Young and Dangerous 4

May 212013

Young and Dangerous 4 (1997) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 97古惑仔之战无不胜
Title in Pinyin – 97 Gu Huo Zai Zhi Zhan Wu Bu Sheng

Genre – Action

Subject/theme – Two triad members compete to be the head of the Tuen Mun group

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
Hong Kong – 28 March 1997
Japan – 1 November 1997

Movie Runtime – 106 minutes

Director – Andrew Lau

Cast & Role Played
Ekin Cheng – Chan Ho-nam
Jordan Chan – Chicken
Karen Mok – Wasabi / Lam Suk-fan
Anthony Wong – Tai Fai
Sandra Ng – Sister 13
Michael Tse – Dai Tin-yee
Roy Cheung – Lui Yiu

Plot
Hong Kong’s triad society is in danger of anarchy with the Hung Hing society leaderless so 6 gang leaders go to Thailand to encourage the previous leader’s brother to come back and take over. While they are in Thailand, the position of Tuen Mun gang is up for grabs when the Tuen Mun boss is murdered by renegade Lui Yiu. Chicken and a local Tuen Mun gang member Barbarian are nominated as the new leader of Tuen Mun.

A competition is set up where Tuen Mun is split into two with Chicken and Barbarian taking half each. The winner is the person who can make the most money in a month. The competition is complicated when Lui Yiu secretly supports Barbarian and resorts to deception, violence and murder. With the odds stacked against him, Chicken’s position looks precarious but he refuses to accept help from Chan.

Editor’s Review of Young and Dangerous 4 – 6/10
The 4^th edition to the Young and Dangerous series is still a cult classic but does not have the passion and flair of the previous movies. There are a number of glaring plot holes such as Roy Cheung who was turned into a human torch in the previous movie being resurrected in this instalment. Anthony Wong also has a haircut, shaves his beard and only picks his nose once which is sad. Jordan Chan’s character is made to be sulky boring which is a shame considering he made the previous movies. Sandra Ng’s role as a tough lesbian gang leader was a welcome addition.

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Passion Island

May 152013

Passion Island (2012) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 热爱岛
Title in Pinyin – Re Ai Dao

Genre – Romance and drama

Subject/theme – An island growing purple passion weed is investigated by FDA

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
China – 1 June 2012
Hong Kong – 6 September 2012

Movie Runtime – 93 minutes

Director – Kam Kwok-leung

Cast & Role Played
Simon Yam – Simon Boss
Joan Chen – Joanna
Francis Ng – Chu Yu
Janice Man – Janice
Chang Chen – Chuel Kim
Song Jia – Fan Li

Plot
Simon Boss runs an island and holiday spot called Passion Island that grows a purple narcotic plant called passion weed. This weed is under investigation by the FDA who send Joanna, Simon’s ex wife, to investigate. Two guests at the island are wheel chair bound Fan Li and her fiancé Chu Yu. Fan Li is hoping passion weed will cure the hopelessness that Chu Yu and she feel. The other two people on the island are Janice who is Simon’s god daughter and the man she is guiding, Korean Chuell Kim.

The plot revolves around the interaction of these six characters and includes a massive DVD collection, paintings by corn eating monkeys and urinating on a stolen car.

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Law Chi-leu

May 142013

Law Chi-leu Director Information

Names
English name – none
Chinese name –罗志良
Pinyin – Luo Zhi Liang

Details
Place of Birth- Hong Kong

Filmography for Chinese Movies and Films

2012 The Bullet Vanishes
2010 Curse of the Deserted
2007 Kidnap
2005 Bug Me Not!
2004 Koma
2002 Inner Senses
2000 Double Tap
1996 Viva Erotica

Kung Fu Dunk

May 142013

Kung Fu Dunk (2008) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 功夫灌篮
Title in Pinyin – Gong Fu Guan Lan

Genre – Action

Subject/theme – a young kung fu student is drawn into the world of basket ball

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
Hong Kong – 7 February 2008
China – 8 February 2008
Japan – 16 August 2008

Director – Chu Yin-ping

Cast & Role Played
Jay Chou – Shi Jie
Eric Tsang – Zhen Wang Li
Charlene Choi – Lily
Ng Man Tat – Master Wu
Bolin Chen – Ting Wei
Baron Cheng – Xiao Lan
Wang Gang – Wang Bao

Plot
Shi Jie was abandoned as a baby next to a basket ball court and grew up in a Kung fu school. One night while completing a task for his master, he demonstrates his throwing skills to a passing down on his luck hustler Wang Li. Wang Li takes Shi Jie to a casino where he wins hundreds of dollars playing darts. The thugs at the casino cause a fight and Shi Jie cleans them up and destroys the casino bar in the process. With a damage bill of thousands, Shi Jie is expelled from his school. Not one to waste a good opportunity, Wang Li arranges for Shi Jie to enrol at First University where he is the new star player of their basket ball team. With the university championships coming up, Shi Jie struggles to convert his kung fu skills to basket ball in time.

