DVD Review: The Royal Tramp Collection

The Royal Tramp Collection
The Royal Tramp & The Royal Tramp 2
1992
Directed & Written by Wong Jing
Adapted from the novel by Louis Cha
Starring Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, Ng Man-Tat, Nat Chan, Sandra Ng, Chingmy Yau, Brigitte Lin, Elvis Tsui
Dragon Dynasty
Available February 12, 2008

Political strife is dividing the current reign of China during the Ching Dynasty, as the Emperor believes that one of his top advisors Obai is planning to kill him, and the Society Of Heaven And Earth is plotting to overthrown the government and return power to the Ming Dynasty. Enter Wei Siu Bo (Stephen Chow), a charismatic and manic con man with no allegiance save to himself who has no martial art skills but has a mastery over wordplay. By fate and perchance, Bo is swept up by Heaven And Earth to infiltrate the palace and steal a book that contains the secrets which will allow the anti-government society to defeat the Emperor. Instead, Bo becomes friends with the Emperor and his sister. As secret attacks and double crosses plague the palace, Bo is able to take advantage of one situation after another to gain the confidence of the Emperor and uses his wit and dumb luck to maneuver out of one deadly situation after another. But he is unaware that there is yet another plot underway to take over rule of China, and that the saga of the Royal Tramp could be over just as quickly as it started!...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!