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* MartialArtsUniform: One scene in the movie is set in a martial arts school, with Siu-fung wearing this type of uniform. She's a black belt, naturally.
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** One of Siu-fung's few fight scenes have her using a rope as an ImprovisedWeapon against Eddie's mooks, which she uses as [[WhipItGood a whip to beat up plenty of opponents]].

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** One of Siu-fung's few fight scenes have her using a rope as an ImprovisedWeapon against Eddie's mooks, which she uses as [[WhipItGood a whip to beat up plenty of opponents]].opponents.
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* SimpleStaff: The one-on-one duel between Eddie and Siu-fung's father had both of them picking up long poles and attacking each other, although Eddie's pole has two hooks on its front.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Cheung's father, after falling forward, right into Chi-shing's elbow blade which he held upright deliberately]].

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Cheung's father, Cheung, after falling forward, right into Chi-shing's elbow blade which he held upright deliberately]].
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* GrievousBottleyHarm: Leung beating and flogging an underling of his... using three bottles. Which he smashed on the underling's arms and head, the last hit which kills said underling.
* MacheteMayhem: Plenty of characters, from Chi-ho and Chi-shing, and faceless mooks, uses machetes as weapons to slice and dice.

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* GrievousBottleyHarm: Leung Cheung beating and flogging an underling of his... using three bottles. Which he smashed on the underling's arms and head, the last hit which kills said underling.
* MacheteMayhem: Plenty of characters, from Chi-ho and Chi-shing, and faceless mooks, uses machetes as weapons to slice and dice. Chi-shing actually gets to do some machete DualWielding in the final scene.
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* GrievousBottleyHarm: Leung beating a flogging an underling of his... using three bottles. Which he smashed on the underling's arms and head, the last hit which kills said underling.

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* GrievousBottleyHarm: Leung beating a and flogging an underling of his... using three bottles. Which he smashed on the underling's arms and head, the last hit which kills said underling.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Cheung, who had no qualms attacking Siu-fung, as well as Ciu-fung;s close friend Mimi, a non-combatant and civilian, the the extent of [[spoiler: killing Mimi by kicking her backwards, smashing her head through a thick glass window]].

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* WouldHitAGirl: Cheung, who had no qualms attacking Siu-fung, as well as Ciu-fung;s Siu-fung's close friend Mimi, a non-combatant and civilian, the the extent of [[spoiler: killing Mimi by kicking her backwards, smashing her head through a thick glass window]].
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--> (Cue GilligansCut showing Chi-ho resurfacing on a beach nearby Hong Kong, alive)

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* WouldHItAGirl: Cheung, who had no qualms attacking Siu-fung, as well as Ciu-fung;s close friend Mimi, a non-combatant and civilian, the the extent of [[spoiler: killing Mimi by kicking her backwards, smashing her head through a thick glass window]].

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* WouldHItAGirl: WouldHitAGirl: Cheung, who had no qualms attacking Siu-fung, as well as Ciu-fung;s close friend Mimi, a non-combatant and civilian, the the extent of [[spoiler: killing Mimi by kicking her backwards, smashing her head through a thick glass window]].
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''New Killers in Town'', also known as ''New Kids in Town'' or the rather odd title, ''Master of Disaster'', is a 1990 Hong KOng action movie directed by Lau Kar-leung (who co-stars in the movie as well) starring Chin Siu-ho (''Film/TaiChiMaster''), Andy Cheng, and Creator/MoonLee.

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''New Killers in Town'', also known as ''New Kids in Town'' or the rather odd title, ''Master of Disaster'', is a 1990 Hong KOng Kong action movie directed by Lau Kar-leung (who co-stars in the movie as well) starring Chin Siu-ho (''Film/TaiChiMaster''), Andy Cheng, and Creator/MoonLee.


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* TheCameo: Jackie Chan in the ''Master of Disaster'' edition of the film.
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* NerdGLasses: On Chi-shing, the younger brother. But when the going gets tough (such as getting a punch which breaks half of his specs), then TheGlassesComeOff as Chi-shing flings his specs aside and start kicking serious ass.

