KFCC Hong Kong movie review listing page 1

2002

(96 min)

2001 - Action, Supernatural - Hong Kong

(from DVD case) Special Unit "2002" is a designated task force of SPI (Spirit & Paranormal Investigation) in the law enforcement department, ridding the human world of evil deeds of haunting spirits via an execution team comprised of a man and a ghost. Being a psychic, Chiu (Nicholas Tse) is joined by Sam (Sam Lee) to the cause of law enforcement, but Sam's time for reincarnation is approaching. Chiu is learning that Fung (Stephen Fung), a human being with the psychic power of supernatural vision, is destined to be his new partner. Though gifted, Fung is ironically too scared of the dead to contribute during combats. However, an inevitable battle with the might Water Ghost is set to bring the two together and destined to determine the fate and foe of this man and ghost duo. (Isn't this a great summary?)

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Director : Wilson Yip

Cast : Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Law Kar-Ying, Sam Lee, Danielle Graham, Rain Li

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2046

(130 min)

2004 - Romance, Drama - Hong Kong

2046 is about a writer who incorporates his life and those he meets into a sci-fi romance novel series. The novel in turn becomes a narration of the writer’s own life as he deals with relationships and love. Through his interactions with the girls who live next door to him in room 2046, he learns the reality of his situation.

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Director : Wong Kar Wai

Cast : Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong, Gong Li, Takuya Kimura, Carina Lau

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5 Pattern Dragon Claws

(90 min)

1983 - Martial Arts - Hong Kong, South Korea

A monastery holds four books containing the secrets of its powerful martial arts techniques. Everybody wants to get their hands on them, including a band of local evil types. The abbot is killed, and the head students begin to argue over who should keep the books safe.

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Director : Godfrey Ho, Tommy Kim

Cast : Hwang Jang Lee, Dragon Lee, Jacky Kim

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A War Named Desire

(89 min)

2000 - Action, Drama - Hong Kong

Chun packs his bags and gets ready to go to Thailand; he is planing to track down his brother so that he can collect the money that he stole from the family. Chun's girlfriend decides to join him, once in Thailand they find one of the men that work for his brother, after a chain of strange event Chun finally meets his brother who is an important man in the Thailandese Triad. His brother gives him the money and tells him to get the hell out of Thailand. At the bus stop Chun changes his mind he puts his girlfriend on the bus and decides to stay behind in Thailand.

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Director : Siu-Fai Mak

Cast : Daniel Chan, Sam Lee, Sheung-Man Lei, Gigi Leung, Francis Ng, Pui-Chi Ng

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Accidental Spy, The

(108 min)

2001 - Action - Hong Kong

Jacky Chan, after appearing in the news paper for stopping a robbery, is visited by a private detective (Eric Tsang). The detective explains that he is looking for five orphans born in 1958 and he meets the profile. A man who is dying in Korea is looking for his son and hired a company to locate all possible candidates. Jacky decides to go meet this man, he learns that he is an infamous spy, he tells Jacky that he hid a large sum of money, if he could find it after he died it would be all his. After the funeral of the spy, Jacky decides to follow the clues which not only leads him to a possible fortune but into a whole lot of trouble.

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Director : Teddy Chan

Cast : Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang, Vivian Hsu, Kim Min, Wu Hsing-Guo, Cheung Tat Ming

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As Tears Go By

(94 min)

1988 - Drama, Gangster, Romance - Hong Kong

Take Scorsese's Mean Streets,I read somewhere on a Wong Kar-Wai website that he received the inspiration from Scorese's but I don't know if it's legit, and you've the basis of the film: Triad Brother Wah (Andy Lau) has to consecutively lookout for his little brother Fly (Jackie Cheung) who causes trouble whenever he's around. Wah's cousin Ngor (Maggie Cheung) just recently arrived and is staying in his flat so that she can continue receiving treatment at the hospital for her illness. The two unexpectedly fall in love but before Wah furthers his relationship with her he must help Fly one last time.

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Director : Wong Kar-wai

Cast : Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Kau Lam, Alex Man, Ronald Wong

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Ashes Of Time

(99 min)

1994 - Swordplay, Drama - Hong Kong

Ouyang Feng runs a small inn at the edge of the desert, he is also known for being a problem solver, in other words he arranges murder for the right price. Every year during the season in which peach trees blossom a close friend visits him, Huang Yaoshi. This year Huang brought something for his friend Ouyang, a magical wine that would make one forget the past. Ouyang could not bring himself to drink the wine while Huang drank without worry. Over the next year many travellers pass by the inn each bringing their stories, many of them being about lost love and why would one wish to forget the past.

