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Bangkok Dangerous

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

This impressive debut by the Pang brothers is a heady mix of dazzling imagery and a violent tale of love, betrayal and redemption… (more…)

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Bangkok Dangerous trailer

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

How terrible does this look? The Pang Brothers get to remake their classic original success - with Nicholas Cage in the lead? Oh, and is it just me, or have they remade John Woo’s The Killer by accident?

Let’s hope their sequel to The Storm Riders, Storm Warriors, delivers…

Bangkok Dangerous gets released in the US on 5 September after being ‘tried out’ in Europe for a bit.

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Double Vision

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
It’s Seven meets Ring in a supernatural horror from Peony Pavilion director Chen Kuo-fu - starring Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Ka-fai and America’s David Morse… (more…)

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Everybody was kung fu fighting ‘08

Friday, August 8th, 2008
There’s something in the air all right… but Beijing Olympics or not, haven’t we seen it all before? (more…)

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Forest Of Death

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Danny Pang proves he can no longer see the wood for the trees in this disappointing, ill-conceived, badly scripted horror-thriller… (more…)

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Golden Chicken

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
An entertaining trip through the social and economic ups and downs of nearly a quarter of a century in Hong Kong - as seen through the more literal ups and downs of a hooker… (more…)

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Infernal Affairs

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
They don’t come much slicker than this - Tony Leung and Andy Lau shine in this classy thriller… (more…)

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Re-Cycle

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
The Pang Brothers reunite with the star of The Eye for another imaginative horror… (more…)

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So Close

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Three ass kicking babes in some of the best action sequences in ages - Charlies Angels eat your heart out… (more…)

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The Eye

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Unsettling and genuinely scary, the Pang brothers follow-up to Bangkok Dangerous is no pale Sixth Sense imitation… (more…)

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The Eye 2

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
The Pang Brothers do it again with a worthy scary follow-up to their acclaimed horror The Eye, starring the Gorgeous Shu Qi… (more…)

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Three

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Solid horror anthology with three very different takes on life after death from three different Asian countries and directors… (more…)

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