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* NerdGLasses: NerdGlasses: On Chi-shing, the younger brother. But when the going gets tough (such as getting a punch which breaks half of his specs), then TheGlassesComeOff as Chi-shing flings his specs aside and start kicking serious ass.
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[[caption-width-right:350:That's one heck of a BadassFamily!]]

''New Killers in Town'', also known as ''New Kids in Town'' or the rather odd title, ''Master of Disaster'', is a 1990 Hong KOng action movie directed by Lau Kar-leung (who co-stars in the movie as well) starring Chin Siu-ho (''Film/TaiChiMaster''), Andy Cheng, and Creator/MoonLee.

The brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing, having completed their training at a Beijing Military Academy, returns home to Hong Kong where their younger sister, Siu-fung (Moon Lee) and father (director Lau Kar-leung) awaits, and both brothers hopes to find a better career after graduation from military school. But when the brothers ends up getting involved in drug smuggling ring led by mob boss Eddie, they have to fight their way out.

Fun fact: One of the international release special editions, titled ''Master of Disaster'', has three additional scenes in the movie, which is spliced from the unrelated Creator/JackieChan movie ''The Protector''. Jackie Chan does appear a few times in the stock footage, overlapping with TheCameo as Chan's characters NEVER interacts or even shared screentime with the main cast (which is understandable, since that's footage from a whole different film altogether).

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* ChekhovsSkill: Chi-ho's ability to gather all his muscles in his neck, making his throat completely impenetrable to sharp weapons. [[spoiler: It saves him from being stabbed through the throat when Eddie tries to shove a sharp bamboo pole in an attempted ImpromptuTracheotomy attack]].
* ClothingDamage: When Eddie fights against the father, the father whips out a short cane as an ImprovisedWeapon... which can inexplicably shred clothing with a single swish. Five seconds into the fight Eddie's coat is in shreds, causing Eddie to furiously rip off his coat for a WalkingShirtlessScene.
* CoolOldGuy: Chi-ho, Chi-shing and Siu-fung's father, played by director and veteran action choreographer Lau Kar-leung, who can kick a ton of ass in the final battle and even [[spoiler: killing the BigBad, Eddie personally]].
*DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.
* TheDragon: Cheung, to Eddie, who carries out most of Eddie's direct orders and is seen leading the mooks. Naturally, the brothers [[ItsPersonalWithTheDragon have a beef with him instead of Eddie]] since Cheung is the one who kidnapped their sister Siu-fung after threatening her repeatedly.
*FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: Leung beating a flogging an underling of his... using three bottles. Which he smashed on the underling's arms and head, the last hit which kills said underling.
* MacheteMayhem: Plenty of characters, from Chi-ho and Chi-shing, and faceless mooks, uses machetes as weapons to slice and dice.
* NerdGLasses: On Chi-shing, the younger brother. But when the going gets tough (such as getting a punch which breaks half of his specs), then TheGlassesComeOff as Chi-shing flings his specs aside and start kicking serious ass.
*IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Cheung's father, after falling forward, right into Chi-shing's elbow blade which he held upright deliberately]].
* KnowsTheRopes:
** One of Siu-fung's few fight scenes have her using a rope as an ImprovisedWeapon against Eddie's mooks, which she uses as [[WhipItGood a whip to beat up plenty of opponents]].
** [[spoiler: In the final action scene when the NotQuiteDead Eddie tries to ambush Chi-ho and Chi-shing, their father quickly throws a small pistol tied to a rope at Eddie, which the confused Eddie catches... just as the father pulls the rope attached to the trigger]]. Cue BoomHeadshot
* MartialArtsUniform: One scene in the movie is set in a martial arts school, with Siu-fung wearing this type of uniform. She's a black belt, naturally.
*NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.
* PapaWolf: When Siu-fung gets captured by Eddie and his mooks, her father personally joins the fray, beating up legion upon legion of mooks with ease, and even giving BigBad Eddie a hard time. [[spoiler: And killing Eddie at the end of the fight]].
* PoolScene: Eddie's introduction have him in his mansion's swimming pool rising out of the water, allowing for a rare male SexySurfacingShot.
*ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.
* PrettyLittleHeadshots: [[spoiler: On Eddie. Delivered by the brother's father. Using a rope]].
* RetiredBadass: Siu-fung's father, played by director and action veteran Lau Kar-leong. Who when pushed beyond the boundary, can easily kick shade after shade of ass, as Eddie found out the hard way.
* RuleOfPool: After Eddie's introduction near his private swimming pool, a failed underling reports of him allowing the brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to escape. For his efforts, the underling ends up getting the snot beaten out of him before being shoved into the pool.
*ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.
* SimpleStaff: The one-on-one duel between Eddie and Siu-fung's father had both of them picking up long poles and attacking each other, although Eddie's pole has two hooks on its front.
*SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.
* SoftWater: Siu-ho, being pursued by henchmen to the edge of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge, and facing pistol-wielding enemies pointing guns on him, ends up jumping off the bridge some few hundred meters into the Bay of Hong Kong. He survives the fall.
--> '''Henchman''': "Huh, didn't expect him to jump like that... lets go. He must be dead after this."
--> (Cue GilligansCut showing Chi-ho resurfacing on a beach nearby Hong Kong, alive)
* TheSnackIsMoreInteresting: Eddie is constantly seen munching an apple in several scenes. In one of them, an underling brings him bad news, at which point Eddie responds by crunching the apple into bits with only one hand.
* WouldHarmASenior: Eddie gleefully orders his minions to rough up an old man on a wheelchair for getting on his bad side, and his minions gleefully obeys. Including beating the snot out of the old man, dousing him in paint thinner and [[ManOnFire setting him on fire]].
* WouldHItAGirl: Cheung, who had no qualms attacking Siu-fung, as well as Ciu-fung;s close friend Mimi, a non-combatant and civilian, the the extent of [[spoiler: killing Mimi by kicking her backwards, smashing her head through a thick glass window]].
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* DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.