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Director : Wong Kar-wai

Cast : Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Tony eung, Jacky Cheung, Li Bai

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Assassin, The

(95 min)

1993 - Swordplay - Hong Kong

Tong Po is a country man who has fallen in love with a girl named Yiu but he is not allowed to marry her for unclear reason. They try to run away together but get captured and Tong Po is thrown into prison were he will be tortured severely. He will then be selected among the prisoners to participate in a life and death contest against nine other prisoners. The prize: to become a professional assassin working for the evil lord Eunuch Ngai. Naturally, Tong wins the match and is later renamed Tong Chop. Because of his great martial art abilities, Tong Chop soon becomes the number one assassin. He will later be teamed up with a young new assassin named Wong Ka who has good potential of being a great assassin, maybe even better than Tong himself. During a mission, Tong sees by pure chance his beloved Yui who now has a new life as a mother of a young boy and the wife of a farmer. Because of this unexpected meeting, Tong's past life comes back in his memories and feels ashamed of his current

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Director : Billy Chung Siu Hung

Cast : Zhang Fengyi, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok Siu Chung

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Attack Of The Joyful Goddess

(92 min)

1983 - Martial Arts, Chinese Opera - Hong Kong

Focusing round a motley crew of travelling opera performers, who immediately run into troubles after the town’s local commander decides he must have the lead actress at whatever cost. Things are complicated by the fact she is already quite smitten with ‘Handsome’, the groups lead actor and main stumbling block between the wicked commander and his desires.

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Director : Chen Chang

Cast : Sheng Chiang, Hsu Chung Fei, Cheung Lee, Chien Sheng Lee, Feng Lu, Chien Tien Su

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Avenging Fist

(96 min)

2001 - Kung Fu, Science Fiction - Hong Kong

Nova was just another kid with extremely spiky hair with super human powers and awesome martial arts ability. His sister, Belle, and cousin, Jazz, were also insanely strong and had ninja skills to boot. Together, all three were a force to be reckon with, especially Nova since he inherited the Avenging Fist fighting techniques from his now defunct father. But there are some secrets and mysteries surrounding his father's murder and the man who killed him which will always leave Nova ignorant to the truths about his origins. On another day of cyber bike racing with Jazz, Nova fights and befriends Iron Surfer, a rock and jock, goggle wearing, red haired punk kid who ends up being a key figure in finding the man who killed Nova's father and becomes the love interest to Belle. Dark, an enigmatic figure and detective emerges and all it set loose on the table as an explosive special effects extravaganza hits the screen and becomes an all out martial arts fest driven by Corey Yuen's fight ch

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Director : Andrew Lau, Corey Yuen

Cast : Lee-Hom Wang, Stephen Fung, Kristy Yang, Gigi Leung, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung

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Away With Words

(90 min)

1999 - Drama - Japan, Hong Kong

Asano searches for the comfort he had when he was a young boy growing up in Okinawa. For him, objects and actions have different meanings, mostly associations with numbers. Sometimes "twenty seven cops" is "boxes on the road" and everything in between. The way his mind works makes it hard for Asano to express himself to others in a spoken fashion, but emotionally he is able to touch those who let him in. After traveling for a long time, yearning for that particular safe haven, Asano finds himself in a dive bar in Hong Kong. There, he relives his childhood dreams and befriends Kevin, a flamboyant and outspoken gay Australian who lives life fast, beautiful, and always carelessly. And then there is Mavis, a somber and angel-like fashion designer who cleans up after their messes. In and outside the bar, the three share a relationship that becomes undeniably lovely and enriching

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Director : Christopher Doyle

Cast : Tadanobu Asano, Kevin Sherlock, Mavis Xu, Georgina Hobson, Christa Hughes

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Ballistic Kiss

(90 min)

1998 - Action, Drama - Hong Kong

Cat is an ex-cop from New York, he was betrayed by his partner and went to prison. He now lives in Hong Kong and he is one of the best contract killers. He falls in love with a woman who lives in an apartment across the street but she turns out to be a cop. Cat decides to quit his job as a killer but when his ex partner resurfaces he has no choice but to take revenge.

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Director : Donnie Yen

Cast : Annie Ng, Jimmy Wong, Donnie Yen, Lui Zhou

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Beast Cops

(110 min)

1998 - Drama, Crime, Gangster - Hong Kong

Brother Tung is a borderline cop and triad brother whose best friend, is a triad elder, named Big Brother is on the run after an assassination that he set up. Upon his departure his right hand man, called Pushy-Pin, assumes the role of power to lead the gang. At the same time Brother/officer Tung is given a new commanding officer named Cheung. The group of cops and triads end up unwillingly participating in violent conflicts between them.

