic-epic, as well as offering a more gritty style of execution as opposed the the stylised qualities from before...

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While a lot of reviewers and critics have slammed Raped By An Angel for its use of rape and violence against women, I have to say it isn't the first Hong Kong film to do so – and certainly won't be the last. Personally, and while I don't condone either of the actions obviously, I think the film is a pretty well made thriller that was created during a period of Hong Kong cinema when films like this were a dime-a-dozen. Although many film fans criticise Wong Jing's work far too harshly and unfair, in my opinion, I'm forever inspired by the range of his work and especially of that from the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. With Raped By An Angel/Naked Killer 2, Jing manages to create a taught thriller that is strengthened by a highly memorable and menacing performance by Mark Cheng. Known more for his abilities in the action department, Cheng delivers a strong role with Eric and manages to provide a character so sleazy and so manipulative, you just love to hate him. It's actually quite crazy the lengths he goes to when planning the rape of Chu, from making sure that certain witnesses see exactly what he wants them to see, to having the locks on her apartment altered so that he can access it easier – Mark Cheng steals the show in making Eric Chuck one of the most hateful bastards of 90s Hong Kong cinema, and we also get to enjoy him parading around naked with his dick in full show. Chingmy Yau, who had now taken control of the box office after her role in Naked Killer, had yet another busy year in 1993 fitting in titles like City Hunter, Future Cops, Kung Fu Cult Master, and Legend Of The Liquid Sword, alongside this for her boss and supposed lover, Wong Jing. As Yau, she does yet another great job as the ass-kicking vixen who shows she has as many brains as she does boobs.

 

Simon Yam is hilarious as the horny, larger-than-life triad boss Tso who can't get enough of Yau and will do whatever he needs to, in order to help her or keep her happy. Much like Yau, this proved to be a crazy busy year for him, starring in no less than 16 feature film productions including First Shot, Run & Kill, Holy Weapon, Future Cops, Final Judgement, The Black Panther Warriors, and A Day Without Policemen. The lovely Jacqueline Ng Suet Man stars as Chu Kit Man, who suffers the abuse of Eric before losing her life to him. Although she only starred in about 20 films over the course of her decade in the industry, Ng proved to be a fine actress and had actually appeared a few years earlier in Andrew Lau's very own, Against All, with one of her co-stars, Nick Cheung. By the time Raped By An Angel had come about, Cheung had only been in the film industry about 3 or 4 years appearing in films like Unmatchable Match, Thank You Sir, Red Shield, What A Hero, and the aforementioned Against All. Here, his role is kept to a minimum as the right-hand-man to Simon Yam's boss Tso but still gives him a chance to make an impression when needed. The hilarious Kingdom Yuen pops up for a cameo, as does the wonderful Teresa Ha Ping who plays Tso's mother. Dennis Chan appears as Yau's law teacher and Lee Siu Kay stars (for a change) as a cop. There are a number of Jackie Chan Stunt Team faces that show up throughout, but this is mostly down to the fact that Nicky Li Chung Chi was the man behind the action. While there isn't an abundance of martial action going on in Raped By An Angel, what does happen proves to be entertaining enough, although is nothing compared to what was on offer in the original Naked Killer.

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Overall: A dark and brutal tale, Naked Killer 2 is an exciting thriller with a great villain and plenty of exciting moments to keep you entertained!

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