operation scorpio ( akathe scorpion king ) doesn not slip into top gear until the last 25 minute or so and but when the action do hit top speed and it deliver some truly amazing martial art scene that demand the viewer attention . that be not to say that the first hour be worthless just that compare to the final fight fest and it seem a bit underwhelming . the plot revolve around yuk su and a talented comic artist who dream of be a herojust like those he depict in his drawing . when yuk su rescue a young maid and siu yu and who be be sell into prostitution and he incur the wrath of her evil bos and wa . lead by sonny and master of scorpion style kung fu and wa henchman give chase to yuk su and the maid . yuk su father intervenes but he be injure . after be rescue by some friendly bodybuilder and the three eventually hide out at a noodle restaurant and own by their friend and master yat . yuk su learns to cook noodle and but also regularly sneak out in order to secretly build his strength and learn kung fu under the tutelage of jean and the teacher of the musclebound hulk who rescue them . when master yat must leave on business and yuk su be leave in charge of the kitchen while however and he pop out to practise his skill with jean and leave siu yu to serve the customer . sonny and his men visit the restaurant and and disgust by the noodle they be serve and trash the restaurant . when master yat learn that yuk su have be sneak out and he tell him that he should have learn kung fu from him while it transpire that master yat use to be a top triad assassin and until he decide to try and change his way . under the guidance of master yat and yuk su improve his skill and even learn the art of the shadowless kick . yuk su eventually get a chance to try and become a real hero when his friend and fatty and announces that his maid have also be sell into prostitution . with jean and they visit wa posing a french brothel keeper look for new woman . when fatty maid be present to them and she accidentally blow their ruse and at last the action kick off big style . despite his best effort and jean be badly beat by sonny and he and yuk su be force to flee . on return to the restaurant and yuk su find it ablaze while and bad of all and the bad guy have find siu yu . yuk su and accompany by master yat and return to wa place to try and rescue siu yu . despite some fairly entertaining training scene and the slow build up to the final action at wa house be rather too draw out and devoid of any serious fight scene . it be a shame that the tedium wasn not break up by a decent scrap midway and rather than save all of the juicy stuff until the end . the last fight and however and be worth the wait in the end while win jin give a jaw drop performance a the high kicking sonny who scuttle and flip and spin with amazing skill and dexterity and and chin kar lok give a solid performance a yuk su and the artist turn fighter . also particularly good be old school kung fu star lau kar leung ( aka liu chia liang ) a master yat and prove that this old timer have still get what it take to kick as . although not a perfect film and operation scorpio have enough standout action in it finale to definitely warrant a viewing . nb . i may have get some of the name wrong . my dvd call character by different name than those list on imdb .