Angel (1987)
- Original title
- 天使行動
- Directed by
- Teresa Woo
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film, girls with guns
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R18+
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A team of female assassins takes on dangerous missions. The film follows their exploits in Hong Kong.
energeticcheesyfast-pacedstylishplayfulcampyretroaction-packed
What happens
Angel (Chinese: 天使行動; Jyutping: Tin1 si3 hang4 dung6, transl. "Angel Operation") is a 1987 Hong Kong action film inspired by Charlie's Angels which stars Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima. The film is noted for launching the careers of both Lee and Oshima. Angel has also been credited with establishing the girls with guns action film subgenre along with Yes, Madam (1985). The film was followed by two sequels: Angel II (1988) and Angel III (1989). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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She Shoots Straight (1990)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.