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Treasure Inn

Jun 302012
 

Treasure Inn (2011) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese –  财神客栈
Title in Pinyin – Cai Shen Ke Zhan

Genre – Comedy and Martial Arts

Subject/theme – Two police team up with a pair of beautiful bounty hunters to chase a group of murderers and clear their names.

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong, China

Release date
Hong Kong – 23 June 2011
Singapore – 23 June 2011
China – 28 June 2011

Director – Wong Jing

Cast & Role Played
Nicholas Tse – Master Kung, police officer
Nick Cheung – Lo Pa, police officer and Kung’s partner
Charlene Choi – Water Dragon, bounty hunter and Kung’s lover
Huang Yi – Fire Dragon, bounty hunter and Lo Pa’s lover
Liu Yang- Yuk Ling-lung, owner of Treasure Inn
Tong Dawei – Man Man Chit, nerd, martial artists and doctor
Kenny Ho – Tit Mo Ching, main bad guy and enemy of Kung and Lo Pa

Story
When the richest man in the city and his family murdered and their precious “White Jade Goddess of Mercy” statue stolen, chaos erupts. Two low level police officers Kung and Lo Pa start to investigate but are mistakenly imprisoned. With the help of two beautiful bounty hunters Water Dragon and Fire Dragon, they barely escape jail with their lives.

Determine to clear their names, capture the murderers and collect the reward money, the four of them head to notorious Treasure Inn, the only place where the stolen stature can be sold. On the way to Treasure Inn, love blossoms and the four characters pair off. Once at Treasure Inn, the heroes must confront their enemies and fight for their survival.

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Treasure Hunt

Jun 082012
 

Treasure Hunt (2011) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese –  无价之宝f
Title in Pinyin – Wu Jia Zhi B ao

Genre – Adventure & Comedy

Subject/theme – A film crew battle a group of treasure seeking ruffians on a deserted island

Language – Cantonese

Region – Hong Kong

Release date
China – 19th August 2011
Singapore – 25th August 2011
Hong Kong – 8th September 2011

Movie runtime – 90 minutes

Director – Wong Jing

Cast & Role Played
Cecilia Cheung – Peggy, advertising director
Ronald Cheng – Mr Big, Kungfu master
Ekin Cheng – Andy, Peggy's husband
Lucas Tse – Lucas, Peggy’s son
Lin Miao Ke – Cissy, Mr Big’s daughter
Liu Hua – Cobra, gang leader
Shao Bing – Star, environmentalist
Peng Gen – Starlet, Star’s child

Story
Against the wishes of her husband, advertising executive Peggy is persuaded by her boss to travel to a remote island to shot a commercial starring the World’s strongest man, Kungfu maste Mr Big.  Peggy, Mr Big and their entourage that includes Peggy’s son Lucas and Mr Big’s daughter Cissy catch a boat to the island where mobile phones do not work and they are cut off from the outside world.  Unbeknown to Peggy or Mr Big, the captain of their boat Cobra has a treasure map to the fabled Heaven Beyond the Sky treasure that is located at the center of the island.

Cobra plans to do away with the film crew once they find the hidden treasure. Once on the island, the film crew are based on one side working on the commercial while Mr Big and his villains are on the other side searching for the treasure. Cobra’s plans are thwarted when he comes across Star and Starlet who are two environmentalists living on the island in a Tarzan like existence.  The story escalates when Starlet steals the treasure map and Star and Starlet join forces with Peggy and Mr Big.

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The Treasure Hunter

May 062012
 

The Treasure Hunter (2009) Chinese Movie Information

Title in Chinese -刺陵
Title in Pinyin – Ci Ling

Genre – Action

Subject/theme – A group of treasure hunters venture into the desert searching for a fabled treasure

Language – Mandarin

Region – Taiwan

Release date
Thailand – 30th December 2009
Hong Kong – 31st December 2009
Singapore – 31st December 2009
Australia – 14th December 2009

Movie runtime – 105 minutes

Director – Chu Yin-pint

Cast & Role Played
Jay Chou – Qiao Fei, treasure hunter and ex desert warrior
Lin Chi-ling – Lan Ting, novelist and daughter of famed archaeologist
Eric Tsang – Pork Chop, con man and treasure hunter
Chen Daoming – Hua Ding Bang, archaeologist and explorer

Story
Many people believe the desert in China’s north east hides the treasures of past dynasties that once flourished there. A criminal organization kill a famed archaeologist in a quest to find a map to these hidden treasures and spark a race for the treasure. Qiao Fei is the friend of the slain archaeologist and takes his daughter to the desert in a hunt for the treasure. They team up with Pork Chop and Hua Ding Bang who are also leading an expedition in search of the treasure.

Along the way they encounter guardians of the desert, a desert town full of cut throats and fellow treasure hunter, deadly traps and more. The hunt for treasure rapidly turns into a battle for survival with hidden secrets coming to light.

Editor’s Review of The Treasure Hunter – Score 5/10
The Treasure Hunter is a cheesy movie with ordinary action scenes, plain acting, a copied story and full of plot holes. Despite these failings it is enjoyable and entertaining if you can ignore these obvious faults and have nothing better to watch. Jay Chou is expressionless and wooden and Lin Chi-ling is beautiful as always but below form and contributes little to the movie. Eric Tsang is a welcome addition to the cast and adds an enjoyable element of slap stick humour to The Treasure Hunter.

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