Why so much hype?

A Disappointing Continuation

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The movie does have some plot-holes, not everything is fully explained, but if you can overlook that then you might like this film. It's a cute little mystery-horror film that is intriguing in spite of it's flaws. The script writers seemed to write this one fairly quickly but somehow that is part of the charm of the film.Lugosi tends to pour his heart into playing his character roles - Mr. Wong is no exception. Mr. Wong is seemly a really nice guy but he does have a bad side... a very bad side. The character is likable in a wicked sorta way. You don't won't to get on his wrong side.I have to say the costumes are beautiful... so are some of the sets!! Overall I liked the film. I found it fun to watch.6.5/10

This isn't the Mr. Wong made famous by Boris Karloff a few years later but stars Bela Lugosi as the titular hero. Featuring Wallace Ford as a wisecracking reporter so popular back in the 30's, the plot revolves around Bela's trying to get the 12 gold coins of Confucius so he can become the ruler of a province in China. Bela makes little to no attempt to disguise his thick Hungarian accent, even when speaking in pidgin English, and the result is rather humorous. There's a lot of milling around on the typically cheap, tiny Monogram sets and the dialog is pretty lame too. My "B" Movie Meter: 4* (add one star if you are a die-hard Lugosi fanatic)

I can't believe the relatively good ratings this one is getting - I find it unwatchable. I'm a big Charlie Chan fan, and i'll defend the series against all charges of racism, but this stinker is beyond defending. The only redeeming factor is that it insults the Irish cop as much as the Chinese characters. This is a film that consists entirely of stereotypes - the wisecracking reporter, the pretty love interest who puts off the 'hero,' the half-wit Irish cop, the nefarious orientals - all that's missing is the cowboy in the white hat.Don't confuse this with the Boris Karloff Wong series - the difference is like night and day.

I'm not sure whom of five people to hate: the director? one or more of the people given the writing credits? In any event, this is one of those movies that fairly actively insults the viewer by having the ostensible hero repeatedly be implausibly foolish -- as if drunk through-out the entire story. On top of this, the movie is awash with offensive ethnic stereotypes, and with obviously Caucasian actors pretending to be Chinese by looking filthy and acting sub-human. The Chinatown is made to seem as if it were literally over-run with villains, so that Wong's henchmen are to be found on every balcony and in most doorways. The banter between the hero and his love interest is not so much a volley of witticisms as it is an inept logomachy.I paused the movie repeatedly, wanting to recover from sequences of stupidity before slogging onward.