'Hard To Kill' aka 'Zhi zun te jing' (1992) – Phillip Ko.

Set in the sultry, hectic urban environs of Manilla, this sadly obscure HK actioner concerns the nefarious drug dealing machinations of Lo Tat (Phillip Ko) and Teflon tough cop, Co Chi Pang's (Robin Chou)beleaguered attempts to extradite him to Hong Kong. Flawed, but certainly not without interest, Hard To Kill's cinematic highlights, perhaps, don't include the prosaic text, and wanton 'comedic' buffoonery of bungling Manilla Cop, King Kong (Chun-Wah Lee)!!!

The lion's share of entertainment comes from the plentiful, conspicuously bloody, squib-happy gun battles, and the agile, steely martial arts brutality of hypertrophic action hero, Robin Chou. A goodly number of the more excitingly choreographed, dazzlingly athletic fights feature quicksilver Japanese action heroine, Yukari Oshima, and rabid fight fans are treated to a satisfyingly slam bang climax. I enjoyed Hard to Kill's exploitative admixture of dynamic stunt work, splashy heroic bloodshed mayhem, and swift, spleen-shreddingly savage kung Fu bellicosity! While the bouncy score appears to be an amiable selection of synth heavy library music, I found the melodic main theme to be rather effective.