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Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Another rather convincing slice of the Hong Kong triad gang world from Election director Johnnie To – with an ensemble cast to die for!… (more…)

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Fong Sai Yuk

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Bizarre, inspired fight scenes and farcical fun, Corey Yuen directs Jet Li in a silly but highly enjoyable movie… (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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High Risk aka Meltdown

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

A martial arts movie star famous for his stunts? Now who could Wong Jing be lampooning in this Jet Li vehicle?… (more…)

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Red Cliff

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Yet another historical drama, over blown, over acted and over long – but it’s still easily the best thing John Woo has done in a long time…! (more…)

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Red Cliff II

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Say what? Another two hours to find out how the Battle of Red Cliff actually goes? Is it worth it? Oh yes, all you John Woo fans out there, it really is… (more…)

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Saviour Of The Soul

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

Corey Yuen and Daniel Lai co-direct this superb comic book nonsense… (more…)

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Seoul Raiders

Wednesday, March 16th, 2005

Director Jingle Ma (Silver Hawk) and star Tony Leung (In The Mood For Love, Infernal Affairs) re-unite for a belated but rather disappointing follow-up to Tokyo Raiders… (more…)

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Shaolin Soccer

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

With the imminent release of Kung Fu Hustle on DVD, is there a better time to revisit this silly but fun classic?… (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 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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