PTU (Hong Kong) 2003

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Set against a Tsim Sha Tsui that never sleeps. a stolen police gun triggers a suspenseful chain of events. Tracking down the gun before dawn, cop Lo (Lam Suet) first gets his car vandalized, then his butt kicked. Suddenly he is wedged between two gangs on the brink of bloodbath, while starving off investigations by both the Anti-Vice Squad and Homicide Unit embroiled in their own turf war. His only lifeline is a maverick team of PTU (Police Tactical Unit) who help him searching the gun…

Directed: Johnnie To Kei-Fung
Genre: Triad-Police Drama, Crime
Cast: Simon Yam Tat-Wah, Lam Suet, Maggie Siu Mei-Kei, Ruby Wong Cheuk-Ling, Raymond Wong Ho-Yin, Eddy Ko Hung, Wong Tin-Lam, Lo Hoi-Pang, Kenneth Cheung
Runtime: 90 min
Also Known As: PTU: Into the Perilous Night, PTU – Police Tactical Unit
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English .SRT
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250638/

Filed Under: Crime, Drama, Hong Kong Movies

Legend of the Dragon (Hong Kong) 1990

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Chow plays a naive young kung fu student who leaves his rural home on a small island to find his fortune in Hong Kong under the dubious guidance of his uncle (Leung Kar Yan) who cons him into using his natural skills as a snooker player for financial gain. This film also starred six-time world snooker finalist Jimmy White as Chow’s final opponent.


Director: Danny Lee
Genre:Comedy
Cast: Stephen Chow, Hoi San Lee, Ka-Yan Leung, Fong Lung, Teresa Mo, Fui-On Shing, Jimmy White, Parkman Wong, Fan Wei Yee
Runtime: 1h 35min
Country:Hong Kong
Also Known As:Legend of Dragon
Legend of the Dragon
Language:Cantonese
Subtitles: English Hard Subtitle
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100047/

(6.2 rating out of 10)

Filed Under: Comedy, Hong Kong Movies

A Chinese Ghost Story I & II (Hong Kong) 1987/90

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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

In 1987, Tsui Hark continued his reinvention of Hong Kong cinema with this collaboration with Ching Siu-tung. A Chinese Ghost Story is a remake of Li Han-shiang’s Enchanting Shadow (itself an adaptation of writer Pu Song-ling’s The Magic Sword); a story of a restless ‘fox spirit’ Nieh Hsiao-tsing (Joey Wong) who falls in love with her mortal victim Ning Tsai-shen (Leslie Cheung).
This hapless tax collector wanders into town on collecting duty but as the rain has ruined his record book he is unable to collect anything. With no money he is forced to seek shelter at the Lan Yeuk temple unaware of the fact that it is haunted. Later that night Tsai-shen meets Hsiao-tsing, who instead of snaring him for her master/mistress, a transsexual Tree Demon (referred to as the “Old Dame” in the HKL subtitles), she falls for Tsai-shen and a romance ensues. Tsai-shen vows to save her from the Tree Demon, as well as free her from her obligation to marry the evil Lord of the Dark Mountain with help from the Taoist swordsman Yen (Wu Ma).

Cast: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Ma Wu, Dawei Hu, Jin Jiang
Directed: Siu-Tung Ching
Genre: Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Romance
Runtime: 95 mins
Also Known As: Sinnui yauwan
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese & English Dual Audio
Subtitles: English (VobSub)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093978/

A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)

This sequel to the ground-breaking Chinese Ghost Story is good fun, if not entirely necessary. After losing Sian (Joey Wong) in the first film, Ning (Leslie Cheung) bumps into dead ringer Windy (also Joey Wong), who’s trying to save her dad (Lau Siu-Ming) from evil government bastards.
Plot devices occur when Windy and her compatriots believe Ning to be a wise elder; Ning plays along to discover just why Windy looks exactly like his departed ghost love. Jacky Cheung appears as Autumn, a Taoist monk who aids Ning, and the amazingly beautiful Michelle Reis is Moon, Windy’s sister. Waise Lee manages to luck into a great role as the military general chasing Windy and company.
Overall this is an entertaining flick that provides the same type of action, comedy and romance that made the first film so popular. As such, it isn’t as good, mostly because it can’t mach the first film’s originality or ability to surprise. Still, it’s worth checking out for those who dig this sort of thing. Joey Wong isn’t a ghost in this film, so the title must be referring to the rotted corpses that attack them along the way.

