Jeff Lau Chun-wai spins this wild and woolly parody of
Wong Kar-Wai's martial arts epic
Ashes of Time, which was actually produced by Wong himself and features many of the same cast members as
Ashes. This loosely plotted film centers around the misdeeds of a pair of royals (
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Veronica Yip) looking to usurp the throne. Also appearing in this film is the bubble-headed Third Princess (Brigitte Ling Ching-hsia) who martial arts ability is dubious at best, a mysterious flying head (Tony Leung Kar-fai), and the dreaded kung fu form "Toad Has a Pee Pee." Because of
Ashes' notoriously difficult production, Dong Cheng actually beat the film to the theaters. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide