Michelle Yeoh’s 5 best action movies to watch after Everything Everywhere

Michelle Yeoh is having a moment, and we’re all better for it. Yeoh is the star of the new “multiverse masterpiece” You Can Have Everything at OnceRecently, she brought her film star charm and extensive action movie talent into a new and exciting role. Shang-Chi, the Legend of the Ten Rings and Shang-Chi, Crazy Rich AsiansPlease see the following: Star Trek: Discovery. Up next: James Cameron’s Avatar sequels and Blood Origin, Netflix’s Witcher prequel series. It’s a great time to be a fan of one of the world’s most captivating movie stars.

Before Everything is EverywhereBefore all her successes and before she even got started, Crouching Tiger Hidden, Dragon And Tomorrow Never DiesYeoh is one of the most famous action actors in the world. She starred in some classic action movies from arguably the best era in the genre’s storied history: 1980s-’90s Hong Kong.

Yeoh, who represented Malaysia in 1983 Miss World Pageant, first got the attention of Hong Kong when she appeared with Jackie Chan in a Guy Laroche commercial. She went on to perform in about a dozen Hong Kong action movies as Michelle Khan, performing many of her own stunts and generally kicking all sorts of ass, using her skills as a former ballet dancer to seamlessly transition to being one of the world’s best screen fighters.

With You Can Have Everything at Once This weekend’s theatrical release will bring you some classics that were once part of one of our greatest screen personalities.

Ja, Madam

Here’s what it looks like: Yeoh’s first opportunity as a movie lead is also one of the standout action movies of the 1980s. Yeoh teams up with world champion martial artist Cynthia Rothrock as her co-star in this movie that is often cited as kicking off the “girls with guns” subgenre in Hong Kong action cinema. Yeoh is a Hong Kong inspector that teams up with Rothrock (a Scotland Yard detective) to solve a crime and retrieve a microfilm stolen.

What you need to watch: Yeoh and Rothrock are two of the best martial arts stars we’ve ever had, and while it’s a shame they didn’t get to make, like, a dozen more movies together, it’s a gift that we have this one. The movie is also directed by Corey Yuen, who as a child was one of the “Seven Little Fortunes” at the Peking Opera School with Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, and later gained fame for his many collaborations with Jet Li and his work as an action director on X-Men.

You can also watch these videos: Ja, Madam It is now available to rent and purchase digitally through Amazon

Magnificent Warriors

Here’s what it looks like: Indiana Jones-style adventure through Hong Kong’s 1980s movie boom in martial arts, Yeoh is an ace pilot and works alongside Richard Ng, a conman to defeat the Japanese occupation China’s 1930s.

What you need to watch:Have you ever read the description of this book? It’s Michelle Yeoh as Indiana Jones in 1930s China. The movie’s most difficult weapon is the rope dart. Michelle Yeoh plays this role and takes the film to the next level with only her screen presence.

You can also watch these videos: Magnificent Warriors It is free to view with advertisements Crackle and Asian Crush, both English dubs, are available to rent or buy digitally at Amazon

Supercop

Here’s what it looks like: The third movie in Jackie Chan’s Police Story series introduces Yeoh’s Inspector Yang, who ended up taking over the franchise in Supercop 2. When Chan’s egotistical “supercop” is assigned to a difficult undercover case, he is teamed up with the no-nonsense Yang to save the day.

What you need to watch: It is possible to get past the complicated set-up. Supercop The chemistry between its stars and its sets really works. Yeoh is excellent as the stern inspector juxtaposed with Chan’s foolhardy officer, giving the lead pairing a dynamic similar to that of many screwball comedies. There are also the stellar fight scenes and jaw-dropping stunts that epitomize a Chan movie of this era, including the above scene near the end where Yeoh jumps a motorcycle off a small hill and lands on top of a moving train (there’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse at this and other stunts in the end credits). Her kicks are outstanding in fight scenes. She is particularly notable for her overhead scorpion kicks that she does during multiple fight sequences. She talked about this movie and others in a recent GQ interview, saying “I will never be crazy enough to do those stunts again.”

You can also watch these videos: Supercop It is also available for digital rental or purchase on Amazon and Apple. Pluto TV offers a Spanish dub for free. Unfortunately, Supercop 2 It is currently not possible to rent or stream digitally, however, there are many videos on YouTube.

The Heroic Trio

Image by China Entertainment Films/Paka Hill Productions

Here’s what it looks like: Legendary director Johnnie To’s absolutely bonkers 1993 superhero movie stars Yeoh, Maggie Cheung and Cantopop superstar Anita Mui. Evil Master, an evil supervillain is taking babies as part of a plot to select the next emperor from the rest and create an army super soldiers. His plot is being enacted by The Invisible Woman (Yeoh), a brainwashed woman with an invisibility cloak who grew up as a part of the Evil Master’s cult. But when two women, including the “martial sister” from the Invisible Woman’s childhood, attempt to stop the plot, the Invisible Woman must decide where her loyalties lie.

What you need to watch: The Heroic Trio excels on the unparalleled star power of its three leads, as well as the fun it’s willing to have with the superhero genre. This movie has life and color. It’s deliriously outrageous with fantastic costuming, set design, and great genre-appropriate costumes. An illustrative example: Maggie Cheung is The Thief Catcher, a super mercenary for hire who whistles “London Bridge is Falling Down” while dispensing justice. Cheung is seen riding her dynamite-propelled motorcycle in a gun-toting leather-clad vehicle into a hostage situation. She quickly and easily kills the thugs. And another example, for flavor: Anthony Wong plays Kau, the Evil Master’s super soldier henchman who uses a flying guillotine – basically a bird cage attached to a steel rope with blades at the bottom – to decapitate people. Before you go: there are many babies in danger in this film.

You can also watch these videos: The Heroic Trio You can rent or buy digitally from Alamoon Demand. But a promised Janus Films restorationWe hope that the future will bring more opportunities. This is the sequel. ExecutionersAlso available at Alamoon Demand is the?

Wing Chun

Here’s what it looks like: Perfect marriage of martial art and rom-com. Wing ChunIt is about three women who use very different methods to survive in male-dominated society. One with her fighting skills and one with the sex appeal of her. The other with her smell. Yes, really). When a young widow arrives, the town’s stalwart defender Yim Wing Chun (Michelle Yeoh, playing the legendary figure for whom the martial art is named) and her aunt (Kingdom Yuen) take her in as the newest employee of their tofu stand. When Wing-Chun’s childhood sweetheart Leung Pok To (Donnie Yen) shows up, he mistakes the young widow for his old flame, and Wing Chun (who wears men’s clothes) for her suitor. They band together and rescue the young widow when she is kidnapped.

What you need to watch: Yeoh gets to play the “defender of the small town” archetype, and does so to perfection. It’s one of her best roles, and a showcase for all the things she excels at on-screen, combining her natural charm and charisma with her screen fighting prowess. It features much more of that latter, as it was choreographed by Yuen Wooping (an icon in martial arts), and the film is shot entirely by him. These reasons, and others, are why this movie is so special. Wing Chun rules. An FYI, though: There’s a brief uncomfortable sex scene towards the middle of the movie (not involving Yeoh or Yen).

You can also watch these videos: Wing Chun Available to Rent or Buy on Amazon (English Dub).