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| BRIEF REVIEWS A - C |
| A CHINESE ODYSSEY - PANDORA'S BOX. Starring - Stephen Chiao - Ng Man Tat - Tsui Siu San. Director - Jeff Lau. Chiao does the monkey king in this great comedy. 8********stars. A CHINESE ODYSSEY PART 2 - CINDERELLA. Starring - Stephen Chiao - Ng Man Tat - Athena Chu. Director - Jeff Lau. Continuation of the story told from part 1. Highly entertaining. 8********stars. A FIGHTERS BLUES. Starring - Andy Lau - Takako Tokino. Director - Lee Van Kong. Hugely under-rated story of a corrupt Thai Boxer. Fantastic film but harrowing. 9*********stars. AUDITION ( ODISHAN ). Starring - Renji Ishibashi - Ryo Ishibashi. Director - Takashi Miike. Deeply disturbing forray into Japanese cinema. 'KIRRI, KIRRI, KIRRI'. 7*******stars. BAREFOOTED KID. Starring - Aaron Kwok - Ti Lung - Maggie Cheung. Director - Johnny To. Poor cash in of the fashionable wire fu of the 90's. 3***stars. BATTLE ROYALE. Starring - Fujiwara Tatsuya - Maeda Aki - Takeshi Kitano. Director - Kinji Fukasaku. Imagine 'Escape from New York' but with school kids and only 1 survivor. 9*********stars. BEAST COPS. Starring - Michael Wong - Anthony Wong - Roy Cheung - Kathy Chau. Director - Gordon Chan.. Compelling drama with a bit of action thrown in for good measure. 8********stars. BIO ZOMBIE. Starring - Chan Siu Chun - Cheung Kam Ching - Lee Chan Si. Director - Wilson Yip. Loosley based on the Biohazzard games this is one to avoid. 4****stars. BLACK MASK. Starring - Jet Lee - Francoise Yip - Anthony Wong. Director - Danny Lee. Danny Lee's directorial debut..Avoid the dubbed version like the plague. 7******stars. BULLET IN THE HEAD. Starring - Jackie Cheung - Simon Yam - Tony Leung. Director - John Woo. Hardcore drama from Woo sees 3 friends test all their loyalties to each other. 9*********stars. BURNING PARADISE. Starring - Lee Tien San - Kuo Choi - Willie Gwai. Director - Ringo Lam. Another high wire period piece. Highly recommended. 8********stars. BUTTERFLY AND SWORD. Starring - Donnie Yen - Michelle Yeoh - Joey Wong. Director - Ching Siu Tung. A high wire love story. Magical. 8********stars. CHEEZ AND HAM ( CURRY AND PEPPER PART 3 ). Starring - Eric Tsang - Joey Wong - Ng Man Tat. Director - Blackie Ko. 2 incompetent brothers become asassins in this fast paced comedy. 7*******stars. CHUNKING EXPRESS. Starring - Brigitte Lin - Takeshi Kaneshiro - Tony Leung. Director - Wong Kar Wai. Highly acclaimed story, shot with style and proffesionalism. 10**********stars. CIRCUS KIDS. Starring - Donnie Yen - Yuen Biao - Bey Logan - Ken Lo. Director - Wu Ma. Period martial arts movie. You will either love it or hate it. 8*******stars. CITY HUNTER. Starring - Jackie Chan - Richard Norton - Chingamy Yau. Director - Wong Jing. The manga comes to life in this enjoyable ronp. 7*******stars. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND. Starring - Sammo Hung - Lam ching Ying - Fa Chung. Director - Sammo Hung. Hopping vampire action with a dash of martial arts. Sammo shines. 8********stars. CRIME STORY. Starring - Jackie Chan - Kent Cheung - Christine Ng. Director - Kirk Wong. A departure for Chan in this dark gunplay drama. 6******stars. CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON. Starring - Chow Yun Fat - Michelle Yeoh - Chang Chen. Director - Ang Lee. How not to make a wire work martial arts movie. Mildly entertaining - over elaborate. 6******stars. CURRY AND PEPPER. Starring - Stephen Chiao - Jacky Cheung. Director - Ko Shou Liang. Chiao and Cheung complement each other well in this cop comedy. 7*******stars. |
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