Why does Roberto wash his hair in the nightclubs urinal? I think its supposed to be funny... Why, in the same restroom, does the washroom attendant have soup in the sink for the people eat? Once again, its supposed to funny. Its just that oddball Chinese sensibility when it comes to comedy. It makes no sense. Don't even try. It'll just make your head hurt... Its pretty lightweight and offbeat little dark comedy, complete with two full blown sappy music video sequences. The seriousness of murdering wives is lifted by the downright inane antics of the two men. Sure they try to employ a few dastardly techniques to kill Fa's spouse, including piranha, cutting her in half, blowing her up, electrocuting her, impaling her with an ice dagger, and so forth, but Don Knotts makes a more formidable and threatening opponent than these two dolts. For instance, the team trainer/doctor Fa thinks is having an affair with his wife and poisoning him, is not only gay, but trying to lace his drinks with a libido cure to help out his marraige. At one point Fa and Roberto are arguing, trying to insult each other by saying all the ways they would kill each others wife with one of them saying, "I'll have her cut in two and have her upper half flogged and her lower half raped.", and the comment actually manages to be funny just because of the idiocy of the two boneheads.

Roberto is played by Kenny Bee, who also served as the films director, this also being the only film he ever directed. He is a good looking, familiar face from films like Spooky Bunch, My Heart is that Eternal Rose, The Chinese Feast and Savior of the Soul. As the wives, you couldn't ask for a better duo of soon to be superstar females, Joey Wong Chinese Ghost Story, a nearly endless stream of ghost girl roles, and The Big Heat and pop diva/actress Anita Mui Peking Opera Blues, Miracles, Herioc Trio, and Rouge. And of course, the main draw, Chow Yun Fat, who plays it goofy to the highest level, mugging it up, and throwing tantrums with the strange habit of tearing plants apart when he's angry (trust me its actually funnier than it sounds). For those only familiar with his heroic hard cop and gangster shoot em' up roles, its a real change of pace to see Yun Fat in goofy mode, but it was films like this 1986 comedy that kept him afloat until his breakout role in A Better Tomorrow the same year.

The DVD: Media Asia. This may be a slightly shorter cut? Although the film clocks in at just about an hour and a half, I read a review that mentions one or two little instances, brief, inconsequential gags that I don't recall seeing on this print.

Picture- Widescreen. One thing I've learned over the years about HK comedy is, as far as the cinematography is concerned- "Bright is Better" seems to be the motto. Such is the case here, which the transfer probably is even a tad brighter than the filmmaker intended with some scenes positively glowing. This of course lessens all the finer details such as color and sharpness. As it is, its a pretty average older film transfer, not outstanding with some, age wear, spotting and general defects that add a little more deficiency next to its already cheap (by our standards) production values. So, those familiar with HK transfers of 80's film will find it pretty average and acceptable.

Sound- Cantonese or Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1. Think every old mono soundtrack should be remixed? Well, look no further than HK discs to see either the ridiculous sound and music redubs or ,such as this case, the utter futility of remixing. They should have just stuck with the mono because the audio is still horribly canned and reverb drenched and not in the least bit dynamic. Subtitle options include English, Japanese, Chinese (traditional and simplified), and Korean with the usual fair share of mistakes and weird translations like the closing song lyrics which read, "I run with a hammer in hand. Just want to smash the bad. She kissed me but now I'm lonely. Touching my legs with my hands. I'm still lonely."

Extras- 9 chapters--- Film Synopsis and Cast and Crew Info--- Trailers for the film, plus Seventh Curse and The Fun, The Luck, and the Tycoon.

Conclusion: Probably best suited for HK purists only, those familiar with HK comedy. Its not laugh out loud hysterical so I don't think its a good introduction to HK comedy. The transfer is pretty mediocre, acceptable, but mediocre, making this fall into the entertaining rental category, or a purchase if your an HK comedy/Chow Yun Fat completist.