The Chinese Empire is under attack by the Tartars. While heroic general Yue slowly takes the lost territory back piece by piece, the traitorous prime minister plans on selling out to the invaders. Yue's...very positive about a film when that's the worst criticism I can come up with.   Technorati-Tags: reviews , shaw brothers , cheng kang , hong kong movies , wuxia , yueh huah , ching ping

Ah, luxury cruises. What a great way to celebrate the new year. That's also what a merry band of gangsters thinks, so they infiltrate the crew and the house band of a luxury liner. While they're at it... whose cure for heart attacks I'll keep in mind as an alternative to more conventional methods.   Technorati-Tags: hong kong movies , action , yuen woo-ping , elaine lui , kenny ho , in short

Ben (Francis Ng) is the producer of a Hong Kong radio show that gives its listeners the opportunity to phone in and tell their own "true" urban ghost story. Although Ben doesn't believe in the stories... The film should be a good choice for everyone who wants to see a different kind of Hong Kong Horror film.   Technorati-Tags: hong kong movies , horror , in short , pou-soi cheang , francis ng

Thanks to Lurple's review , I have sought out and watched this rape revenge flick by Ngai Kai Lam, who also directed The Story of Rikki and The Seventh Curse , both prime examples of over the top...the film, every moment is a necessary escalation on the way to its conclusion.   Technorati-Tags: ngai kai lam , chin-ying lam , pauline wong , hong kong movies , action , rape revenge , in short

Man, I love Johnnie To's movies. This one is no exception. But couldn't somebody have warned me about the (incredibly logical and keeping true to the themes of the film) downer ending to end all downer endings?

The film rethinks the well-worn and beloved Hong Kong Cop movie genre for the surveillance age. As the earlier films of the genre were very much about doing things and the consequences of it, Eye in...recommend the film, only the excessive use of chance/divine intervention in the last act grates a little. Grates enough, actually, to make an essential film into a very good film.

A collaboration between director Ching Siu Tung ( A Chinese Ghost Story ) and young Chow Yun-Fat has to brilliant, doesn't it? Well not exactly. "Watchable" is the term that really comes to mind. Chow...killed pupil/lover/human shield. Fortunately, the movie has some very special guest stars: A bunch of Italian Zombies, brightening the mood for about ten minutes. And the showdown is not bad at all

One of Johnnie To's best films. Crams a surprising amount of character, humor, intelligence and action into just 84 minutes. Plot: Five gangsters play bodyguards for a triad boss. One of them makes a fatal...scene is the very slow shoot-out in the middle of the picture, the exact opposite of the usual hyper-kinetic Hong Kong action, but oh so suspenseful. Precision beats speed. At least in this movie

Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman is the third part of the Sentimental Swordsman series. Titular hero Ti Lung (who doesn't use swords) goes undercover in a place called Ghostly Island and meets the...very hard to endure. But after that the movie became a blast, the acting seemed to get more less stiff and quite ferocious and there are just so many beautiful ways to mistreat people with staffs..

Flash Point (2007) is the third product of the creative pairing of Wilson Yip (direction) and Donnie Yen (Donnie Yen), following the fantastic Sha Po Lang and the idiotic Dragon Tiger Gate . I'm...seen at least a chord. And really: How subtle an actor do you need for this kind of role? I found his glaring and hitting people more than satisfying. Darling of the Day: "Don't talk about my mother!