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Oxide Pang

May 132013

Oxide Pang Director Information

Names
English name – Oxide Pang
Chinese name –彭順
Pinyin – Peng Fa

Details
Date of birth – 1965
Place of Birth- Hong Kong

Filmography for Chinese Movies and Films

2013 Inferno
2013 Conspirators
2011 Sleepwalker
2011 The Detective 2
2010 The Child's Eye
2009 Storm Warriors
2009 Basic Love
2007 The Detective
2007 The Messengers
2006 Diary
2006 Re-cycle
2005 The Eye 3
2004 The Eye 2
2002 The Eye

Filmography for International Movies and Films

2009 Oi chut mao
2008 Bangkok Dangerous
2004 Sei mong se jun
2003 The Tesseract
2001 Bangkok Haunted
2001 Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale
1999 Bangkok Dangerous
1999 Who Is Running?

Young and Dangerous 3

May 012013

Young and Dangerous 3 (1996) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 古惑仔之只手遮天
Title in Pinyin – Gu Huo Zai Zhi Zhi Shou Zhe Tian

Genre – Action

Subject/theme – A triad leader is framed by the crazy boss of a rival gang

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
Hong Kong – 29 June 1996
Japan – 4 October 1997

Movie Runtime – 98 minutes

Director – Andrew Lau

Cast & Role Played
Ekin Cheng – Chan Ho Nam
Jordan Chan – Chicken Chiu
Karen Mok – Shuk fan / Wasabi
Anthony Wong – Tai Fai
Michael Tse – Dai Tin-yee
Gigi Lai – Smartie / stammer
Simon Yam – Chiang Tin-sung
Roy Cheung – Crow
Spencer Lam – Father Lam

Plot
Several weeks after events at the end of “Young and Dangerous 2” Chan is named as boss of the Causeway Bay branch and Chicken is made a member of the Hung King society again. This time with a junior member as his boss which he finds hard to take. At the same time the rival Tung Sing society with links in the Netherlands led by Camel is threatening them by opening bars adjacent to their territory. A Tung Sing boss Crow is very aggressive with Chan only pressure from society bosses maintains the peace. While all this is going on, Chan’s girlfriend Smartie wakes up from a coma but has no memory of Chan or his friends. Father Lam introduces Chicken to his daughter Wasabi and they quickly become a couple. Wasabi also befriends Smartie and helps her deal with her memory loss.

Chan, Hung King boss Chiang and Chang’s girlfriend go to Amsterdam as the guest of Crow to discuss business. The discussion was a set up and Crow kills Chiang, kidnaps his girlfriend. Using a forced testimony from Chiang’s girlfriend, Crow frames Chan for the murder. To make matters worse, Crow returns to Hong Kong, confronts his boss and secretly kills him.

Editor’s Review of Young and Dangerous 3 – 7/10
The third movie continues straight after the second with the introduction of two new characters. Roy Cheung plays the psycho triad boss with an excellent and believable performance and Karen Mok has one of her earliest screen appearances as the priest’s gutsy daughter. Ekin Cheng’s acting is wooden as you’d expect and Jordan Chan gets less screen time which is a shame. There are a few more plot holes than the two earlier movies but number 3 is still a cinema classic and great to watch.

