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9 reviews
Vanness Wu, Andy On

Lions Gate, 2006

kumi-what?
Don't get this confused with Bloodsport folks. Instead of being a movie about a martial arts tournament feauturing a love story, this is a love story featuring a martial arts tournament. There is no indication of this from either the cover art of this dvd or the trailer itself. While the tournament is enjoyable and there is decent fight action, the love story is not strong enough to support ...

Black Mask 2: City of Masks

20 reviews
Tobin Bell, Jon Polito

Sony Pictures, 2002

bizarre, but engaging
I agree with many reviewers when I say "What the hell is this movie on?" Black mask versus a giant brain versus evil wrestling mutants? Very strange. But in the end I think that's a good thing. You're not going to see many movies like this. For its uniqueness alone it earns 4 stars in my book. While not nearly as good as the original Black Mask (the loss of Jet Li doesn't help) it is a ...

The White Dragon

19 reviews
Avi K. Garg, Kitty Yuen

Sony Pictures, 2005

Fantastic Romance, Martial Arts, Touch of Comedy
Some Idiot compared this film to Seven Swords and The Emporer and the Assassin ...he is simple minded when it comes to Asian Arts and Films...This isn't to be put in the Category of those films....This is a Martial Arts / Romance about a Stuck up girl and a Humble man who was a mercenary for hire who saved his money to receive his sight....Two who wound up falling in love...It is Great!..A Worth ...

Fatal Contact

9 reviews
Cheung Siu Fai, Wu Jing

Dragon Dynasty, 2008

Good Action movie
I was impressed with this film due to the outstanding fight scenes and a decent story line that had some a twist to it, I have seen the main character in other films where he dilivered some great fight sequences. In some ways this movie is like the Protecter yet this movie has an emotional side to it, I rate this film a 5 star because it gave me what I'm looking for in a martial arts film ...

Looking for Mister Perfect

1 review
Simon Yam, David Wu

Mei Ah, 2008

(2.5 STARS) Ringo Lam's Romantic Comedy Starring Shu Qi???
It sounds a bit unbelievable, but it is true. `Looking for Mister Perfect' is a romantic-action-comedy directed by Ringo Lam, who is better known for his gritty action films like `Prison on Fire' and `Full Contact' with Chow Yun Fat (or some of Van Damme films like `Maximum Risk' ... if you like) Thanks to some nice action sequences and lovely Shu Qi, the film is marginally recommendable for the ...

Dragon Squad
Michael Biehn, Simon Yam

Mei Ah, 2008

Triad Election

3 reviews
Louis Koo, Simon Yam

Tartan Video, 2007

Johnnie To on top form
The ever-reliable Johnnie To's Election 2: Harmony is a Virtue aka Triad Election is in many ways more impressive and definitely more ambitious than its predecessor even though it lacks its relentless forward momentum. Where the first film was a literal relay race, this is more of a distance event, but it's a much more engrossing look at the nature and politics of corruption. It does amp up the ...

Mad Detective

2 reviews
Lau Ching-Wan, Eddy Ko

Mei Ah, 2008

Wholly Original, Wickedly Smart, and Very Entertaining take on the murder/mystery/cop-drama genre. . .
This movie is brilliant, possibly even genius. Let's just get that out of the way. I've seen many people refer to it as a Johnnie To film, which is only half-right. Here, the great To re-teams with his 'Running on Karma' co-director Wai Ka Fai. It also pairs To up with legendary actor Lau Ching Wa (who, personally, I loved in Black Mask). With a team like this there are some big expectations-and ...

Invisible Target

6 reviews
Lisa Lu, Mark Cheng

Dragon Dynasty, 2008

An Action Packed Martial Arts Movie
Invisible Target is one of the better martial arts movies I've watched in a long time especially nowadays where martial arts films don't appeal as much as they did before. The action is top notch quality, directed Benny Chan a veteran Hong Kong director who has done many films like this one. The difference with this film and other martial arts films is that the story is actually "decent". There ...