Cast: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Michelle Reis, Jacky Cheung, Ma Wu,
Directed: Siu-Tung Ching
Genre: Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Romance
Runtime: 104mins
Also Known As: Sinnui yauwan II
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English (VobSub)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100625/

Filed Under: Action, Comedy, Hong Kong Movies, Horror, Romance

Lee Dae-ro, jook-eul soon eobs-da (2005) (Korean)

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Year:2005
Director: Lee Young-eun.
Writer: Jo-yun Hwang
Genre:Crime/Comedy
Cast: Lee Beom-soo, Byun Ju-yeon, Choi Seong-guk, Kang Seong-yeon, Son Hyun-ju, Ryu Yong-jin, Park Choong-seon, Kim Dae-hyung.
Runtime: 106 mins
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Subtitles:English srt. subtitles.
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479697/

(6.4 rating out of 10)

Filed Under: Comedy, Korean Movies

Volcano High (2001) (Korean)

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Volcano High School is marking its 108th. Every student is a martial arts expert, so it is not surprising to see tea leaves moving in the shape of dragons or hallway windows shattering into bits with no one touching them. At Volcano High, the legend of the Secret Manuscript – the one who inherits these writings will rule the world – has been continuously passed down. From the outside, Volcano High School seems peaceful. But a bitter showdown for the Secret Manuscript is at hand. Among the challengers are the assistant principal who thirsts for the principal’s position; SONG HakRim(KWON SangWoo) becames the best student in the shortest time in the history of Volcano High, while JANG Ryang(KIM SooRoh), captain of the weight lifting team, dreams of being the best at Volcano High. One day, KIM KyungSoo(JANG Hyuk) transfers to Volcano High, after being expelled xpelled from eight other schools because he couldn’t manage the gift of his power. KyungSoo is determined to graduate from Volcano High no matter what happens. At a school where all the students are martial arts experts, inevitably they grasp the potential talent of the new kid. Will KyungSoo manage to graduate in the middle of the violent storm caused by the battle for the Secret Manuscript?

Year Released:2001
DirectorTae-gyun Kim
WriterTae-gyun Kim and Dong-heon Seo
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
Cast: Jang Hyeok, Sin Min-ahn, Kim Soo-ro, kwon Sang-woo,Byeon Hee-bong, Kong Hyo-jin, Jeong Sang-hoon, Jeong Won-joong
Run Time: 120 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Subtitles:English hardsubbed.
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301429/

(6.0 rating out of 10)

Filed Under: Action, Korean Movies, Sci-Fi

The Classic (Keulraesik) (2003) (Korean)

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Ji-hae and Soo-kyoung are friends attending the same university and both have a crush on Sang-min who is in their drama club. The more clamorous and outgoing of the two, Soo-kyoung, asks Ji-hae to do her a favor – write a love letter to Sang-min. Ji-hae pours out her own feelings for him on paper, but sadly in her friend’s name. Touched by the letter, Sang-min is attracted to Soo-kyoung, and Ji-hae, feeling uncomfortable and even guilty, tries to avoid him. And yet by coincidence or by fate she keeps running into him.

Ji-hae has lived alone with her mom since her childhood, when her dad unexpectedly passed away. Her mom is now on a trip abroad, and to wile away her solitude she starts cleaning the attic. There Ji-hae finds a secret box, in which her mom kept the memorabilia of her first love story of some decades past.

Summer in 1968…
Joon-ha is visiting his uncle’s home in the countryside during his summer vacation. There he meets Joo-hee and falls in love at first sight. One day, the lovely Joo-hee secretly asks Joon-ha to escort her to a haunted house in the village. Happy and excited to be at her service, Joon-ha meets her at their promised spot. But in an unexpected storm, the two lose their boat and barely manage to return home at a very late hour. Joo-hee gets into big trouble for this incident and is sent back to Seoul. Having parted with Joo-hee without a word of farewell, Joon-ha spends the rest of the summer heavy-hearted.

With summer vacation being over Joon-ha also returns to Seoul. At school, his classmate Tae-su asks him to write a love letter to send to a girl. And who would it be but Joo-hee, Joon-ha’s dream girl. Unable to confess his own summer love story, Joon-ha reluctantly complies with his friend’s request.

Release Date:30 January 2003
Director:Jae-young Kwak
Writer:Jae-young Kwak
Genre:Romance
Cast:Seung-woo Cho Ki-woo, LeeYe-jin Lim, Hyeon-tae Yang
Runtime:127 min
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Subtitles: English (vobsubs)
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348568/


(7.6 rating out of 10)

Filed Under: Drama, Korean Movies, Romance