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Director : Dante Lam

Cast : Anthony Wong, Michael Wong, Roy Cheung, Kathy Chau, Sam Lee, Tam Yiu Man

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Beijing Rocks

(105 min)

2001 - Drama - Hong Kong

Michael, who was born in Hong Kong and educated in the US, now lives in mainland china. It was his fathers wish that he live their and learn mandarin and to work on composing a new song. Unfortunately he passes his days away lacking inspiration but one night at a bar a local rock band gets into a fight with authorities over controversial lyrics. Michael follows them and befriends the band to eventually go on the road with them.

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Director : Mabel Cheung

Cast : Daniel Wu, Shu Qi, Geng Le, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Faye Yu Feihong

Best of the Best

(103 min)

1996 - Action, Crime - Hong Kong

The SDU are called to investigate a suspicious house, the SDU team quickly finds out the house was rigged to explode. Most of the team is killed in the explosion, the remaining team is killed by a terrorist using a rocket launcher. Only a single SDU member survives the incident, in response to the deaths the police force begins a specialized training program called BOB (Best of the Best). BOB is the answer for next generation SDU to deal with an increasingly amount of violent crimes.

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Director : Andrew Lau

Cast : Daniel Chan, Mariane Chan, Julian Cheung, Roy Cheung, Shirley Cheung, Jason Chu

Better Tomorrow 2, A

(104 min)

1988 - Action, Gangster - Hong Kong

In this sequel to the 1986 hit original, John Woo and Tsui Hark continue their epic tale of brotherhood and bloodshed. Brother Ho has been released from jail and recruited by the police to do some undercover work involving his old boss, Lung. At first he refuses, but once he discovers that his little brother Kit has also been assigned this case, he agrees to the job so he can look after him. But after Lung is thought to have shot a man, he flees to New York and stays with his preacher friend and his daughter. Of course, bad goes to worse when they get caught in rival crossfire and they die before Lung’s very eyes. This makes him a completely insane vegetable, and he is taken under the care of Ken (Chow Yun-Fat) who is the twin brother of Mark (A Better Tomorrow 1 , also played by Fat). It all boils down to an epic finale that reinforces the brotherly theme of the series.

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Director : John Woo

Cast : Dean Shek, Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Fui-On Shing

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Better Tomorrow, A

(94 min)

1986 - Action, Gangster - Hong Kong

John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat give an old school gangster scenario life in this 1986 flick. Chow Yun-Fat plays Mark, a crippled gang member, in this story of brotherhood. After being in jail for three years, Mark's old friend Ho attempts to rid himself of his gang ties and show his budding policeman brother Kit that he can change his shameful ways. But because of his relationship to the crime underworld, his brother cannot be promoted to a higher position in the force. Bullets fly, but this movie has a lot more to it than just action.

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Director : John Woo

Cast : Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Waise Lee, Kenneth Tsang

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Big Bullet

(96 min)

1996 - Action, Crime - Hong Kong

Bill was an investigator for the special crimes unit in Hong Kong till he assaulted his superior. Because of his reckless nature he was demoted to EU (emergency unit) and joined a new team. The team was formed by an interesting group of people, a gun expert, a computer expert, then there was the cop that followed every rule and regulation to the letter and finally an old wise man who always had a story to tell. While on patrol they ran into a gang of violent criminals and several of their fellow policemen were injured. Bill took this personally and vowed to stop the criminals. With some information from the investigation department, they found out this gang was led by a man called the Professor. They follow the trail of clues against the orders from their superiors and finally discover the plan of the criminals and decide to stop them.

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Director : Benny Chan

Cast : Jordan Chan, Tat-Ming Cheung, Spencer Lam, Ching-Wan Lau, Theresa Lee, Francis Ng

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Bio-Cops

(90 min)

2000 - Horror - Hong Kong

Dr. Harry a scientist working for the US government is infected with a prototype virus that is being developed to make un killable super soldiers. He travels back to Hong Kong where he has a friend who has some advanced knowledge concerning the Virus. Dr. Harry gets in trouble with some triads after a quick fight where the Triads get beaten up the police come and arrest everyone. While in prison the virus changes Dr. Harry into a zombie and he starts infecting others.

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Director : Steve Cheng

Cast : Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Chan Wai, Alice Chan, Lai Chun, Hui Siu-Hung

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Bio-Zombie

(93 min)

1998 - Horror, Comedy - Hong Kong

Two guys that run a VCD shop in a shopping mall take their boss's car to get it repaired, on their way back they run over a guy. They rush to his help and the guy whispers something about a soft drink (chemical weapon) he was carrying. They make him drink some but he dies soon after and they decide to leave the body in the trunk of the car. They return to the shopping mall and go back to work, after a while they remember they forgot the body in the car and decide to check on it. When they arrive to the car the body is gone, and soon after the mall is crawling with Zombies. They find other survivors and fight for their lives to try to get out.

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Director : Wilson Yip

Cast : Frankie Chan, Jordan Chan, Kam-Tsing Cheung, Bie Fai, Suk-Yin Lai, Yiu-Jeung Lai