Although it might be dated 40 years ago the action scene provided and comedy sketches still can crack a laugh or two in it .. the storyline is simple but the action scene were not.. Sammo Hung dance sequences is amazing.. George Lam deadpan comedy were hilarious
Michelle Yeoh debut film as a teacher was great... the interaction between in the classroom was emotional and touching too
Stanley Fung and Deannie ip supporting roles were funny
I would not say it's great but definitely worth your time..
it's hard to find it in a better quality only DVD version available and hopefully it will get restored in at least a 720 or 1080 version one day.
Plot summary
Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money and decide to retire. Three years later they both receive letters from Stanley Fung, in which he informs them that he has proof of all their criminal activity and unless they do exactly what he says–he will turn it over to the cops. Fung is an ex-cop himself and is trying to get the goods on the same triad leader that Sammo and George scammed.
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Goofy but good
Decent movie from Sammo Hung
(1984) The Owl Vs Bumbo
(In Chinese with English subtitles)
ACTION/ COMEDY/ DRAMA
Decent Sammo Hung Kam Bo feature as a professional bank robber "Bumbo" which is just a code name whose just stolen a great sum of money from the bank only to submitted to some gangsters. An anonymous caller then calls him up then tells him to do specific duties and one of them was to meet another professional thief code name "Owl" played by George Lam and are instructed to teach/ encourage a group of unfortunate/ impoverished kids to seek for some employment with one of two instructors Michelle Yeoh. Upon watching this film, they're a lot of Hollywood influences, particularly "Blackboard Jungle", "to Sir With Love" and "Singin' In The Rain" which is nothing more than a backdrop to showcase comedic situations and some fighting which I liked to see more of since some of the comedic stuff doesn't always work.
A reasonably fun, but far-from-essential Sammo comedy.
A pair of likable thieves, Owl (George Lam) and Bumbo (Sammo Hung), are blackmailed by ex-cop Inspector Fung (Shui-Fan Fung) into volunteering at a juvenile detention centre, where the duo fall for two pretty employees at the centre (Deannie Yip and, in her first movie role, Michelle Yeoh), teach the unruly kids how to find a job, and foil a major smuggling ring led by the evil Au Gan (James Tien).
Owl vs Bumbo is unlikely to qualify as an essential Sammo Hung movie for most martial arts fans unless they have a particular yearning to see its portly star performing aerobics in a spandex leotard and legwarmers (in which case they should seek immediate help!). What we get is a typically daft knockabout Hong Kong comedy with a heavy dose of cloying saccharine sentimentality, but not nearly enough impressive kung fu scenes.
After lots of mildly entertaining silliness, the highlight of which is an impromptu Fred Astaire-style dance routine by Sammo, the film culminates with the obligatory showdown between the good-guys and the nasty criminal gang where Sammo finally gets to kick some serious butt, aided by the kids from the reform centre who turn up on BMX bikes to lend a hand.
5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.