Dragon Heat

8 reviews
Michael Biehn, Simon Yam

Dragon Dynasty, 2007

Overproduced, somewhat random film that THANKFULLY does NOT star Maggie Q, despite the dumb cover
Well Dragon Squad isn't nearly as good as Sha Po Lang (a.k.a. Killzone in the U.S.), and some people might be annoyed by the unique way the movie is filmed, what with the constant freeze frames, scenes that are literally labeled onscreen, and the endlessly shaky camera. Too many action films are shot normally until the action begins, at which point the camera starts jumping all over the place ...

Rich and Famous

5 reviews
Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau

Tai Seng, 2000

Quite Good!
I've seen the other reviews for this movie here and was quite surprised. I bought this and Tragic Hero together because I simply love Chow Yun-Fat. The movie is obviously not up to the standards of the early John Woo's but non-the-less, it is a quality film! Yun-Fat delivered well, the story was proficient, and the pacing was good. All in all, I love this film - it has charm even if not a budget. ...

God of Gamblers

16 reviews
Dennis Chan, Man Cheung

Image Entertainment, 1998

God of Gamblers-Showcase for Chow Yun-Fat's versatility!
Underappreciated as an actor in the west, Chow Yun Fat shows his versatility in this Hong Kong Comedy/drama. Chow stars as Ko Chun a gifted gambler with an almost supernatural gift for gaming, hence his exalted title. Ko Chun is suave and sophisticated, master of his gaming, monetarily successful and comfortable in his abilities. This makes him enemies among not only opponents, but as it turns ...

Tragic Hero

3 reviews
Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau

Tai Seng, 2000

Exciting finale, little else.
I saw this film in the theatre on a Chow yun fat film festival. I found the film very amateureshly written. I know action films suspend belief, but this was ridiculous (a woman gets shot in the head, but dosen't die for about 7 minutes, chow recieves over 30 bullet hits in the filnale, but survives.) The story itself was intriguing, but the gun battles were ver outlandish, and out of place ...

Doctor Mack
Farini Cheung, Hilary Tsui

Tai Seng Video Marketing, 2002

Fatal Contact
Cheung Siu Fai, Wu Jing

Garry's Trading Co, 2007

God of Gamblers

Wonder Seven

2 reviews
Michelle Yeoh, Ning Li

Tai Seng Video Marketing, 2000

Action movie about a motorcycle-riding gang
This is a high-octane movie about a motorcycle-riding gang working for the chinse government, have been assigned recover a computer disk from corrupt agents in Hong Kong. A group former organs, gang-up to become the 'Wonder Seven' superheros. These elite, well-trained government secret agents seem to have everything under control, until an unexpected conspiracy. The seven then find ...

First Shot

4 reviews
Lung Ti, Maggie Cheung

Tai Seng, 2001

Far above "The Untouchables"
Unfairly accused of being a shameless HK "The Untouchables" clone, First Shot rises far above the almost comic book feel of its supposed source material. The story of the fight against widespread corruption in the Hong Kong police hierarchy in the 1970's, this film stars the estimable Ti Lung as "Tamerlane", an unflinchingly honest cop. Tamerlane is shot in the neck by one of his own men for his ...

Star Runner

9 reviews
Vanness Wu, Andy On

Tai Seng, 2004

kumi-what?
Don't get this confused with Bloodsport folks. Instead of being a movie about a martial arts tournament feauturing a love story, this is a love story featuring a martial arts tournament. There is no indication of this from either the cover art of this dvd or the trailer itself. While the tournament is enjoyable and there is decent fight action, the love story is not strong enough to support ...

The White Dragon

19 reviews
Cecilia Cheung, Shiu Hung Hui

Tai Seng, 2005

Fantastic Romance, Martial Arts, Touch of Comedy
Some Idiot compared this film to Seven Swords and The Emporer and the Assassin ...he is simple minded when it comes to Asian Arts and Films...This isn't to be put in the Category of those films....This is a Martial Arts / Romance about a Stuck up girl and a Humble man who was a mercenary for hire who saved his money to receive his sight....Two who wound up falling in love...It is Great!..A Worth ...