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* DesignatedGirlFight: *DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.



* FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.

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* FauxActionGirl: *FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.



* IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.

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* IHaveYourWife: *IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.



* NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.

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* NothingUpMySleeve: *NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.



* ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.

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* ThePrecariousLedge: *ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.



* ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.

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* ShoutOut: *ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.



* SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.

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* SinisterShades: *SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.
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* DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.

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* DesignatedGirlFight: *DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.



* FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.

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* FauxActionGirl: *FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.



* IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.

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* IHaveYourWife: *IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.



* NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.

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* NothingUpMySleeve: *NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.



* ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.

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* ThePrecariousLedge: *ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.



* ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.

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* ShoutOut: *ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.



* SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.

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* SinisterShades: *SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.
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* DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.

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* DesignatedGirlFight: *DesignatedGirlFight: Between Siu-fung and Sophia, Cheung's right-hand woman.



* FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.

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* FauxActionGirl: *FauxActionGirl: Siu-fung, a somewhat rare example involving Moon Lee. Being played by the B-grade action film Baroness, Baroness, Siu-fung does have the prerequisite Moon Lee fight scenes, but those are all against faceless mooks and nameless randoes, and when she faces off against Cheung or Eddie, she gets beaten up rather easily. Her contribution in the film is merely to be captured (twice!) for her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing to go on the RoaringRampageOfRescue setting up the finale.



* IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.

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* IHaveYourWife: *IHaveYourWife: Siu-fung ends up being captured by Eddie, where her brothers Chi-ho and Chi-shing have to attempt a daring rescue in the climax.



* NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.

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* NothingUpMySleeve: *NothingUpMySleeve: Chi-shing's final battle against Cheung, where he is seemingly on the receiving end of a CurbStompBattle... but being a CombatPragmatist, Chi-shing packs a spring-jacked blade attached to his elbow, which pops out and slices up Cheung.



* ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.

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* ThePrecariousLedge: *ThePrecariousLedge: A chase scene between Chi-ho, Chi-shing and several mooks occurs on a ledge some several storeys about ground level, where they end up jumping from one ledge to another while mooks tries chasing after them.



* ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.

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* ShoutOut: *ShoutOut: During the fight scene between Eddie and the father, the soundtrack of ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' can be heard... just as the father imitates a few moves from Master Wong Fei-hung.



* SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.

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* SinisterShades: *SinisterShades: On Eddie, the BigBad. Constantly.

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