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Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon

Apr 282013

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 三国志现龙卸甲
Title in Pinyin – San Guo Zhi Xian Long Xie Jia

Genre – Historical

Subject/theme – A mismatched staff plot to get a 5 star rating for their hotel

Language – Mandarin

Region – China

Release date
China – 3 April 2008
Hong Kong – 3 April 2008
Germany – 27 August 2008

Movie Runtime – 102 minutes

Director – Daniel Lee

Cast & Role Played
Andy Lau – Zhao Zilong
Maggie Q – Cao Ying
Sammo Hung – Luo Ping
Andy On – Deng Zhi
Ti Lung – Guan Yu
Elliot Ngok – Liu Bei
Chen Zhihui – Zhang Fei
Damian Lau – Cao Cao

Plot
Set during China’s tumultuous three kingdoms period, this movie is about Zhao Zilong who is a common soldier in Liu Bei’s army. The movie follows the life of Zhao from when he is in his twenties and joins Liu Bei to when he is over 70 and his kingdom is on the verge of collapse. Included in the story are the characters of legend such as the evil king Cao Cao, the lion hearted Zhang Fei and the noble and courageous Guan Yu.

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Connected

Apr 282013

Connected (2008) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 保持通话
Title in Pinyin – Bao Chi Tong Hua

Genre – Action

Subject/theme – A kidnapped woman uses one phone call to randomly find help

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
Hong Kong – 25 September 2008
Singapore – 1 October 2008
Japan – 1 August 2009

Movie Runtime – 110 minutes

Director – Benny Chan

Cast & Role Played
Louis Koo – Bob
Liu Ye – Inspector Fok
Barbie Hsu – Grace
Nick Cheung – Detective Yu

Plot
Grace is abducted by a corrupt police inspector Fok while driving her car. Fok takes Grace back to her home, kills her maid and searches her home. Fok and his men then take Grace to an abandoned house. Grace manages to repair a destroyed telephone and makes a random call for help. A debt collector and single father Bob receives her call and agrees to help her.

Bob then begins a cat and mouse game with Fok and his men, trying to evade them, save Grace’s daughter, convince police that Grace’s call is not a prank and fulfil his responsibilities as a divorced father. The situation rapidly spirals out of control with Bob barely managing to stay alive.

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CJ7

Apr 272013

CJ7 (2008) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 长江七号
Title in Pinyin – Chang Jiang Qi Hao

Genre – Drama and Comedy

Subject/theme – An alien befriends a destitute father and son family

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
China – 30 January 2008
Hon Kong – 31 January 2008
USA – 7 March 2008

Movie Runtime – 88 minutes

Director – Stephen Chow

Cast & Role Played
Stephen Chow – Chow Ti
Xu Jiao – Dicky Chow
Kitty Zhang – Ms Yuen

Plot
Chow Ti is a poor single father living in a dilapidated shack working as a construction worker during the day and scavenging at the local rubbish dump at night. His goal in life is to put his son Dicky through a private school and teach him righteous values. Dicky is an outcast at school where all his classmates are rich and have the latest most expensive toys money can buy. He has no friends, bad marks and his only comfort is the support of his favourite teacher, Ms Yuen.

One day at a department store Dicky insists his father buy him a popular robot toy called CJ1. Ti cannot afford to but Dicky insists so Ti punishes him in the store. Dicky is distraught and seeks comfort in Ms Yuen who was passing the store. That night while scavenging at the rubbish dump, Ti finds a strange green orb that he takes home and gives to Dicky. After Ti goes to sleep the orb turns into a cute cuddly alien that befriends Dicky. Dicky names his alien friend CJ7 and dreaming of popularity and good grades, plans to take CJ7 to school the following day.

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La lingerie

Apr 242013

La lingerie (2008) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese – 内衣少女
Title in Pinyin – Nei Yi Shao Nv

Genre – Romantic Comedy

Subject/theme – two girls inherit a lingerie design business and romance errupts

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
Hong Kong – 8 August 2008

Movie Runtime – 118 minutes

Director – Chan Hing-kai and Janet Chu

Cast & Role Played
Stephy Tang – Miu Ho
Janice Man – Donut
J.J. Jia – CC
Kathy Yuen – Celine
Ronald Cheng – Lucas
Andy On – Eugene
Gigi Leung – Lena
Chui Tien – James Shum

Plot
Miu is an aspiring designer who is hired as a lingerie researcher and given the job of finding out how lingerie makes the women, or as in many cases, how the woman makes the lingerie. Soon after she starts the job her Aunt Lara dies and Miu together with her cousin Donut inherit an apartment filled with designer lingerie. Miu leaps into business with Donut to design the perfect lingerie.

Miu and Donut live above Celine who is a gold digging flight attendant who keeps getting her underwear stolen. Celine turns to the police for help and ends up involved with police officer James Shum. Donut is involved with a married man and Miu is still a virgin who takes lessons from the office playboy Lucas on how to seduce men.

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