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Jet is the star gigolo in Hong Kong. Arrogant, sexy, everyone falls in love with him, but he falls in love with no one… until one day he meets Sam, the hunkiest policeman to ever pound a beat on Hollywood Road. From then on, Jet changes himself into somebody he is not: innocent, sweet, clean, pure. It’s way of setting a trap to catch Sam. But unknowingly Jet falls into the trap himself. Things begin to get out of control when it turns out that Sam’s past is part of Jet’s present.Read More »
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Yonfan – Mei shao nian zhi lian AKA Bishonen (1998)
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Ann Hui – My Way (2012)
2011-2020Ann HuiArthouseHong KongShort FilmAnn Hui’s My Way—starring Francis Ng and Jade Leung—is about a pre-op transsexual man nervously waiting for his operation. It is a stylishly melancholic film, and defined by the moment when he goes to the hospital for the operation, goes to sleep in the male ward (next to a newspaper reading old man) and wakes as a woman in the female ward…and finally indulging in a smile of relief and happiness.Read More »
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Ricky Lau – Gui yao gui AKA Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2 (1989)
1981-1990ComedyHong KongHorrorRicky LauSYNOPSIS
Sammo Hung and Lam Ching Ying star in this misadventure into the world of the undead. This is one on the many films that Sammo and Lam did in Lams Horror/Comedy series of films, They also worked on some other HK classics together both serious and comedy/horror.The film starts with Sifu and Sammo and the girl running and hiding. Sammo and the girl hide in an old building to be almost immediately haunted by a hopping vampire that’s not very friendly, there Sammo smokes opium with the ghoul and the stage is set for monster mayhem HK style with comedy and horror galore. I really liked the sets in this film as well as the special effects, I cant tell much on the story so as not to ruin the plot for you. Read More » -
Billy Hin-Shing Tang – Woo dung saai yan si gin AKA Interactive Murders (2002)
2001-2010Billy Hin-Shing TangCrimeHong KongMysteryPop star Anna has been kidnapped. Kidnapper Jash uploads the video clip of Anna being tortured onto the internet, which instantly becomes the talk of Hong Kong. A week later, Jash contacts the police, asking not for a ransom but for retired police inspector Mo to be his police contact. Inspector Mo eventually discovers through a tabloid magazine that a self-proclaimed psychic named Shana had phoned a radio program on the day of the kidnapping to warn of the incident.Read More »
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Michael Hui – Tian cai yu bai chi AKA The Last Message (1975)
Michael Hui1971-1980ComedyHong KongAh Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man and Li (Samuel Hui) is a nurse in the Hang Seng Sanitarium. Together thez engage in dubious plots and exploits.Read More »
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Shu-Kai Chung – Daai cheung foo 2 AKA Men Suddenly in Black 2 (2006)
Drama2001-2010ComedyHong KongShu-Kai ChungThe war between men and women never ends… Last time, Tin, Dr. Lee and Chao failed in the “mission”, but they didn’t take this as a lesson. They are more cautions these years and success to fool around behind their wives. This time, the team grows by a new comer – a university student Sai. At the same time, Mary, Ching, Chao’s wife and Ling (Sai’s girlfriend) get a DVD from Auntie Ninth. It is a very popular DVD among women recently, which is a documentary to teach women how to fooling around. Four women go to Macau to break the bond of morality. It is too late when the men discover this. They rush to Macau to ruin the women’s plan. A battle between women and men begins…Read More »
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Ho-Cheung Pang – Daai cheung foo AKA Men Suddenly In Black (2003)
2001-2010ComedyDramaHo-Cheung PangHong KongFour men attempt to fool around as much as they can before their wives return from a 14-hour Buddhism trip to Thailand.Read More »
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Patrick Tam – Zui hou sheng li AKA Final Victory (1987)
1981-1990CrimeDramaHong KongPatrick TamAn affable guy gets more than he bargained more when he halfheartedly agrees to watch over the wife and the mistress of his incarcerated brother and gets trapped between the women in a love triangle – right before the parole hearing.Read More »
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Jeffrey Lau – Ching din dai sing AKA A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
2001-2010ActionAsianHong KongJeffrey LauSynopsis
Taking place in the younger days of the famous monk, Tripitaka (known for bringing the sacred Bhuddist sutras from India to China), the film tells a fantastical adventure of the monk and his three disciples. On their way to the city of Shache, the monk narrowly escapes an attack from a group of demons. While trying to think of a way to rescue his disciples, he is captured by the king of reptiles and placed under the vigilance of Meiyan, an ugly demon who falls in love with the monk. Luckily, a princess from another galaxy rescues the monk, deeply affecting Meiyan, who pursues the two. In a twist of fate, the ugly Meiyan decides to help her beloved and teams up with the princess to rescue Tripitaka’s three disciples.Read More »