Her Vengeance (1988)

Simply A Masterpiece

Excellent but underrated film

Boring

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Her Vengeance is a Hong-Kong rape and revenge movie directed by Ngai Choi Lam.This movie is entertaining as hell i not gonna lie there some scene in this movie i can watch over and over without feeling bore due to the over the top acting of every actor in this movie.From the violence rape scene to the gory revenge scene it all absolutely top notch and live up to the movie name but the main problem for me is the main character played by Siu-Fung Wong.She often bring death to people around her cause she so dumb as making decisions and lack of common sense.The movie end with a awesome fight at a bar with a crippled kung fu master played by the legendary Ching-Ying Lam is the highlight of this movie and probably stick with me forever

I don't have a clue what the guy who wrote the long review saw but I'm not going to say it's not worth your time. My whole problem with the film mainly is much like the scene in Raiders where a guy with a big sword whirls it at Indy and he then just promptly shoots him! Now in this movie everyone does EVERYTHING but simply buy a huge gun and bullets. Even the guy in the wheelchair whines about killing but he could simply use a John Woo automatic and call a quick halt to these grinning thugs. In fact the woman might have done this even faster but all the elaborate acid, wires and traps well it makes for good bad movie fun but one in the forehead is faster and simpler.

Ngai Kai Lam has directed some extremely unique HK films such as "Erotic Ghost Story" and "The Story of Ricky". He handles his material with unbridled glee, smarts and enthusiasm, and isn't afraid to push all envelopes. "Her Vengeance" takes a clichéd premise and turns it on its head. A woman who works at a night club (Pauline Wong) is raped in a cemetery by a gang of repulsive thugs. To add insult to her injuries, she also receives a nasty dose of the clap. As expected, she exacts a bloody revenge on them and is assisted in her mission by a wheelchair- bound uncle (Lam Ching Ying) who annihilates the rapists with a toolbox of deadly devices. Atmospheric and tightly directed, the film is a textbook example of how to make a love budget film effectively. Wong is great as the victimized woman and the always reliable Shing Fui-on plays a truly pernicious nasty. Handsomely photographed and scored for creepiness, the film is another winner from a fine, underrated director.

"Her Venegeance" is easily one of the darkest HK films I have seen.The film is as great as I expected. Very dark and merciless and surprisingly anti-violent in its theme after all which is of course great thing and makes the film much more noteworthy piece of work. The violence is raw and the inhuman rape scene is shot in dark cemetery with incredibly dark blue lightning so the scene is as strong and intense as they come. Also veteran actor the late great Lam Ching Ying does a great role as a wheelchair bound uncle who first tries to make the protagonist forget her thoughts about revenge but after all starts to prefer revenge himself, too, and after that, the hell is on the loose and the final bloodbath is very insane again. Among the greatest HK dark thrillers of all time.So if you are a fan of extreme Asian cinema give this gem a look.9 out of 10.